Skoog 1.0 Lesson plans

In this autumn themed lesson we are going to create a piece of music together as a class, inspired by the falling autumn leaves.

Download the PDF autumn leaves to get started.

In this lesson we are going to compose a melody on the Skoog, and use it for relaxation purposes, with some cool Tai Chi moves at the end.

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Classroom’s Got Talent will let students familiarise themselves with Skoog and its various functions; learn about the different sounds that musical instruments make; and create music and perform in groups.

Download pdf classroomsgottalent to get started!

Dice 1 – Solo Performance

Challenge yourself by letting the dice decide how will set up your Skoog.

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Dice 2 – Skoog and MP3 Play-a-long

Challenge yourself by letting the dice decide which well known pop tune you will perform on your Skoog.

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Dice 3 – Ideas for Band Play

Here are 6 different ideas for what to play with your Skoog as a band.

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A halloween themed Skoog lesson plan.

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A lesson based around local traditions and festivities that celebrate New Year.

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This lesson can be done as part of a topic around World War II, during which the pupils will write a short piece of music each using the rhythm of the morse code of a message/word chosen by themselves.

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This lesson plan uses Skoog as a percussion instrument to play along with music, and helps you create sound effects with Skoog to express feelings and ideas.

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This lesson plan is based on the resource originally featured in the FILMCLUB Guide to Key Stage 2 Music. FILMCLUB has a host of film-related educational resources on their website, to find out more, visit their website: www.filmclub.org.

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This lesson plan lets you create and use samples and sounds to express feelings and ideas; improvise with rhythm and pitch to create simple musical patterns; and recognise that different instruments have different sounds or tone colours.

Download pdf playtimeforthepenguins to get started!

This lesson uses Skoog to help the students learn and familiarise themselves with traditional musical notation.

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This lesson plan uses Skoog as a buzzer for a class quiz to show you how Skoog can be used as a teaching tool outside of music.

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This is an introductory course for pupils who have no or little prior experience of using Skoog!

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This is a short progressive guide to playing the Skoog as a musical instrument.

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This lesson takes inspiration from nature to help the students create sounds effects to convey ideas, using Skoog as a sampler.

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In this lesson you will create a piece of music in the style of Irish folk music.

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In this lesson you will use Skoog to create effects use different sounds to express different feelings and settings.

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Use the theme of Valentine’s Day to get your class interacting with Skoog and the pentatonic scale.

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This winter themed lesson plan brings the more classical side of music to Skoog, and ensures your students get a chance to improvise and work in groups.

Download pdf winter to get started!