First Sound Slides

A foundational K-8 visual arts curriculum sequence covering studio culture, color theory, media mastery, and creative expression.

A comprehensive high school digital music composition project where students produce an original 40-measure track in Soundtrap. Students structure their piece across five distinct 8-measure sections while manipulating texture, dynamics, timbre, and harmony using loops.

A comprehensive, student-friendly visual arts rubric for first grade self-portrait projects, featuring four clear criteria, dual teacher-scoring and student self-reflection components, and constructive glow-and-grow feedback sections.

A complete no-tech music substitute toolkit featuring fully scripted 45-minute lessons, movement games, student worksheets, and early finisher activities for elementary grade bands.

An in-depth music theory study of authentic and plagal cadences focusing on harmonic analysis, SATB voice-leading mechanics, and original phrase composition. Students master cadence distinctions, voice-leading rules, and four-part realization.

A 6-slide instructional presentation introducing the Soundtrap 40-Bar Song Challenge. Guides high school students through the 5-section arrangement structure, how to apply the elements of music inside a DAW, and project submission criteria.

A comprehensive two-week music sequence focusing on the Concert F Major scale (pentascale in week 1, full scale in week 2) and dynamics (piano, forte, crescendo, decrescendo) using the 5E instructional model for a 70-minute class period.

A comprehensive yearlong curriculum framework and granular weekly pacing roadmap for an introductory Dual Credit Drawing Foundations course (Grades 9-12). Features two 10-week semesters structured with 5-week progress checkpoints, studio masteries, and college articulation benchmarks.

A comprehensive standards-based performance rubric, scoring guide, student self-reflection, and peer review protocol for the Soundtrap 40-Bar Song Challenge. Evaluates musical form, the elements of music, DAW production technique, and artistic variation.

A structured five-day sequence for beginning band students to master the Concert Bb major scale, learn standard tempo markings, and understand concert pitch transposition. Design styled with a Retro Space Mission Control theme ('B-Flat Blastoff').

A hands-on visual arts lesson exploring primary, secondary, and tertiary colors, complementary harmonies, and practical color mixing techniques for young artists.

A comprehensive 2-page student project guide, arrangement blueprint, and DAW production checklist for the 40-measure Soundtrap Song Challenge. Features a visual 40-measure track mapping grid, elements-of-music verification tracker, and submission criteria.