Christmas Music Composition Activities
These Christmas music composition activities guide Grades 4–7 students through creating, notating, and performing original songs. Ideal for choir, chorus, and general music, the scaffolded Christmas songwriting activities develop confidence with pitch, rhythm, lyrics, and treble-staff notation.
For: Grades 4–7
Format:Â Printable PDF
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What's included:
- 5 guided Christmas music composition activities
- 1 customizable composition page where the teacher selects the notes students may use
- Color and black-and-white versions of all SIX activities
- Teacher ideas, suggestions, and extension tips
- 14 printable pages + Terms of Use
- Printable PDF format
- Answer key not applicable—students create original responses
How the activities work:
Students compose their own Christmas songs by:
- Choosing from prepared bars/measures containing rhythms and lyrics
- Arranging the selected bars in an order of their choice
- Selecting pitches from the notes provided
- Notating their melody on the treble staff
- Rehearsing and performing their completed song
