Teach your students the skill of active listening with our active listening music curriculum.
We know that one of the keys to being a good musician is being a good listener, and learning the skill of active listening to music is a fundamental part of music education. This curriculum has important terms, questions to guide the students thoughts while listening, and worksheets for them to put their knowledge into practice.
What’s included in the Active Listening Music Curriculum
- A list of useful terms & their definitions
The terms included range from beginner to intermediate – your students don’t have to know all of them (or even any) to start practicing active listening. Take your time introducing them, and help to apply them as they learn.
As an additional resource, you can use the “active listening pack” in the free flashcards program on our website. - Three worksheets: Active Listening, Song Story, & Pre-Practice Listening
Use the active listening worksheet with non-lesson songs. Song Story is used to help the student follow the emotional journey of a song (can be used for vocal or instrumental music!), and Pre-practice listening should be used when a song is assigned, before actual practicing starts. - Two “Jump Start” Pages: Song Story & Active Listening
If you or your students need a starting point for any of the activities, the Jump Start pages has the list of terms, some questions to get students thinking intentionally, and some other helpful thinking points. You can hand these out or use them yourself to direct the activity.













Christine –
Great price for what you get. I like using it to reinforce music theory concepts.