Apr 29, 2018 | Children's Books, Classroom Activities, Dynamics, Elementary Music, Music Concepts, Singing Games, Uncategorized |
Teaching expressive elements of music – Dynamics & Tempo – can seem like such a simple task. It’s just loud/soft...
Feb 14, 2018 | Children's Books, Lesson ideas, Melodic Exploration, Melody |
I’m collaborating with my friends at MusicEd Blogs on Facebook to discuss all the different ways we teach melody! I could write for...
Apr 13, 2017 | Classroom Activities, MLT, Movement Activities, Music Learning Theory, Pattern Instruction |
Last summer, I wrote a post about my 5 Favorite Things about Music Learning Theory (MLT). You can read it here. In that post, I wrote...
Apr 10, 2017 | Elementary Music, Improvisation, John the Rabbit, Lesson ideas, Resting Tone |
One of my favorite songs to teach each spring is John the Rabbit! It’s amazing how many ways you can use this sweet tune in your...
Mar 4, 2017 | Bell work, Improvisation, Morning Work, Rhythm, Rhythmic Notation |
Why Morning Work in the Music Room? Have you ever heard the phrase “Morning Work” in an elementary school? Sometimes...
Apr 23, 2016 | Children's Books, Five Green and Speckled Frogs, Jump Frog Jump, Listen to the Rain, Listening Walk, Marsh Music, Sound Exploration, Spring |
Many of you know that I love using children’s literature in my music classroom. There is so much rich language, rhythm,...
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