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Category Archives: Teaching Elementary
My TpT Resources
If you haven’t visited the Teachers Pay Teachers website, you’re missing out. There you will find TONS of printable resources, lesson plans, activities, and so much more that you can use in your classroom, or even with your own children … Continue reading
Posted in Lesson Plans & Ideas, Teaching Band, Teaching Chorus, Teaching Elementary, Teaching Guitar, Teaching Musical Theatre, Teaching Orchestra, Teaching Other Music Classes, Teaching Piano, Teaching Private Lessons, Teaching Voice
Tagged activity, bingo, clef, clefs, concert, crossword, find someone who, games, handbook, jeopardy, lesson plan, lessons, marzano, mnemonic, music, PowerPoint, program, quiz, recital, rhythm, scales, template, test, video guide, wordsearch, worksheet
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Recital Programs!
As a creative person, I do enjoy making an attractive product like a recital program, but sometimes they are a pain. Below you will find a link to purchase some I have created, if you do not want to go through … Continue reading
Posted in Teaching Band, Teaching Chorus, Teaching Elementary, Teaching Orchestra, Teaching Other Music Classes, Teaching Piano, Teaching Private Lessons, Teaching Voice
Tagged border, buy, cheap, Christmas, concert, easy, fast, free, hannukah, holiday, holly, ideas, instrument, lights, music, perform, program, purchase, quick, recital, seasonal, simple, student, template, tips, voice, winter
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Colorful Clef Mnemonics
I know what some of you will say: “Don’t use mnemonics! It’s terrible!” While I do try to get students to memorize each note, or at least one starting note, sometimes a student needs the mnemonic to help them remember. … Continue reading
Posted in Teaching Band, Teaching Chorus, Teaching Elementary, Teaching Guitar, Teaching Musical Theatre, Teaching Orchestra, Teaching Other Music Classes, Teaching Piano, Teaching Private Lessons
Tagged all, alto, bass, big, boy, class, clef, color, cows, every, good, great, memory, mnemonic, music, poster, remember, sign, treble, viola
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Simple Music Symbols Quiz
This is a quiz appropriate for probably 3rd-6th beginners to music. I’ve realized that most kids easily get basic symbols confused, and often do not know the name of the symbols they are reading. This assessment gives some brief explanation … Continue reading
Posted in 3rd-5th Grade Lessons, Composition and Theory Information, Teaching Chorus, Teaching Elementary, Teaching Private Lessons
Tagged 3rd, 4th, 5th, assess, band, buy, chorus, clef, download, easy, elementary, grade, learn, lesson, middle, music, music class, note, print, printable, quiz, review, school, simple, staff, symbol, test
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Music Curriculum Standards and Pacing Guide
Hi all! I’m currently sitting in a chorus/band summer training institute for teachers and we are discussing music standards, and how to work with them. Some useful websites for planning lessons and exploring standards are: 1. http://www.CPALMS.org, the site for … Continue reading
Posted in Teaching Band, Teaching Chorus, Teaching Elementary, Teaching Guitar, Teaching Orchestra
Tagged arts, band, choir, chorus, cpalms, elementary, essential learnings, fine arts, guide, high school, incomplete curriculum, marzano, middle school, music, orchestra, pacing, perform, Race to the top, standards, strings, sunshine state, vocal, voice, winds
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Discover Music Poster Set
The Discover Music Poster Set is by far one of the best classroom poster sets I have ever seen. I believe my middle school band director used them, and I have known other teachers to use them as well. It … Continue reading
Posted in Teaching Chorus, Teaching Elementary, Teaching Orchestra, Teaching Other Music Classes
Tagged alphabet, articulation, board, bright, bulletin, cheap, class, classroom, colorful, discover, dynamic, easy, hang, middle school, motion, move, movement, music, musical, poster, rhythm, set, simple, symbol, tempo, time signature, toucan, tucan, wall
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Teaching With Movies
As I was doing research today on some appropriate movies to show in a middle school classroom in the event of needing a substitute or something else serious occurring, I stumbled across the website Teach With Movies. I was looking … Continue reading
Posted in 3rd-5th Grade Lessons, Middle School Lessons - non-ensemble, Teaching Elementary
Tagged bach, beethoven, bizet, composer, education, handel, lessons, movie, movies, music, rossini, series, special, strauss, sub work, teach with movies, worksheet
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Resource: Kodály Music Education Institute Website
Kodály Music Education Institute of Australia This website was submitted to me by my dear friend Miss G, who is an elementary music teacher. At first glance, it seems to have some amazing resources for the classroom or private teacher. … Continue reading
Posted in Lesson Plans & Ideas, Teaching Chorus, Teaching Elementary
Tagged activities, advanced, australia, busy work, cards, diagram, do, do-re-mi, download, easy, education, filler, flash, flash cards, free, fun, games, hand sign, KMEI, kodaly, lesson, lessons, mi, modes, music, music education, music education institute, plan, re, resources, shop, solfege, solfeggio, store, website, worksheets
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Beethoven’s Wig!
Because it’s Big! Beethoven’s wig! Just a fun cartoon to get kids interested in one of the most influential composers of all time. Kind of catchy too. 😉
Posted in 3rd-5th Grade Lessons, Humor, Teaching Elementary, Uncategorized
Tagged beethoven, classical, composer, elementary, fifth, fun, interesting, kids, lesson, ludwig, music, parody, romantic, Symphony, video, wig, youtube
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Website: Classics For Kids
In doing research for a music appreciation class I stumbled across a great resource, a website called Classics for Kids. I discovered a page with a radio show about different periods of music, and the site also includes information on … Continue reading
Posted in Lesson Plans & Ideas, Teaching Elementary, Teaching Other Music Classes
Tagged audio, children, classics, classics for kids, composer, education, era, feature, games, history, home, lesson, lesson plan, lessons, music, orchestra, radio, show, students, study
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Adventures of a Music Teacher 