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Chord Identification Flash Cards
Flashcards I created for another piano teacher. They are meant to help students practice identifying their major and minor keys and chords. Includes: 33 major & minor chords, plus Cb7, C diminished, C augmented. 14 cards for identifying what chord … Continue reading
Holiday Solfege Bingo!
In this 5×5 bingo game students are given a short phrase from a popular Christmas or Hannukah tune (both sacred and secular included) and the starting “do”, along with the key signature. Use this fun bingo game to test your … Continue reading
Posted in Lesson Plans & Ideas, sight-singing, Teaching Chorus, Teaching Voice, Uncategorized
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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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Website: Teachers Pay Teachers
It’s been a while…I am currently teaching two classes of orchestra, two classes of chorus, guitar, and “musical theatre” at a middle school, along with my evening lessons (about 12 students per week). I am sitting in a rehearsal for … Continue reading
Posted in Lesson Plans & Ideas, Links, Uncategorized
Tagged band, cheap, chorus, download, free, handouts, high, lessons, middle, music, orchestra, school, worksheets
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Learn Zillion Lesson Plans
Buenas noches! Some of you know that I teach middle school chorus, orchestra, and now guitar…what you probably don’t know is that I was supposed to co-teach Musical Theatre with the drama teacher, but he moved on and got a … Continue reading
Posted in Links, Middle School Lessons - non-ensemble
Tagged appreciation, art, character, development, free, lesson, literature, middle school, music, technology, theatre, video
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App: Piano Maestro!
Helloooooo music teachers! I want to take a brief moment to share about an app that an adult piano student recommended to me, and I love it! It is the Piano Maestro app for iPad. I am not sure if … Continue reading
Posted in Composition and Theory Information, Games, studio, Teaching Piano
Tagged app, application, camp, free, free app, game, ipad, ipod, katy perry, learn, mac, music, note, piano, practice, resource, river flows in you, supplement, tablet, theory
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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
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Just for fun: Nails
So I’m sure many women who perform or teach music have the same issue I have at times: how do I find time to do something to my nails so they don’t look gross? Whether it’s teaching lessons or classes … Continue reading
Posted in Fun Stuff and Merchandise, Uncategorized
Tagged chip, free, heat, jam, jamberry, music, nail, nails, notes, order, party, rap, sample, sheet music, teacher, treble clef, trial, try, wrap, wraps
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Games: Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra
Stumbled across this website presented by the Weill Music Institute at Carnegie Hall that has a game based on Benjamin Britten’s “Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra”. Check it out here.
Music Appreciation Class Lessons – Timbre, Ensembles, Genres
These are some lessons that I did as a unit on a 4 week school week in a middle school music appreciation class. We discussed the timbres of instruments, different ensembles, and different genres. The recorded music can all be … Continue reading
Posted in Middle School Lessons - non-ensemble, Teaching Other Music Classes
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