Here’s 10 ways to use a parachute in the music classroom. Activities will help students learn and practice music concepts. Parachutes can be used for so many fun activities in the music room. I’ve discovered that they are especially helpful during the latter part of the school year when students are more “squiggly” than ever! […]
Kids love music! I try to find ways to incorporate it throughout our school day. It is such an amazing learning tool. My Songs for the Year
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If your kid loves music, try this fun approach to learn the guitar! He'll get to know the basic parts of the guitar and the notes it plays.
I love when we have an Olympic year in music class. This is the second one we've celebrated since I began teaching, and we went all out! I started off by selecting 8 countries and then dividing each of my classes into 4 teams (I have 4 risers, so each riser was a team). Students in grades 4-6 participated, so there ended up being one grade level each on every team. Each day, students competed in a different Olympic event. The events we competed in were the ski jump, speed skating, curling, bobsled, biathlon, and ice hockey. Each event focused on a different musical concept such as rhythm, singing, note reading, rhythmic values, etc. Here are the posters I created for each one. We listened to the national anthem of the winning country after each event and kept track of each country's medals on the board in the back of the room. The students loved checking the board to see which country was in the lead. Here is the final medal count from the end of the month. Here are some pictures of the students competing in each event. We used paper plates for ice skates, actual curling brooms for curling, floor hockey sticks and tennis balls for hockey, and laminated tag board for cross-country skis. The difficulty of each event was modified based on the grade level. It was a great month! Speed Skating Speed Skating Curling Ice Hockey Instrument Family target for the biathlon Cross Country skiing to the target in the biatlon Biathlon Biathlon: matching the instrument to the correct target
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Kindergarten students love using instruments! Here are 5 tried and true rhythm activities to get your little ones engaged in music class.
Finally! The Taxonomy of my Music is complete! While I’m working on my Digital Art assignments I enjoy watching my favorite TV shows. I bring this up to help you get a sense for how long it t…
I love movement props for my preschool and kindergarten music groups. One of my favorite movement props? Hands down, the Stretchy Band . The stretchy band is exactly that, a big band that is flexible, stretchy and made with elastic and a soft, colorful fabric. The Stretchy Band is machine was
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My students love playing the "Four Chord Song." It's been a staple in our studio for a couple of years now. Over the past fifty years (and probably even earlier than that), countless songs have
I Will Always Love You Piano Sheet Music Whitney Houston. Download free I Will Always Love You Piano Sheet Music Whitney Houston PDF for Piano Sheet Music.
Choosing songs to teach from in the music room can be tricky business. For one thing, there are an infinite number of songs from which to choose. You can easily put your head down to think of one song to use in a lesson only to look up hours later with stacks of books and binders next to
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If you're looking for a fun, cute, easy DIY project, check out my process for painting vinyl records - perfect DIY for music lovers :)
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Five fun and action-filled circle games to practice rhythm, pitch, and more with your elementary music students.
This is a resource to accompany Arvida Steen's "Leaves". Students will participate in movement activities as they learn to differentiate high and low pitches using their bodies, their voices, and xylophones! #musiccrewfall ⚠️ Song recording and sheet music are NOT included in this resource. ⚠️ WHAT YOU'LL GET: ✅ PDF & Google Slides Link ✅ ► vocal exploration warm-ups, in which students follow the leaf trails with their voices ► a slide in which students may create their own vocal exploration ► Movement activity to accompany the song "Leaves" ► Guided identification of high/low sounds relative to body movement ► Listening map for "Leaves" using iconic notation ► Guided group-sing ► Mallet warm-up ► Guided identification of high/low bars on xylophone ► Xylophone warm-ups including glissandi ► Guided performance using iconic notation ► Leaf cutouts for composing with high and low ► Xylophone template (colored and B/W) for composing ► Directions for use WHY YOU & YOUR STUDENTS WILL LOVE THIS RESOURCE: ❤️ Every sequence of the lesson is included with vocal exploration, high/low identification, mallet warmups, performance, and composition. ❤️ Eye-catching visuals makes it easy for students to see where to play ❤️ Plenty of opportunities for movement and creativity ♫ Links for "Leaves" sheet music: Used Student Textbook, Grade One Exploring Orff Teacher's Guide Exploring Orff Teacher's Guide ________________________________________________________ Related Products • Bounce High: a guided Orff activity • Hot Cross Buns: a guided Orff activity • Rain, Rain: a guided lesson for Orff instruments • Seesaw: a guided Orff activity • Star Light, Star Bright: a guided Orff activity • One Cold and Frosty Morning: a song and Orff activity ________________________________________________________ Copyright (c) 2014 Jennifer Hibbard | The Yellow Brick Road. All rights reserved by author. Permission to copy for single classroom use only. #musiccrewfall #musiccrewturkey
Digital sheet music for piano, (easy) NOTE: Chords indications, lyrics may be included (please check the first page above before to buy this item to see what's included)
Ode to Joy, with not only advanced "BIG"-sounding arrangements, piano duets, "Joyful, joyful" lyrics, but also multiple EARLY and LATE beginner arrangements!
I wanted to do something for my choir kids as a thank you for all their hard work this semester. This was a relatively affordable "gift" even though I ended up getting the giant sized Symphony bars (since Walmart didn't have enough of the XL bars stocked....) I conned my sister into helping me cut out the tags and tie up the ribbons. Here is the finished product. I designed the tags in powerpoint. Here is a closer picture and a PDF if you'd like to print your own.
Do you play music in the classroom? Here's our classroom playlist of first grade greatest hits!
Kids love balls and I use them to teach concepts, in team building, during rehearsals and more! Here's my ten ways to use balls in the music class room.
Check out this post for creative and exciting ways to add scarves into your music activities. Also, find some specific scarf music examples.
Love Story Lyrics Music Sheet with Notes. Music Letters Sheet PDF Violin, Lyre, Flute, Piano, Recorder Chords, etc.
Looking for a fun way to teach children about form? This is one of my favorite lessons! Manipulatives and movement, what could be better?
