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November 28, 2018
Christmas and other winter holidays in the music room
Children's literature · Choir · Holidays · No comments
Looking for fun activities during the winter holiday season? In this podcast episode, I discuss my favorite ways to celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa in the music room! Listen here: Links mentioned in the podcast episode: When oh When Lots of latkes song notation: Singalong blog post Editable singalong set: Games: Reading with Santa ( download for free here ) Santa's Stuck Rhythmic Bundle Santa's Stuck Melodic Bundle Christmas Carol Bingo Picture books: Feliz Navidad 12 Days of Christmas There was an old lady who swallowed a bell The Sound of Kwanzaa Jingle Bell Dance: Sleigh Ride Cup Routine: Ch…
November 07, 2018
Learning Styles in the Music Room
Kodaly · Lesson ideas · No comments
Looking for strategies to address physical, visual, and aural learning styles? In this podcast episode, Katie and I discuss learning styles, strategies, and more! Listen to the podcast here: Links mentioned in the podcast: Walk and running card freebie Solfege Podcast: Music Teacher Coffee Talk Amy Abbott's body staff: Low Sol: Hands on knee Low La: Hands slightly above knee Low Ti: Hands slightly below waist Do: Hands on waist Re: Arms crossed over chest Mi: Hands on shoulders Fa: Hands on side of head Sol: Hands on top of head La: Hands in air, slightly above head Ti: Fingers in air above head (like …
November 03, 2018
Differentiation in the Music Classroom
Educational initiatives · Learning centers · Lesson ideas · No comments
The term "differentiation" has been used more and more often in education lately. What does it mean? How does it apply to the music room? According to Carol Ann Tomlinson--an expert on differentiation-- differentiated instruction is defined as factoring students’ individual learning styles and levels of readiness first before designing a lesson plan (from this blog post from Concordia University- Portland.) So what does this look like in the music classroom? I've heard many music teachers say that differentiation happens naturally in the music room. I agree...to a degree. There IS…