Aside from an appreciation for music, I have no other knowledge of it or possess any talent myself. My son's music teacher’s “tee tee tah” lesson on music notes had my son trying to teach me, though. His curiosity became mine too. To help him learn the names of the music notes and practice some math, I designed this fun activity. Download the music measure mat, cheat sheet, and notes/rests cards here. The objective? See how many different combinations of notes can be used to create a measure…

Sheer brilliance. Use Legos when teaching note values during tin whistle unit.

I almost forgot that I had scanned these to share with you! A few weeks ago we listened to "Moonlight Sonata" by Beethoven. First graders discussed tempo, mood and dynamics and then created these written/drawn responses. They had some pretty heavy thoughts about the song. It was a great opportunity to talk about how music captures emotions. We discussed music that is used for weddings, funerals, parades, parties, etc... What insightful young men and women I teach! UPDATED: Just to answer a…

Online instruments of the orchestra quiz. Students listen to and then identify the instrument.

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Forte Piano, by Teresa Jennings, is another in her series of songs that teach musical concepts. This fun music video, animated by Bill Belongia, really rein...

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I thought I'd share what I came up with for teaching the Orchestra for this next few weeks as a Tutor. I wanted to make a visual presentation of the information we are going to be learning in class for the kids. So, I made a science board of the Orchestra for class. All of the information has come from CC Connected and you can search there to find them, with the exception of the pictures of Handel, Bach and Mozart which I got from here…

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This is the next in the music series posts, and probably one of my favorite ways of studying music: learning about musical instruments. A delightful way to introduce kids to musical instruments is to have them make some themselves. This can be as simple as putting beads in a container and shaking it, or as […]

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