by widy | Feb 8, 2022 | Music
Black History Month Music Lessons: Louis Armstrong & Scatting Looking for some quick Black History Month music lessons for your classes? Here’s a quick jazz music lesson based on Louis Armstrong and scatting. Introduction to Louis Armstrong Teaching Points:...
by widy | Jan 9, 2022 | Music
Although any subject is difficult to teach online, teaching music online has to be one of the most difficult. When so many of the curriculum expectations require not only interaction but also performance, having students on the other side of a screen can seem like an...
by widy | Jan 1, 2022 | Music
Teaching intervals such as step, skip leap and repeat is an essential step in helping students to learn to read music fluently. When students are able to recognize steps skips and leaps in musical notation, it is much easier for them to predict what the music will...
by widy | Nov 14, 2021 | Holiday Activities, Music
Those last few music classes before the holiday break can be difficult – kids are feeling distracted and excited, it’s not a great time to introduce new concepts, and you need something that can engage your kiddos while hopefully addressing at least a few...
by widy | Nov 6, 2021 | Christmas Concerts, Drama, Music
Looking for elementary Christmas concert themes for your school? Here are some ideas for Christmas concert themes that are simple to put together, yet are interesting and original. Click here if you’re looking for Christmas Concert Song ideas for your...
by widy | Sep 20, 2021 | Music
Teaching rhythm in lower elementary can be difficult to keep interesting, as it’s one of those concepts that takes a lot of repetition for students to internalize. It can be tiring to keep coming up with new strategies or worksheets to work on the same skills....
