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How To Teach Elementary Music Without A Music Degree

Most music resources available for teachers are written by specialists, and designed for other specialists to use. But if you’re not a trained music teacher, these programs are intimidating and difficult to understand.

It IS possible to teach a quality music program – even without any formal training. All you need are resources that break down the concepts in a way that both you – and your students! – can easily follow.

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Opera lesson plans for elementary music: Have you introduced opera to your elementary students? A lot of music teachers are afraid to try to include opera in their lesson plans because they assume that elementary students won’t like it. If you aren’t a music specialist, you may not know much about opera yourself. But teaching […]

An orchestra conducting lesson is an excellent addition to your elementary music plans. Music teachers can use conducting to: introduce OR review musical concepts, especially beat & time signature, dynamics, and other “expressive controls” make connections to dance curriculum and how gestures reflect specific elements in the music address relevant music curriculum without the need […]