Instead of playing video games one weekend, my kids and I wrote a few songs. We had "When Your Feet Hit The Street (You Gotta Look Around)" professionally produced.
Based on World Peace Song composed by the Women of the World, each group will create lyrics to express what peace means to them in their native language, sing and record. We will mix all the recordings together to create a global chorus. If interested, join the facebook page for further information. The project is ongoing.
I'm a new teacher in the Boston area teaching at a community music school on Saturday mornings. My students are aged 7 to 12, and I'm running into a problem I really wasn't expecting for this age group--many of my students are reticent to participate in activities.
I begin every class with some sort of a warm-up activity, ice-breaker, or team-building game. I do this because I feel that if I get the kids up and moving first thing in the morning, they feel more energized and are more able to focus once we begin rehearsal.
What it looks like to me, however, is that my students seem to find my activities to be too juvenile or embarrassing, and they see themselves as entirely too cool to engage in class. This is true of students even on the young end of this spectrum.
I was wondering if anyone either 1.) had any tips for breaking down those barriers so that students could feel free to participate in class or 2.) had an idea of activities that would not trip the students' "cool" radar?
Generates sight reading exercises and compositions. Design for students at elementary, middle and high school levels. Lessons on improvisation too. Free to try out, no payment info required to sign up.
Hello all, I am wondering what setup you may use for a metronome in class. I am having a hard time getting mine to be loud enough to hear above the concert band. Thanks for any help!
I'm looking for a good movie, related to music, that would be appropriate for 3rd/4th grade level. It needs to be about 50 minutes long. I know about the composers' videos and also the Marvelous Musical Mansion put out by Wee Sing. Any other good ones you've used?
MelodyWhen I used to teach elementary general music, my kids liked the "Once Upon a Sound" DVD set. One for each family of instruments. Talks about the historical development, and then the modern instruments in each family. Set of all four takes about 55 minutes.
Chrisi.FischerOne great one that I have used is called "When I Sing". It works great because the students can learn it very easily and can split up to even four parts! I just taught this to home schooled 11 and 12 year olds and it went really well. We actually just had our concert this past thursday and it was as hit!
juliamacOne of my choir's favorites is "Picking Up a Pepperoni Pizza".from Campfire songs for modern kids. I found it on iTunes. I have performed it acapella while keeping a steady beat with drum sticks. After some practice, they were able to divide into four groups.
I am starting as a new music teacher in the fall in a K-8 private school setting. Are there any must-have wall-hangings I should include in the music room? (keyboard poster, reading music poster, etc.?) Where is the best place to purchase these? Thank you very much!