Whether it’s testing season or you just have beautiful weather, outdoor music activities can be fun and valuable! Fresh air and sunshine are so important for us, and sometimes the change of pace can be just what we need. In this post we’re talking about the many ways you can get outside and also teach […]
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Testing season is upon us, and a lot of us are told we need quiet activities for our elementary music class! This was really hard for me in my first few years. My room is not a quiet one! Though these days I’m helping administer tests, I’ve gathered several ideas for those of you who
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Be honest with me for a minute here- do you enjoy teaching elementary music recorder? Honestly, I don’t. At least, I didn’t like teaching them until recently. I would much rather teach ukulele or pianos (and I do both) than recorders. Do the students love the recorder? Yes, yes they do. For many students, this
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I love the Lucy Locket song for so many reasons. One, my students love the game. But also, sometimes it feels like simple songs are too simple. Like, what do I do with them? (I wrote another post all about what you can do with simple songs!) This song is long enough that it takes
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The last few years have been really hard for music teachers for so many reasons. One of the biggest reasons for me personally was that we weren’t allowed to sing until January 2022, so it had been almost two years since my kids had sung. That wasn’t a big deal for my little kids- the
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