I use the folk song 2, 4, 6, 8 to teach quarter and eighth notes and la. In this post, we’ll talk about the different ways I teach the song with my kindergarten and first-grade students in my elementary music class. The pictures you see in this post are from my product in my TPT […]
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Listening is an important part of music education. But, I don’t know about you, my students don’t always want to just sit and listen to a piece of music. It’s important to plan engaging listening lessons in elementary music that will help us introduce students to various genres and composers of music and work on those active listening skills that transfer to so many other areas outside of the music room. In this blog post, we will explore some creative ideas for listening lessons that can be incorporated into your elementary music classes.
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As the leaves change colors and a crispness fills the air, it’s the perfect time to bring in fall lessons for elementary music. Fall offers so many opportunities to connect with students through seasonal themes, instruments, and musical concepts. In this post, we’ll go through some creative and engaging ideas for fall lessons in elementary
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One of the first units I do in kindergarten is teaching voices in elementary music. Yes, I said 5… But I thought there were only 4 voices I needed to teach! Well, I teach speaking, singing, shouting, and whispering, but I also teach our thinking voice. That voice inside our heads that nobody else hears.
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Teaching elementary music is an incredibly rewarding career, filled with laughter, creativity, and, most importantly, the opportunity to impact young minds. One of the first challenges I faced was learning names in elementary music. With class sizes ranging from 20 to 30 (or sometimes more!), this task seemed daunting at first. However, I quickly realized
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