This month we started talking about High, Middle, and Low sounds in first grade. I always find this is a hard concept for them to learn because they connect loud with high and soft with low. To counteract this I like to use the story of Goldilocks and the 3 Bears. The students have heard… Continue reading High/Middle/Low
Month: March 2018
Falling Leaves
I love fall!!!! The changing colors, the cool crisp air, snuggling up on a cold night. I also love all the music that I can do when it comes to fall. I am making this post in 2 parts so that it doesn't get too long. 1st Grade This first song I used with my… Continue reading Falling Leaves
I Can Statements
Mallets & Music : I Can Statements There are never enough hours in the day, and there are especially never enough minutes in a music class it seems. Over the past few years it has seemed that the minutes of "music making" keep decreasing due to the various other educational things I have been asked to… Continue reading I Can Statements
Candy Hearts Composing
January is almost over and I am ready for my favorite month of the year February! It's my birthday month but also it's Valentine's Day! My current student teacher, Traleen O'Collins, has created a center/station activity using candy hearts. The second graders she is working with are learning about Time Signatures and Meters. They are… Continue reading Candy Hearts Composing
Alligator Pie
Teaching sixteenth notes is probably one of my favorite things to teach all year, not only in 3rd grade but also through all of my other grade levels. The lesson collection I have for sixteenth notes is just so fun and engaging I look forward to teaching it every year. We are in the middle… Continue reading Alligator Pie
Mallets, Music, Movement and More 