April 2018 – Mallets, Music, Movement and More

Playing with Audiation

April 12, 2018 Allison Croskey

My students love doing songs when we "sing in our head" and I love the musicianship it makes them have. It is a challenge for them and a great way for me to see who really has a grasp on the song. This is the basic principal of audiation is... The Gordon Institute for Music… Continue reading Playing with Audiation

Instruments, Movement, Orff, Recorder, Rhythm, Seasonal, Singing, Solfege

Raining All Day Long

April 4, 2018April 4, 2018 Allison Croskey

There has been so much rain recently. I know it's spring but I don't think the flowers, grass and trees need this much to drink! Oh Rain please go away! Rain, rain go away. This classic children's song can be used for so many things. From So/Mi to recorder playing, to whatever your imagination thinks… Continue reading Raining All Day Long