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Use puppet pals to teach the vocal timbres
September 27, 2015

Puppet Pals:  Learning the Four Voices

Teaching the four voices (speaking, shouting, singing, and whisper voices) to my Kinders and 1st graders is something I’ve been doing for years.  The four “vocal timbres” are in almost every district curriculum I’ve seen and every textbook I’ve ever looked at.  “Why do we teach this concept?” you ask. […]
Rain Rain Go Away - Lesson Ideas, extension activities, and videos to use with your class.
May 8, 2015

Rain, Rain, Go Away!

I had so much fun with this lesson today that I just had to share.  I’m continuing to work on sol-mi songs with my Kindergarten friends and had it in my lesson plans to go back and revisit “Rain, Rain, Go Away!”  I always love teaching this song around this […]
Beanie Buddies - Great for steady beat, rhythm practice, and more!
October 18, 2014

Beanie Buddies – Great for K-1

In my Orff Level I training we came across a couple fun activities for Beanie Babies that got my brain spinning and thinking about what could be done with those little critters.  Probably a lot of you already use beanie babies or stuffed animals for a variety of things.  In […]
Assessment, positive reinforcement, and one-on-one instruction all rolled into one fun trick!
April 8, 2014

Sticker Attack!

This little teacher trick came from one of those crazy moments when you just do something crazy, go with it, and see where it leads.  I had a kindergarten class show up at my door one day and they desperately needed something special to get them to pay attention and […]
I Want to Sing in Opera - Hilarious video for singing voice
April 4, 2014

Film Friday — I Want To Sing in Opera

  This video has always made me laugh.  Patricia Routledge (you might know her as Hyacinth from the BBC’s “Keeping Up Appearances,”) does a wonderful job of acting as an opera diva and really hamming it up for the audience.  The basic plot is that the soloist who sings about “wanting […]
The Living Piano - Video to use with students
March 21, 2014

Film Friday – The Living Piano

Imagine a giant piano keyboard set up in a park for anyone to play.  Sounds like fun, right?  Step on the keyboard and a note will sound.  Find a friend and you can play a song together.  Now instead of synthesized piano sounds, imagine that any time you step on […]
Singing voice with Enchanted - One of my favorite videos to show K & 1st
January 2, 2014

Film Friday —  Singing Voice through Enchanted!

“That’s How You Know” from Enchanted is one of my favorite videos to show to my little people because it is a great example of the difference between singing and speaking voice and shows the joy and power of music.  I use this video during the first quarter/semester to help […]

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