What's New in Musicplay with Denise Gagne

Engage Your Music Classes - Part 2

Our kids had way too much screen time during lockdowns, and we are still seeing the effects. How do we keep children's attention in a classroom, when they are used to watching 6 second TikTok videos? Even Disney movies are moving at a pace that's much faster than they used to. In this newsletter, I'm continuing the discussion on increasing engagement in your music classes.  Whether you're a brand new music teacher or have taught for 40 years, there will be ideas here for you!
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Engagement is Key!

Our kids had way too much screen time during lockdowns, and we are still seeing the effects. How do we keep children's attention in a classroom, when they are used to watching 6 second TikTok videos? Even Disney movies are moving at a pace that's much greater than they used to.  In this newsletter, I'm going to begin a discussion on increasing engagement in your music classes. This is too large a topic for just one newsletter, but this is very necessary for our tired, hard-working, dedicated music teachers.

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What's New with Musicplay - March 6, 2023

MusicplayOnline

Features:
  • Search now includes documents (e.g.: search for solfa worksheets)
    • These documents are downloadable as PDFs or you can print from the website
  • PDFs can be added to a "My List"
    • The "+ Add to My List" button is on the bottom right of the documents
Units:
  • Alphabet Songs and Activities
    • Long Vowels videos and concept slides have been added to the unit
    • Concept Slides from Alphabet Songs have been linked in the unit
  • Musicplay Madness 2023
    • New unit added to MusicplayOnline
    • Uploaded pre-made bracket for class use, which coincides with the Musicplay Madness 2023 song selections 
    • Uploaded blank template bracket for class use
Song List:

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What's New with Musicplay - Feb 21, 2023

MusicplayOnline

Units:
Song List:
  • Chumbara
    • Added word randomizer tool to Interactives
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What's New with Musicplay - Feb 6, 2023

MusicplayOnline

  • Song List
  • Black History Month
    • Added concept slides for Back American Musicians and Composers, with links to Safeshare and Youtube
  • Our Musical World
    • Added "Notre monde musical - Livret passeport" (Our Musical World Passport Minibook) to extra resources in each country unit
  • Lesson Planning
    • Added "I Can Statement" flashcards for Kindergarten through Grade 5 to Lesson Planning Overview
  • Solfa Practice
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