In this post, I’ll share music lesson plans for PK-6 for January week 2. I create these lessons at www.Musicplayonline.com and they are set up in a step-by-step format with videos, interactive activities, solfa and rhythm practice, optional worksheets for a 45 min. music class. If you have 2 classes/week, there are many extensions possible. […]
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Peter and the Wolf is work created by Prokofiev that is beloved by children all over the world. Each of the characters in the story is represented by a different instrument. It’s an excellent way to introduce young children to the instruments of the orchestra. At www.Musicplayonline.com we’ve created a Unit with 4 lessons to […]
Find the Easter Basket A fun lesson for the week before Easter, would be to teach your classes, Find the Easter Basket. This has always been a favorite lesson for me to teach before Easter. It’s a great opportunity to review dynamics, including crescendo and decrescendo or diminuendo. Process: if teaching to K, teach the […]
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Easy Bucket Drumming
Bucket drumming is a really engaging activitiy for your music classes. It’s inexpensive to equip a classroom with buckets and sticks, and they are easy to stack and store, so bucket drumming is an activity that’s accessible to all. Buckets: What kind of buckets should you get? You can use all shapes and sizes of […]
July 24-25, 2017 – Artie and Denise Workshop #8 in Las Vegas, NV REGISTER online! USA teachers . Canadian Teachers Get Kids Moving, Learning, Behaving Music teachers have always known that movement is an essential part of our music classes. Dalcroze Eurhythmics teaches concepts of rhythm, structure, […]
I had an email question from a teacher this week. She needed to give a synopsis of what she teaches in each grade to her principal. She asked if I had a synopsis of what’s taught in Musicplay, and I had never written it in this format. So here’s the synopsis. Of course how much […]
I’ve been doing a music residency with a grade 1 and 3 class at Grandview Elementary in Red Deer for the past week. I’ve seen the children every day for 35-45 minutes, and have had an amazing time with them! One of the lessons that went really well was a lesson on ostinato using the singing game, […]