Comments on: Weekly Lesson Organizer

By: natalie

natalie — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 15:43:33 +0000

Savithri~

I can tell you, but I’m afraid you won’t like the answer…
My Mom got it for free from someone else and then gave it to me. I would think you could find something similar at an office supply store, though. Sorry I can’t be more helpful!

By: savithri amarakoon

savithri amarakoon — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 12:00:03 +0000

Natalie,
Can you tell me from where bought the weekly lesson organizer (the crate like thing) that I see in the picture.

By: Kathy

Kathy — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 12:43:09 +0000

It was late.:-) I meant by how ~much~ that activity perked up the lessons!

By: Kathy

Kathy — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 05:17:59 +0000

Thanks, Natalie, that would be fine with me. May I link to your blog?

And by the way, I did use my white board today. I was encouraged by how music that one little different activity perked up the lessons!

By: natalie

natalie — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 03:23:54 +0000

Thanks for your kind words, Kathy! Just checked out your blog and it looks like you have a busy household! Do you mind if I add a link to you on my Music Blogs list?

By: natalie

natalie — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 03:19:06 +0000

Hi Lydia!
I end up with my fair share of piles, too! It’s hard to stay on top of everything. Using a permanent marker is a good idea for drawing staff lines. I’ve thought about it before, but just haven’t brought myself to do something so, well, permanent. By listening answers I mean that I might play an interval of a 2nd or 3rd and they write down which one they hear. Or, on an even more basic level, I play a sequence of notes going up or down and they draw an arrow to reflect which way they think they went. For some reason it’s just more fun to write the answer on a white board than it is to say it out loud, you know…

By: natalie

natalie — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 03:16:24 +0000

Atara~
You sound very organized! I keep a separate file for each student where I store their evaluation forms and year-end-evaluations from year to year, but that’s a good idea to use a system like that for weekly lesson books, etc. I’m curious to know more about your “Daily Do” list…do you have it posted on a website somewhere?

By: Kathy

Kathy — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 15:37:37 +0000

I wish I had something to share, but all I can say is thank you for this site and all your great ideas!I plan to get my white board out tomorrow and test some students on note reading.

By: Lydia

Lydia — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 03:48:11 +0000

Hi Natalie,
You are really organized. I usually just pile things on top of the piano and ended up forgetting to give them out! Uug!

I use a white board also except that I have staff lines drawn on them using permanent marker. I have them practice note reading by putting magnets on them.

I am wondering how you are using it for writing out answers for listening activities as you mentioned. Do you draw staff lines each time and then erase them?

It’d be nice if the board has two sides, one with staff and one without. But I ended up buying two!

Lydia

By: Atara

Atara — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 14:24:02 +0000

i keep a file on every student. There new books go in their personal folder. At the beginning of every lesson day, I check their files to see if there are any changes.

My students also get a “daily do” list which I keep on the computer. It has a listing of all the scales they are to learn for the year and a list of every book they are using. I update it regularly and it’s a great way for the parents and students to have no questions about what books to bring and what is expected.