Billed as “an alluring blend of folk and classical music that celebrate the wonderful melodies found in folk songs,” I enjoyed playing through this delightful collection of six folk songs. The book is arranged by Cheryl Shantz and the cover indicates that it includes “Graded Pieces at the Intermediate Level.” I must confess, though, it […]
Blog Treasure Trove!
Just tonight I came across several other music-related blogs that look wonderful! I’ve added them to my feedreader and my blogroll and look forward to keeping up with them. If you have a blog or know of any other good ones I should add to my list, be sure to let me know! The Collaborative […]
Web Challenges – Music Websites for Students
This year my students can earn extra points by completing web challenges. (I got this idea from Wendy and her Web Rewards.) I included this list in the front of each student’s assignment book: www.emusictheory.com – Click on Free Theory Drills in left sidebar. Select a drill from the list. Wait for loading to finish, […]
Music Games and Worksheets Galore!
If you have not been to D’Net’s site lately, you have got to head right over there! She has been working up a storm designing a bunch of new games and worksheets and has them all posted and available for free download on her games page! I’ve been printing like crazy (now my printer is […]
Student Evaluation Form
Here’s a generic version of a Student Evaluation Form I developed to use at my Year-End Evaluations each spring. I also have each student and parent fill out a separate questionnaire asking for their input on various questions. I made this form more generic so that it can be used at any time of year. […]
Make Your Own Scale Blocks
Inspired by this Bag O’ Blocks and several others like it that I’ve seen, I decided to try making my own scale blocks. I could have just bought this wonderful set from Music Educator’s Marketplace, but I wanted to have several octave sets and couldn’t afford to buy more than one. So, I began my […]
