The countdown is nearing its end – the MTNA Conference will begin in only a couple of days! I opted not to participate in either of the special Saturday sessions this year, but I plan to attend the opening keynote address by Van Cliburn on Saturday evening. I copied the Daily Schedule from the MTNA […]
Rhythegories
Here’s a fun worksheet I used to start off this group class celebrating Mozart’s birthday: Click here or on the above image to download the worksheet. It’s a fun ice-breaker sort of activity, as it helps the students start working together as a team and share ideas with each other. Each team designates one writer […]
Happy Birthday Mozart! Group Class Idea
In celebration of the 250th birthday of Mozart this year, I held a special birthday party at my February group class. The only catch was that I didn’t tell the students whose birthday we were celebrating. Throughout the course of the evening, they collected clues and at the end had to figure out whose birthday […]
Multimedia Music Dictionary
Check out this amazing Multimedia Music Dictionary that I was recently referred to by another teacher. It was developed by students at Virginia Tech last year. Thousands of words include not only the definition, but also a pronunciation guide and an audio clip so you can hear what the word sounds like. (I’m sure I […]
Space Station Notes
A surprising number of astronauts are also musicians–and they love to play in space. Here’s a fun article on music in space!
Fun Practice Record!
Here’s a fun-looking Practice Record that you can download for free from the Piano At Pepper website and print out to use with your students. For about the past six years or so, I’ve made my own student assignment books and practice records, but I always like to get ideas from the designs of others […]
