You should see the way my students’ eyes light up the minute I pull out some dice and tell them that we’re going to start off the lesson with a game! In fact, this is what prompted me to compile and produce the 5 for Fun! book. Just setting aside 5 minutes a lesson to […]
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Music Lessons – The Parents’ Perspective
From the Top, a non-profit organization that produces a weekly NPR radio show featuring the best young classical musicians in the country, has been posting a series of blog posts called The Parents’ Perspective that are full of inspiration and practical advice from parents of some of the country’s top classical musicians. Here are the […]
Government Funding of the Arts – To Be or Not to Be?
That is the question! 🙂 There has been a flurry of activity lately in my neck of the woods as word spread quickly that our new governor (Sam Brownback) has proposed cutting funding for the Kansas Arts Commission. Music educators across the state are being called upon to send letters of opposition to the governor […]
Review and Giveaway of Hymns and History DVD by City on a Hill Ministries
My family and I sat down to watch Hymns and History, Volume 1 – First Century-The Reformation, a documentary on the history and people behind four well-loved hymns the day after it arrived in the mail! The film project was undertaken by a family as the first volume in a series of films highlighting various […]
Monday Mailbag – Teaching Eighth Notes
How do you teach eighth note rhythm patterns to students? Any tricks? I’ve used all sorts of approaches for this over the years. In fact, I distinctly remember a phase I went through where I would use different food names for rhythm patterns. One of my students was struggling with rhythm, so we spent a […]
And the Winner Is…
#22 – Jenny Boster of The Teaching Studio blog! Congrats, Jenny! However, not only is Rebekah giving away a copy of Old MacDonald had the Blues, she has also put together three fabulous deals that are available for Music Matters Blog readers: Old MacDonald had the Blues Buy 2 get 1 FREE. Buy two books […]
