Tuesday evening, we held our fifth Private Eye Workshop of the year. Our theme for this one was Folk Songs from Around the World. Here are some picture highlights from the event: In keeping with our Key Signature theme for the month, we started out with a game. One at a time, I had each […]
Game Ideas
Key Signature Game with Mr. Whacker!
As I mentioned Friday, I’m doing a “Simon Says” game this week to reinforce our key signature theme of the month. I wasn’t quite sure how to adapt the idea to a private lesson, but after a bit of brainstorming, this is what I came up with. I have the student spread out two sets […]
TCW Resources Workshop
This weekend is our Kansas Music Educator’s In-Service Workshop here in Wichita, so I’m attending a couple of the sessions by Charlene Zundel, of TCW Resources. In addition to having a lot of fun, I’m also picking up some fabulous new game ideas! Charlene played Wacky Wanda with some of the attendees. I got in […]
Monday Mailbag – Large Group Games
I didn’t receive any questions specifically designated as a Monday Mailbag question this week, but I did receive a really great question asking if I could recommend any activities that wouldn’t require a lot of props or materials and could work in a big class setting with 50+ students? That’s a tall order since most […]
Fresh and Fun! Feeling the Pulse #1
My first step with my students for our emphasis on Feeling the Pulse for this month is making sure that they understand the difference between rhythm and pulse. I want them to grasp the concept of the pulse being a steady ongoing beat, regardless of the rhythms that are played. I refer to pulse as […]
Fun Tactile Music Game
Check out this super cool idea over at D’Net’s blog! What a perfect reinforcement activity. I could see this working easily in either a private lesson or a group class setting. Imagine how much those kinesthetic learners in your studio would benefit from something like this!
