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 […]
Game Ideas
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!
Rhythm Chairs
Rebecca dreamed up (literally!) a brilliant group game idea called Rhythm Chairs! I can’t wait to try it out at my next group class!
