I just downloaded a 161-page free curriculum called, “Musical Travels for Children“! The course was created by Catherine Schmidt Jones and includes units on Europe, Asia, Africa, Americas, and Australia. Each unit is comprised of practical teaching ideas, printed music from the various continents, and additional notes and resource links. This would be fabulous as […]
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Videos from the September Surprise! Collaboration Station Activities
Last week I gave a brief synopsis of the Collaboration Station activities that were a part of our September Surprise! kickoff event. Here are the video clips from each of the activities. Just keep in mind that the students had roughly 15 minutes and no prior warning to put these together! Cups in Rhythm – […]
September Surprise!
Many of you know that I hold a September Surprise! kickoff event for my students each year. Since I take off the whole month of August, this gives them a chance to work on whatever they want in order to “surprise” me at the kickoff. We held the September Surprise! last Thursday evening and it […]
Pre-Piano Camp Program Now Available!
Our first six-week Pre-Piano Camp session just ended last week and I’m excited to report that it was a success! I learned a lot in the process and the students and I had a fabulous time. We launched into the session with specific objectives and a ton of activity ideas to help communicate and reinforce […]
Another Fun Pre-Piano Camp Game!
As I mentioned last week, in A Peek Into Our Pre-Piano Camp, we’ve been having a blast at this fun piano camp this year! We just finished our final week yesterday, so I’m busy getting all the files and links ready so that I can make them available for any other teachers who want to […]
A Peek Into Our Pre-Piano Camp!
This summer I’m trying something completely new – a pre-piano camp for 3-5 year-olds. Wow, it has been a blast! Even though I only had two students enroll in this session, I decided to go ahead with it because I knew it would help me tweak my plans and make sure they were age-appropriate. It’s […]
