It’s been a while since I posted pictures, so I figured it was about time! The Thursday before Thanksgiving week, we held our third studio group class. We have four main areas we’re focusing on this year, and each group class highlights one of them. This one focused on performance. We started out with a […]
Group Class Ideas
Dozens of Free MP3 Downloadable Classics Especially for Children!
A friend of mine who is writing pre-school curriculum as she homeschools her children came across this fabulous website full of free mp3 downloadable classics! The files are from children’s record series (vinyl records) sold in the US during the 1950’s and 1960’s. I downloaded the “A Child’s Introduction to the Instruments of the Orchestra […]
5 Benefits of Group Classes
As I was working on his week’s Monday Mailbag post, I began thinking of all the benefits of group classes. And there are lots of them! Here’s what I’ve come up with so far. Let me know if you have any other benefits to add! Collaboration – Whether it’s playing games, performing in ensembles, doing […]
Monday Mailbag – Scheduling Group Classes
How do you schedule group classes so parents don’t mind the “extra event”? Do you replace all lessons of the week for the group class or work it out some other way? Some of this has to do with your perspective and how you present the group classes. In my opinion, group classes are a […]
Free Curriculum – Musical Travels for Children
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 […]
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 – […]
