Last Thursday was our fourth Investment Club Meeting (a.k.a. group class) of the year. One of the new games we tried is one I dubbed, “Call-it!” The inspiration came from a really old Fun Encyclopedia that I picked up years ago at an antique shop. Here are the instructions: Call-it! Dump a set of scrabble […]
Teaching
And You Thought You Were Already Following All the Great Music Bloggers…
…at least I did! 🙂 But apparently I have only scratched the surface. eCollege Finder recently selected 75 blogs to receive the Music and Arts Enthusiast Award, and I am astonished at all the wonderful-looking blogs on this list that I’ve never even heard of! Each blog listed includes a description and a short paragraph […]
Monday Mailbag – Intervals by Ear
My students have struggled to identify intervals by ear. I think some of the games I’ve designed have helped some, but my younger students are still really having a hard time. Do you have any ideas? Every year a handful of my students participate in our local Music Progressions evaluation program. One component of the […]
Custom Design Anything with These Fabulous Music Note and Key Signature Stickers!
Jeana, of the Sing a New Song blog, has created another wonderful resource that is perfect for custom designing any type of flashcard. Her music staff note/key signature stickers can be printed directly onto address-sized labels and stuck on any piece of paper or other object. The possibilities for such a great teaching tool are […]
Super Cool Piano Song Tutorial Website!
Can I have a new favorite website again this week? Because OnlinePianist.com has got to be one of the coolest sites ever! Do you have students who love to learn songs by rote or by ear? Or perhaps students who want to learn a favorite song from a movie, but don’t have the skills to […]
A Budding Conductor?
Some friends e-mailed me the link to this video clip last week and I just had to pass it on. Check out the enthusiasm of this little musical guy!
