Music Teacher

Class Openers for Elementary Music. Organized Chaos. Fun ways to establish a routine for the beginning of each elementary general music class as a warm-up and allow student leadership as well.

I have frequently been asked and I have seen similar questions posted on Kodaly and Music Ed Facebook groups. "I am interested in learning ...

My kiddos are in the middle of the state standardized testing. . . F.U.N. No, actually it's called TCAP. But I wanted to get some good practice in so I created a set of flashcards that are essentially a movie. They're based on Star Wars. . . so of course we broke out my pool noodle light sabers. Here's a little sample of what the Movie looks like (the basic idea is that they will clap the rhythms AFTER they hear the clicks. The clicks set a tempo. I did leave a little bit longer in the…

Download and print in PDF or MIDI free sheet music of Chocolate Cookie Choir Warm-up - Jacob Johnson for Chocolate Cookie Choir Warm-Up by Jacob Johnson arranged by EnhancedHarmony for Piano, Vocals (Piano-Voice)

Intentional and flexible general music curriculum

Clever echo is an instant dictation exercise in music learning. Check out this blog post for a bunch of ready-made examples you can use now!

3rd grade classes have been learning how music and math are very closely related! I used pizza fractions to illustrate how the music notes got their names. I also used this as a way to introduce the 16th notes which they will be learning about next year in 4th grade. I made this felt pizza my first year of teaching (9 years ago) and it has held up pretty well! I handed out the pizza slices and had the students take turns coming up to help build the pizza. As they created each layer, we…

October 12, 2013 Fourth and fifth grade students are reviewing "rhythm" (the short and long patterns of the beat) in music class...