Category: Music Theory
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Bibles and Apples
Jumping into September! As September rolls in, it’s the perfect time to create engaging Bible games for kids and introduce apple-themed music activities in your elementary music classroom. These fun, educational games are a great way to celebrate the new season while reinforcing key concepts. Bible Games for Kids Did you know I create Bible…
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Chicka Chicka Boom Boom!
A fun book about the alphabet! “Chicka Chicka Boom Boom” is a vibrant, rhythmic book that’s perfect for introducing musical concepts to young learners (K-2) during the first weeks of school. The book’s repetitive, catchy phrases and rhythmic patterns make it an ideal tool for engaging students in active listening and musical exploration and helps…
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Ice Cream, You Scream, We All Scream for Ice Cream!
Who doesn’t like ice cream?! Especially as the weather gets warmer and summer break is around the corner. It’s like going on vacation without actually going anywhere! Last week’s music class was all about ice cream. And a little pie too. First, we did some matching and sang through some ice cream solfege patterns using…
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FREE! FREE! FREE!
Everybody loves free stuff! Especially when it’s something that makes your life easier, or is helpful or useful in some way. Well, I’ve got just the perfect free thing for you! A new resource that is absolutely FREE for you and your music class! This resource is perfect for current music teachers looking for more…
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April Showers Bring May Flowers
It’s finally springtime!! And that means spring break and the final quarter of the school year which sounds great! Except that also means the kids get a little crazy, which in turn makes the teachers crazy. So how do you keep your students engaged while still learning and not losing your mind??? I have 3…
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March: Coming in like a Lion!
The month of March has a lot to celebrate this year! I went back to the music classroom yesterday after being out for a month and a half to take care of some family stuff. And I got to talk to the kids about all the special days that are happening in March. Here is…
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Crazy-in-Love-with-Music February
February has been a crazy month! I’m glad it’s almost over because I am about to lose my mind! For the past couple months I have been dealing with some family issues that have been taking up a lot of my time and my brain cells. A music teacher friend of mine offered to take…
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Happy New Year!
I don’t know about you but 2023 was a crazy year for me! So I am happy to be turning the page on my calendar. I don’t know if 2024 is going to be any better but I’m determined to strap on my work boots and put my best foot forward to meet whatever comes…
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Announcement!!
For the past couple months I have been teasing you with news of a big announcement. It took me a little longer to pull things together than I had anticipated but now I can finally share the news. I just opened a teacher store!! Teachers Pay Teachers is basically the Etsy of teachers. Its a…
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SUMMER CAMPS
I and finishing up my first week of summer camps today and I have 2 more weeks to go! It’s been fun so far, not as many students as I hoped, but the ones who have come have been very engaged. I even had a couple adults join my kids classes where we were singing…
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