Students hear syncopation every day when they listen to their favorite music. It inspires them to drum their fingers on a table or get up and dance. As music teachers, you want to inspire that same level of engagement in your classes. So today I’m sharing three...
The Maple Leaf Rag is a fantastic piece to teach students about steady beat, syncopation, and the genius of Scott Joplin. The concern I hear from most teachers, is that they just don’t know where to begin when it comes to incorporating Western art music into...
Plainsies, Clapsies is a fun game to practice beat and pitch. For the game, any small/medium sized ball will do. Tennis balls, foam balls, or even hacky sacks would work. You’ll need enough balls for each student to have one. If you don’t have that many,...
One of my favorite lessons to teach every year was Miss Mary Mack. I taught the clapping game and song starting in second grade, and it was easily one of the students’ favorites. In fact, I often heard their homeroom teachers turning the lesson into a verb, as...
I’m so excited for the start of February. Not because there’s anything particularly interesting going on in that month, but because it means we’re one month closer to spring. Also, a lot of good shows have been returning to Netflix lately, and since...
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