Jackaroe is a story song about a captivating heroine who poses as a man in order to follow her love into war. Unlike most of the folk songs that I come across, it portrays a strong female character who isn’t thwarted by a male relative to live her own life...
For some music teachers, harmony brings back memories of college theory classes. You listened endlessly to a piece of music, charted the harmony, and wrote out a detailed analysis. When we think of the concept of harmony in elementary music, we may be tempted to feel...
Bluebird Through My Window is a perpetual hit with kindergartners. They will love the active nature of the accompanying game, and it gives each student a chance to lead. NOTATION CIRCLE GAME Students stand in a circle with their hands joined.The circle represents a...
Teaching form to kindergartners looks much different than teaching form to third graders. However, the commonality is that students need to experience the concept first, and one great way to do that is through movement. Today, I’m going to focus on the song...
Echo songs are a fantastic choice for when you’re trying to save your voice. By choosing a few echo song recordings, your students can sing to their heart’s content without you destroying your voice in the process. Here are just five of some of my favorite...
I was looking back through old blog posts, and I was shocked to see that I’ve never written about the song Down by the Bay. I used to sing this song every year with my students, coinciding with the year that they learned about rhyming words. This has so many...
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