I live in Indiana, where we can count on nothing when it comes to the weather. Today there’s snow on the ground and the skies are grey. But tomorrow we could be wearing our sunglasses and searching for last summer’s shorts. Either way, I’m looking...
Go Round the Mountain is a folk song and game that’s simple, quick to learn, and offers enough variety to keep your students engaged. You can use this song to practice do, re, and mi, play a movement game, or work on articulation with recorders. GAME For this...
Lucy Locket is a fantastic song and game for the elementary music classroom. The duck-duck-goose style game is easy to play and keep students engaged throughout. You can use this song to practice mi, so, and la, as well was barred eighth and quarter note rhythms....
Last week, I wrote about five ways you could review rhythm in your elementary music classroom. You can read that post HERE. Today, I’m going to discuss five ways you can review pitch in the elementary music classroom. I’ll be discussing activities that...
I’ve been hard at work on an unfinished project now that my new blog design is finished. This project (Basics of Do, Re, and Mi) has led me down a rabbit-hole of songs and games that include do, re, and mi. One such song, Long Legged Sailor, has plenty of...
I’m in a wonderful mood today; partly due to the delicious Japanese Matcha Latte in front of me, and partly because it seems that Indiana has finally kicked winter to the curb. It’s also worth noting that I have a brand new blog design! In honor of this...
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