Planning a Digital Recital for Elementary Music
Digital Recitals are a fantastic way to showcase what your music students are learning. Here’s how I did it!
How to Adapt First Steps in Music Infant/Toddler Lessons for the Classroom
Most kids are excited by the fast-paced, minor-key sounds heard in klezmer music, not to mention the virtuosic clarinet solos. They find it even more joyful to DANCE to it so I created a circle dance for my early childhood and primary music classes. Why limit introducing Jewish folk music to Chanukah? Use this dance any time of year!
Dollar Tree Music Room Finds for Valentine’s Day
Here are some of my favorite Dollar Tree finds for the music classroom during the months of January and February! They include bff beat buddies and finger puppets which are perfect for early childhood and primary students!
Low to No-Prep Winter Resources for the Music Room
Just the thought of teaching in December is enough to make music teachers twitch. The kids are hyped-up for the holidays, you have concerts to plan, and let’s not forget about colds that pop up at the worst times. I’ll be sharing some winter sub-tub stuffers that may come in handy when you least expect to be writing sub plans. Just print-copy-and-be-done-with it!
Super Simple Circle Dance to Klezmer Music
Most kids are excited by the fast-paced, minor-key sounds heard in klezmer music, not to mention the virtuosic clarinet solos. They find it even more joyful to DANCE to it so I created a circle dance for my early childhood and primary music classes. Why limit introducing Jewish folk music to Chanukah? Use this dance any time of year!