If you’re looking for a fun (calm) singing game for the upper grades in elementary music class, you need to try Coset Key. Closet Key singing game for upper elementary school is not only fun, but it can also be used to learn or practice dynamics, piano and forte, crescendo and decrescendo, do re mi,… Continue reading How to Play Closet Key Singing Game for Upper Grades
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Use this (free) Jazz Musician Bracket to make your Students Fall in Love with Jazz
Did someone say free Jazz lesson? I’m listening! This free elementary music lesson is the perfect way to introduce jazz to your students, by letting them hear many different jazz musicians. They will fall in love with jazz music and jazz musicians. Use this with your upper grades to keep them engaged– even during jazz… Continue reading Use this (free) Jazz Musician Bracket to make your Students Fall in Love with Jazz
A (free) Fun Movie Music Bracket for Elementary Music Lessons
Music can create moods, and what better way to showcase that than with a movie music lesson– especially when it’s free! This free elementary music lesson will be the hit of your fourth and fifth grade music lessons– especially in the Springtime (I like to do movie music at the end of the year). For… Continue reading A (free) Fun Movie Music Bracket for Elementary Music Lessons
First Day of Music Lessons for 4th + 5th Grade
It can be difficult to know what to plan for 4th and 5th grade elementary music class, and it can be even harder to know what to do on the first day of school! After reading this post, you’ll have ideas for what to teach in the first few weeks of fourth grade and fifth… Continue reading First Day of Music Lessons for 4th + 5th Grade
2nd and 3rd Grade First Day of Music Lessons
And just like that, it’s a new school year! So… What do we start with? If you’re looking for ideas for back to school for second and third grade elementary music lessons, I’ve got you covered. After reading, you’ll know what to look for in a “good” back to school music lesson and have a… Continue reading 2nd and 3rd Grade First Day of Music Lessons
Free Snowball Fight Winter Music Lesson for Treble Clef or Solfege
If you’re looking for a fun, free winter music lesson, you are in the right place. This free snowball fight music lesson is just what you need to get your kids engaged in reading and writing music-- specifically solfege or treble clef. They get to have a fun snowball fight, and you get an assessment–… Continue reading Free Snowball Fight Winter Music Lesson for Treble Clef or Solfege
The Best Halloween Listening Lessons for Elementary Music
Why, hello there October! October is a fun time in the music room, because this is when things get spooky. Even though I don’t typically do “Halloween” lessons, this time of year, I tend to pull out some pieces in minor keys, and just more spooky ones. Here are some of my favorite Halloween listening… Continue reading The Best Halloween Listening Lessons for Elementary Music
Teaching In the Hall of the Mountain King in Elementary Music
It’s spooky season, and that means….. In the Hall of the Mountain King! This is one of my favorite listening selections of the year, and I use it in almost every grade level in my elementary music classroom. In this blog post, I’m sharing some of my favorite ways to teach In the Hall of… Continue reading Teaching In the Hall of the Mountain King in Elementary Music
Love Somebody Singing Game for Upper Grades
Looking for a singing game that your fourth and fifth grade music students will love? Love Somebody is a fun singing game that is perfect for practicing sixteenth notes, chords, and singing. Although this is a great Valentine’s Day song, we use is all year long. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QadyPp_WYH4 The song Love Somebody Download the free PDF… Continue reading Love Somebody Singing Game for Upper Grades
Write the Room : An Exciting Way to Write Rhythms and Melodies
Let’s face it– if you want elementary music students to be able to read and write music, then you need to have them read and write rhythms and melodies. It can feel boring to have them read and write notes on the staff, but the good news is that it doesn’t have to be. If… Continue reading Write the Room : An Exciting Way to Write Rhythms and Melodies