Bulletin Board Ideas

Bulletin Board Ideas

Today I'm excited to link up with David Row from Make Moments Matter, for his Back to School Bulletin Board Ideas in the Music Classroom Linky Party!I'm going to post some of my past bulletin boards. Here goes!#1: Music around the worldI used this bulletin board to post any songs we learned from around the world. For example, when we learned "Ye Toop Doram" from Afghanistan, I posted a slip of paper...

10 Strategies for Melodic Reading and Writing

10 Strategies for Melodic Reading and Writing

A few days ago, I wrote about 10 strategies for rhythmic reading and writing, in hopes of giving you ideas for your year plan. Today I will blog about 10 strategies for melodic reading and writing! As in the last blog post, some of the ideas I will describe in this blog post, some will link to other blog posts, and some will link to freebies and other products. Here goes!#1: Ghost MelodiesIn this...

10 Strategies for Rhythmic Reading and Writing

10 Strategies for Rhythmic Reading and Writing

With this blog post, I'm hoping to give you lots of ideas to specifically address rhythmic reading and writing! Some of the ideas I will describe in this blog post, some will link to other blog posts, and some will link to freebies and other products.#1: Popsicle stick writing:I wrote in detail about popsicle stick writing in this blog post on my collaborative blog, the Kodaly Corner.#2: Dry erase...

Five Favorite Pins of July

Five Favorite Pins of July

Since we are over halfway through July (eek! Where is the summer going!?!?) I realized it's time for my favorite pins linky party!If you are a teacher blogger, feel free to join the party!  Directions are at the end of the post. Also make sure to follow me on Pinterest by clicking on the Pinterest icon in the right panel on my blog (the section that says "Button up.")  Here is my list for...

Song and dance {Three great activities for your older students}

Song and dance {Three great activities for your older students}

The week before last, I finished up teaching Level I for the Kodaly program at DePaul University in Chicago. My class had 18 music teachers, and they were a GREAT class...so cohesive and supportive of each other!  A few days before the class ended, one of my students mentioned that he couldn't find the song "Oboshinotentoten" on YouTube (as they have to check YouTube during the retrieval process...