See the old witch {A Halloween music composition activity}

See the old witch {A Halloween music composition activity}

Looking for a fun Halloween activity that gets students composing and practicing quarter rest? In this blog post, I'm writing with a favorite activity for students during the Halloween season...or any time! "See the old witch" is a fun singing game that my first graders really enjoy. Here's the notation: For the game, students sit in a circle, sitting down. One child is chosen to...

Classroom Management Strategies for the Music Room

Classroom Management Strategies for the Music Room

Lately, I've been blogging about classroom management strategies in the music room. Today's blog post includes a podcast episode with more ideas!Listen to the podcast, called The Music Room, in the iTunes Store, or here: Here are the links mentioned in the podcast episode:IG: www.instagram.com/mrsmiraclesmusicroomBlog posts:Star students in the music roomPoint system for the music roomTransitions...

Transitions in the Music Room

Transitions in the Music Room

Lately, I've been writing with classroom management strategies in the music room. In this post, I wrote about star students, and in this post, I wrote about a point system for your music classroom. Today, I'm writing about one of my favorite ways to keep students' attention throughout the lesson: transitions!I first learned about transitions when I began my Kodaly training at Capital University. In...

Point System for the Music Classroom

Point System for the Music Classroom

Today, I'm continuing my classroom management series to write about a great way to reward the whole class: a point system for the music room!Since I started teaching, I've rewarded individual students for exemplary behavior by choosing star students, but it wasn't until a few years ago that I began rewarding whole class behavior. I read this book, which is great read for any special areas team:In...