Interesting takes on some classics
How to figure out the key of a song, plus a chart with all the chords that belong in each key.
Chord Relationships, or “CRs” for short, are a somewhat obscure but supremely helpful concept to learn (in my own opinion). They are especially helpful and prevalent among film composers. At the core of this concept is the assumption that audiences have come to associate certain chord combinations with specific emotions. For example, a Major chord and a minor chord separated by a major third interval is a super common CR for sad scenes. This CR has a uniquely sad sound to it and can build upon
Anchor chart inspiration for elementary teachers. Use my Not-So-Pinteresty Anchor Charts for Reading, Math, Grammar, and Writing.
Diatonic major key triad notes chart. See a list of the notes in each chord of the 12 major scale key signatures. Beginner guitar player music theory...
What do you do when you can't find a song to help reinforce the concept of subject/predicate? Well write one of course!! This song is catchy and is bound to help your kiddos remember what part of the sentence is the subject and what is the predicate. If you can sing The Farmer in the Dell you can ...
The glockenspiel or the xylophone is one of the first musical instruments children can use to take their first steps in playing music.This repertoire is rich enough to get you started.
Presentations: 1 , 2 Practice on the CONDITIONALS label Here are some songs in the 2nd. Conditional: Excerpts here Songs in diffe...
This Recorder fingering chart is based on the soprano recorder. We are going to study first the natural notes and then in another table we are going to present you the altered notes, that is to say, the sharp notes and flats notes.
This is a follow-up to my earlier post, Recorders Rock! I thought I would add a couple more quick ideas that you might find useful. Creative Cases We use Yamaha recorders that are available in three colors. The students love the bright colors, and they have a nice tone quality. However, the plastic recorder cases are not very durable. Some students replace their torn cases with creative things ranging from socks to fabric or hand-knit cases. After I warned my fourth graders this year about the need to be careful with the cases to help them last as long as possible, a few students decided to take a proactive role. I have seen creative cases this year, and some look more difficult than others to make. I spotted these duct tape reinforced cases in class this week, and thought they were an ingenious way to make the cases cute and durable. Recorder Rewards We use Artie Almeida's Recorder Express as the main source in our recorder curriculum, and belts (colored yarn) are awarded as students achieve new levels with recorders. We enhance the curriculum with music from Don Muro's Give Me Five, and Easy 8, as well as recorder songs found in Music K-8 issues. Check out B A Superhero (by M.C. Handel/arr. by Paul Jennings, Music K-8, Vol. 16, No. 1). This song is always a favorite with our beginning recorder players. You may like to follow a set curriculum for rewards, such as Barb Philipak's Recorder Karate. However, don't be afraid to customize rewards to fit your students' needs. We select the songs for belts from Recorder Express, since the students have their own books at home to use for practice. The following is a chart of song choices we currently use for each reward level: Check out my latest post for information about visuals for these songs that have improved my students' progress: Kicking it with Recorder Recorder Roll I created a chart to keep up with recorder belt levels. You can download the Word document using the link below. Recorder Roll Chart Download I hope your new year is off to a great start!
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I created three sorting mats with boats that have either AM, IS, or ARE on them.
Poem song to help students remember homophones better.
This is the second part of a mini series about songs for teaching parts of speech. If you missed the first post about nouns and verbs, you can find it here. Click on any picture
Learn the pattern for building major scales on the piano, and use that pattern to build any major scale. Learn the piano with chords.
