Draw a simple analogue clock on the board, leaving space around it for 4 beat rhythm patterns. If you have magnetic 4 beat rhythm patterns prepared, stick one at each hour. If you don’t have any, simply draw a 4 beat pattern in stick notation using whatever notation the class knows. As soon as you
If you’ve been a teacher of young children's classes you’ll know one very important thing: you always need have a lesson plan. Of course, that is if you want to end the day in a stress free fashion! A lesson plan doesn’t have to be complex, in fact experienced teachers can almost do it without
Remember old fashioned piano lessons? Sitting up straight on the hard piano bench where the lovely Mrs Smith would give you a gentle tap on the back of the hand with a ruler if you didn’t curl your fingers properly! Well thankfully times have changed, and (we hope) that piano teachers no longer plan to
Teaching a lesson about percussion in music class? here are a few ideas that are suitable for elementary through to junior high school. Make a drum! Do this as a demonstration with student participation, or, if you have the resources, let each student make a drum. You will need an empty coffee can or other
An indispensable tool for music teachers is the lesson plan. They are very important to the success of both one lesson and the teachers career in general. There is nothing like the old saying “If you don’t prepare, then prepare to fail”. Once you have a bit of experience under your belt however, then preparing
Ludwig Van Beethoven has to be one of the most unusual and interesting characters to ever compose music. Here are a few ideas to help introduce him into your music lesson plans: Use Beethoven's life as the topic for a short children's story. You can describe all the parts of Beethoven's life that children may
Studying instruments in your music class? The saxophone is a great one to include. Saxophones are a very popular instrument, having uses in many genres of music, from Classical to Jazz and Rock. Saxophones are often featured in “big band” music.”Big Band” music often features the saxophone. The typical “big band” sax section consists of
Thoughts from our Editor Kevin Tuck: I always found it an interesting experience to play in a Rock Band. I played the drum kit in a wide variety of styles of music from rock and roll through light pop. had a background in classical music - my mother made me play piano as a young
There are numerous resources and lesson plans available from this website to help you if you are planning music lessons. In Salzburg, Austria, Mozart's childhood house has been turned into a museum. Design the front cover of a brochure advertising the Museum by briefly describing who Mozart was, what may be see in the Museum
Here are a few lesson planning ideas that you can use when learning about the clarinet in the music class. There are lots more ideas for music lesson plans in the printable music lesson plans series at this webpage. Have fun making this simple single reed instrument You will need: plastic combs and pieces of