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 these days things are a little different and we hope that teachers of piano
In this music lesson plan you’ll find a few ideas for creating a music lesson plan all about untuned percussion instruments. You could have the students make their own drums. Do this as a demonstration with student participation, or, if you have the resources, let each student make a drum. You’ll simply need a large
Music Teachers have a stressful life. Of all teachers probably music teachers have the most work to do on a regular week by week basis. Of course, many would disagree with that statement. Maths, Chemistry and English teachers of course work very hard and no-one would say they don't work extremely hard to bring brilliant
Why does the conductor of an orchestra get paid so much money?, and what exactly does he do anyway? These are all ideas that students can use to learn about the conductor in the orchestra. There is a complete lesson plan on this subject in Our Printable Music Lesson Plans Series You can show the
At its core, Music Theory is the study of the written manuscript. It is the knowledge of the dots and scribbles that make up written music, and the knowledge of how to effectively translate them into music. An understanding of theory really helps musicians, rather than making them play better, it helps them speak the
This is a few lesson plan ideas that you can use when learning about the Symphony Orchestra Arrange the student's seats as if they were an orchestra. Place the names of instruments on the the students desks, or Give students name stickers to wear. Allow students to be different instruments on different days. Discuss different
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 an old saying that says something like “failing to prepare is preparing to fail” Once you have a bit of experience under your belt however, then
Parents and teachers are constantly thinking about this: At what point is a computer game educational, and at what point is it just entertainment? Are those games really worth spending our hard earned money, time and energy on? In Music there are all kinds of games: Some of the music games which are available today
This is an issue facing most music teachers - how much do you let students just play away, and when do you introduce the theoretical knowledge? There has never been a subject in which the practical aspect is more important than in music. Learning music should always be about doing in any school Singing, Movement,
Learning about the Flute and Piccolo in music class? here are a few ideas. This is an excerpt from a music lesson plan from the fun music company on instruments of the orchestra. Hi-Lo Game: Play or sing a variety of melodic intervals, both ascending and descending. Then ask the students to tell you which