Many of our best resources and upgrades have come about because of direct suggestions from music teachers and parents just like you. We're always looking to improve further, so we're having an exciting new contest! in this contest not only do you have the opportunity to win a little prize, you'll also be able to
Have you ever tried teaching "Young Persons Guide to the Orchestra" by Benjamin Britten before? Sounds easy to any music teacher doesn't it. You get the recording, print off a few worksheets , get the kids to label a few instruments and charts about the Orchestra and Presto! there's your module right...... All except one
Have you ever tried teaching musical terms needed for most piano lessons only to find you get nowhere very quickly? There are just some instances where it seems that no matter what you do, it is impossible to get good retention ready for those upcoming exams or tests and no matter how many times you
Are you looking for things to do in the summer? What a wonderful time of the year! "Schools Out" in America and the UK for the long summer break and here in Australia, we're soon on short mid year break for the winter.It seems no matter where we live in the world, we all have
Here are Three Powerful Reasons why children benefit from music at young ages. There has been loads of research recently about the benefits of music education for young children. Some of this has been undertaken by the Australian Music Association, and is being promoted through their "Play for life" campaign. Some of this research is
Here's a great way to help organize your career as a Private Music Teacher. If your career is in Private Studio Music Teaching, then I know how you feel. Somehow you need to fit in teaching the kids and then there's all this other Admin stuff like invoicing, scheduling and lesson notes which are all
Get your best party tricks underway and get ready to roll up - there's a new buzz around that circus skills can help develop not only coordination, but can increase fitness, wellbeing and keep kids 100% engaged....all while having fun! If you know of kids who need activities to do over the holiday period, why
Young children just love music and often it is through music that young children communicate for the first time, whether it be through gesture, smiling or action. But is there more to it than that?..... There is a growing amount of evidence to show that music enhances a child's ability to think, learn, reason and
Let’s face it – toddlers can be hard work! Sometimes the job of teaching two or more toddlers at the same time can be mind boggling for everyone involved and they will do things that you will least expect. Their attention span is short, they need constant surprises and teachers and parents need constant ideas.
If you were thinking of using the film "High School Musical" in your lesson plans, there is a whole teaching resource available- completely free! The resource is called " The Music In You" and is 28 pages of colour, crammed with information about the show and activities your students can do. So thankyou to the