Enjoy Singing with Vocal Warmup Songs

Have you ever wanted to know how the best choral directors and trainers get the best out of their choirs? What they say? What they do? and How they make it fun? Well now here’s your chance to find out. Here at the Fun Music Company, we’re very excited to launch a brand new resource

2011-06-16T00:24:47+00:00By |0 Comments

Two New Music Advocacy Documentaries

I’m always on the lookout for great music advocacy video’s and today, I’ve just found two new ones- just in time to watch over the US Summer break! Here are the trailers of them both. Gustovo Dudamel is always an inspiration to me with his conducting skill combined with his passion for music.This man appears

2011-06-02T01:36:51+00:00By |5 Comments

Using Peak State in Music Education

Last weekend we finished a Tony Robbins event in Sydney called “Unleash the Power Within” and have to say it totally rocked! It was a weekend full of energy, learning and being in an “active” state of mind . Because of it, I feel that we have acquired many new ideas and directions and over

2011-03-12T03:09:25+00:00By |1 Comment

A New Music Theory Worksheet Video Resource

Part of our commitment at the Fun Music Company is to not only create great music teaching resources, but also to support you as you start working through the worksheets with your classes. We plan to do this with some quick videos that you can watch in just a few minutes, that will explain how

2011-02-28T02:13:15+00:00By |1 Comment

Resource for Teaching About Indonesian Music and The Gamelan

This week I've just started to work on a new World Music project  which will consist of  teaching resources fact sheets, whiteboard presentations, fun worksheets lesson ideas and resources  for teaching music of other cultures from around the world. The whole resource pack is set to be launched on Thursday 3rd March, 2011. However, in

2011-01-18T05:23:00+00:00By |0 Comments

What you must know about copyright.

Copyright is an important issue, and one that ALL teachers must know about. You have to know the restrictions in your local area, as well as the restrictions that are placed on particular items. Do NOT ignore this issue, as you could wind yourself in a lot of hot water for copying the wrong things!

2010-10-28T02:12:24+00:00By |3 Comments

How To Love Teaching a Preschool Music Class

Teaching pre-school music can be either an ultimate teaching experience or it can be a worst nightmare! Is it possible that it all comes down to mindset? There are those teachers that seem to have it all under control with young children, the kids seem balanced and happy and excited, yet attentive and inspired and

2018-08-23T04:01:34+00:00By |3 Comments

Five Minute Fillers

Have you ever needed a five minute filler for a music class? You probably know the type of situation I mean. It’s when you’ve got quite a large group of kids together for choir or band music class or even for a group of fidgety young children .....and you need to get them either fired

2022-06-28T01:06:40+00:00By |2 Comments
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