What educational value can be found in plastic guitar computer games?

This is a very important point for teachers and parents. When does a computer game become education, and when is it just entertainment? Are those games really worth spending our hard earned money, time and energy on? In my area of music there are all sorts of games: Some of the music games which are

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Do games like guitar hero have any educational value?

Parents and teachers are constantly thinking about this: At what point is a computer game like guitar hero educational, and at what point is it just entertainment? What are the critical aspects that something like this an educational activity, and something that would make teachers and parents spend our dollars, time and energy on it?

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What makes a music game have educational value?

This is a very important point for teachers and parents. When does a computer game become education, and when is it just entertainment? What are the critical aspects that make a game educational, and something that would make us as teachers and parents spend our dollars, time and energy on it? In our niche of

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Music Games – are they educational?

Parents and teachers are constantly thinking about this: When does a computer game become education, and when 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 are nothing more

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Music Lessons for a Substitute Music Teacher

Its here! Last year we ran a competition, where we asked members on our mailing list to submit ideas for our ebook competition. In this competition we asked the question: "What is the single best idea you can give a substitute music teacher, or that you can use yourself when substituting for someone else" The

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Teaching Major Scales: Part 2

A post by Janice on Music Lesson Plans: Worksheets to help with Teaching Major Scales If you need theory worksheet content to help with teaching major scales then you may find that our Printable Music Theory Books could become an invaluable companion in your resource kit. This is a book of comprehensive book of worksheets

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Teaching Major Scales: Part 1

A post by Janice on Music Lesson Plans: A Game to help with Teaching Major Scales If you’ve ever taught music theory, then you would know that it can be difficult to get students to remember the pattern of tones and semitones needed, the scale degree names and for younger students the solfege names in

2009-11-26T00:51:13+00:00By |1 Comment

Piano Terms

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

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