These days Handel's keyboard music is most often performed on a piano. At the time that this music was performed however pianos had not yet been invented, so keyboard music was generally played on a harpsichord. Have the students research differences between the instruments, looking at the time when each instrument was invented, and the
There are numerous resources and lesson plans available from this website to help you if you are planning music lessons. Learning about the Classical Composer Joseph Haydn? - Here are a few ideas for you: Encourage the students to pretend that they are Prince Esterhazy, and that they are looking for a new Kapellmeister. Have
Lesson plans are an indispensable tool for music teachers. 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”. However, once you are a little more experienced then preparing lesson plans becomes a
Planning music lessons? here are a couple of ideas to help you create some fun music resources for your lessons. In Austria the house where Mozart grew up have been converted into a museum. Have the students draw a design for the front cover of the brochure for this museum, showcasing why Mozart is still
Here are a few lesson planning ideas for teaching your music class about the flute and piccolo High or Low Game: Sing or play some melodic intervals in both directions. Ask students to discern which note comes first, the high note or the low note, by describing the interval as flute-piccolo (low-high) or piccolo-flute (high-low).
Music Teachers have a very busy schedule. Possibly music teachers have the busiest life of all teachers Of course, many would disagree with that statement. Maths, Science and History teachers of course work very hard and no-one would say they don't work extremely hard to bring excellent lessons to their students. Music Teachers however have
Want your students to learn about the string instruments? Here are a few music lesson plan ideas that will get your students inspired about stringed instruments. firstly, compare the sizes of violins and violas with other objects of different sizes Show or speak pairs of objects, and have the students indicate the relative size relationships
With St Patricks Day coming up this year... why not celebrate it with your music classes by showing them a video clip of the musical "Riverdance" featuring loads of Irish Dancing and music? This will be sure to start a great discussion, and you could even adapt it for additional homework exercises or projects. Here
Here's a little music game that really works well with small groups of preschoolers to elementary school children. The game is called "Notes to Riches" and it is what it sounds like - MONEY! All you need is some $1 bills play money - go and raid your old monopoly set or make some with