Looking for fun activities during the winter holiday season? In this podcast episode, I discuss my favorite ways to celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa in the music room! Listen here: Links mentioned in the podcast episode: When oh When Lots of latkes song notation: Singalong blog post Editable singalong set: Games: Reading with Santa ( download for free here ) Santa's Stuck Rhythmic Bundle Santa's Stuck Melodic Bundle Christmas Carol Bingo Picture books: Feliz Navidad 12 Days of Christmas There was an old lady who swallowed a bell The Sound of Kwanzaa Jingle Bell Dance: Sleigh Ride Cup Routine: Ch…
Looking for strategies to address physical, visual, and aural learning styles? In this podcast episode, Katie and I discuss learning styles, strategies, and more! Listen to the podcast here: Links mentioned in the podcast: Walk and running card freebie Solfege Podcast: Music Teacher Coffee Talk Amy Abbott's body staff: Low Sol: Hands on knee Low La: Hands slightly above knee Low Ti: Hands slightly below waist Do: Hands on waist Re: Arms crossed over chest Mi: Hands on shoulders Fa: Hands on side of head Sol: Hands on top of head La: Hands in air, slightly above head Ti: Fingers in air above head (like …
The term "differentiation" has been used more and more often in education lately. What does it mean? How does it apply to the music room? According to Carol Ann Tomlinson--an expert on differentiation-- differentiated instruction is defined as factoring students’ individual learning styles and levels of readiness first before designing a lesson plan (from this blog post from Concordia University- Portland.) So what does this look like in the music classroom? I've heard many music teachers say that differentiation happens naturally in the music room. I agree...to a degree. There IS…
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