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 …
Today I'm once again linking up with Tracy King/ The Bulletin Board Lady at mrskingrocks.blogspot.com to write about a summer project: pool noodle rhythms! My summer project is actually inspired by the one and only Tracy King! I found this awesome blog post about pool noodle rhythms on her blog and decided I had to try it out. There are so many reasons I think her idea is fabulous, but to list a few: It's a GREAT activity for those tactile learners! It's a wonderful way to show length of rhythms. It's a great way to practice meter/ time signature. It's a brilliant way to do gr…
Today I'm once again linking up with Tracy King/ The Bulletin Board Lady at mrskingrocks.blogspot.com to write about a summer project: pool noodle rhythms! My summer project is actually inspired by the one and only Tracy King! I found this awesome blog post about pool noodle rhythms on her blog and decided I had to try it out. There are so many reasons I think her idea is fabulous, but to list a few: It's a GREAT activity for those tactile learners! It's a wonderful way to show length of rhythms. It's a great way to practice meter/ time signature. It's a brilliant way to do gr…
Today I'm once again linking up with Tracy King/ The Bulletin Board Lady at mrskingrocks.blogspot.com to write about a summer project! My summer project is actually inspired by the one and only Tracy King! I found this awesome blog post about pool noodle rhythms on her blog and decided I had to try it out. There are so many reasons I think her idea is fabulous, but to list a few: It's a GREAT activity for those tactile learners! It's a wonderful way to show length of rhythms. It's a great way to practice meter/ time signature. It's a brilliant way to do group work AND composit…
Hi everyone! I'm excited to be the first stop on a blog hop with other music teachers, called "Musical Road Trip"! The idea of a blog hop is that each stop will be about a different musical topic. The first stop will be with me, in Ohio, about rhythm! If you are a blogger and/or TpT seller, make sure to read the directions at the end of the post to link up a blog post and/or a rhythmic product for sale! Rhythm is such an expansive topic. I've blogged many times about different aspects of rhythm, but today I thought I'd blog about different ways to approach reviewing and pra…
Hi everyone! I'm excited to be the first stop on a blog hop with other music teachers, called "Musical Road Trip"! The idea of a blog hop is that each stop will be about a different musical topic. The first stop will be with me, in Ohio, about rhythm! If you are a blogger and/or TpT seller, make sure to read the directions at the end of the post to link up a blog post and/or a rhythmic product for sale! Rhythm is such an expansive topic. I've blogged many times about different aspects of rhythm, but today I thought I'd blog about different ways to approach reviewing and pra…
Hi everyone! I hope you are enjoying summer...or are very close to getting out of school! So I'm excited to be linking up with Tracy King at Mrs. King Rocks for her Summer Project Linky. I'm hoping to link up as often as I can, so I can force myself to prepare all of those ideas I've learned about at workshops, classes, or blogs, for use in my classroom this upcoming year! This week I am blogging about solfa cubes. I think I learned this from Joan Litman, my amazing Level III Kodaly instructor at Capital University....but I don't remember for sure. (And I just found out about thi…
Hi everyone! I hope you are enjoying summer...or are very close to getting out of school! So I'm excited to be linking up with Tracy King at Mrs. King Rocks for her Summer Project Linky. I'm hoping to link up as often as I can, so I can force myself to prepare all of those ideas I've learned about at workshops, classes, or blogs, for use in my classroom this upcoming year! This week I am blogging about solfa cubes. I think I learned this from Joan Litman, my amazing Level III Kodaly instructor at Capital University....but I don't remember for sure. (And I just found out about thi…
Ah, Kindergarten music class...it is at times so joyful and fun and at other times a bit daunting. I remember Kindergarteners being my favorite grade level while student teaching, and then I had my first year of teaching. I saw one class twice...in the same day...for forty minutes. I'm not kidding. Pair that with not having the best classroom discipline at that point and having a behaviorally challenging class, and it was an adventure! Things have gotten MUCH smoother since then, so I thought I'd share my tips for Kindergarten music lessons. Think about attention span I was once told in…
Ah, Kindergarten music class...it is at times so joyful and fun and at other times a bit daunting. I remember Kindergarteners being my favorite grade level while student teaching, and then I had my first year of teaching. I saw one class twice...in the same day...for forty minutes. I'm not kidding. Pair that with not having the best classroom discipline at that point and having a behaviorally challenging class, and it was an adventure! Things have gotten MUCH smoother since then, so I thought I'd share my tips for Kindergarten music lessons. Think about attention span I was once told in…
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