Well, maybe not THE best, but its close! Remember these? Mr. Sketch markers. I was obsessed with these as a kid and now as a music teacher, I have rediscovered how great these markers are. I used to be a Sharpie junkie, but I have made the switch (still love my Sharpies for doodling andContinue reading “The Best Classroom Accessory EVER!”
Author Archives: Claire Burns
Too Sweet Not to Share
This is a letter I received from a third grader yesterday. Sweet gestures like this make my job worth it…. 🙂 Student Letter (click on it to see it bigger and more clearly) This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 United States License.
St. Patrick’s Day Composition Activity
With holidays during the year, I try to think of ways to incorporate what we’ve been studying with the coming holiday. Next week being St. Patrick’s day, we needed some shamrocks and some luck! My second graders and I have been working with notation in the treble clef and the C major scale (See theContinue reading “St. Patrick’s Day Composition Activity”
Boomwhackers® Inspiration
So I stumbled across a Music Therapy blog this evening, Rhythm for Good, by a music therapist, Kat Fulton. She has some amazing Boomwhackers® resources – this is so exciting since we are in the middle of experimenting and exploring our new Boomwhackers®! She arranged a Lady GaGa tune for Boomwhackers® and it is trulyContinue reading “Boomwhackers® Inspiration”
Recorders and Harmony | "Hot Cross Buns"
A Flipchart Page from our study of this tune My fourth graders started the year with singing harmony through rounds and partner songs. They absolutely loved it and it was a great start to a school year. However, we have not revisited harmony much since then. This week we are reviewing this truly endearing, mildlyContinue reading “Recorders and Harmony | "Hot Cross Buns"”
Rhythm Flashcards
Teaching rhythm to young students is always fun, but can be challenging too! Follow this link to download a copy a PowerPoint I created to enhance my presentation, review, and reading of rhythms with my students. In focus with this slideshow are the following rhythms: Quarter Notes, Eighth Notes, and Quarter Rests. All slides are inContinue reading “Rhythm Flashcards”
3 Late-Night Ponderings….Your Input Appreciated!
I have a lot going through my mind tonight. A short post to get my thoughts down…these are things that I hope to explore in future posts. Comments? Ideas? All are greatly appreciated! 1. iPad 2So the iPad 2….a major change to something that was already so cool. Adding GarageBand as a $5 app makesContinue reading “3 Late-Night Ponderings….Your Input Appreciated!”
iPhone Finds the Best Gas Prices
Although this has nothing to do with music or education, it is geeky enough that it has to be shared. I am on my 3rd iPhone and the more I use it the more I love it. The number of apps available for download is growing exponentially and if you have a need, you canContinue reading “iPhone Finds the Best Gas Prices”
Materials Uploaded to TeachersPayTeachers.com
I have been researching the best ways to share my resources with you, my readers – I want you to be able to search for and download resources that meet your needs in the classroom. TeachersPayTeachers.com is a website that allows teachers to upload resources of all file types and anyone can download for freeContinue reading “Materials Uploaded to TeachersPayTeachers.com”
Search and Sort the Bowmar Orchestral Library
Anyone fortunate enough to have the obscure Bowmar Orchestral Library lurking in your CD collection? I was lucky to inherit this collection, when I started teaching at my current school 7 years ago. When I conduct a Google search on these items, I discover many things…it is expensive, it is old, and it is extensive.Continue reading “Search and Sort the Bowmar Orchestral Library”
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