This is my go-to CD for the month of March. Liz Carroll, composer and fiddle performer, creates stirring, lovely melodies. She’s American-born, but of Irish parents. Her music always touches my soul – I discovered her years ago on NPR and since then, my students and I have enjoyed her Lake Effect CD every March.Continue reading “The Best CD for March Listening”
Tag Archives: Rhythm Resources
Shamrockin’ Songs
So I ran out of copies of our St. Patrick’s Day worksheet I posted about last week; I ran to the copy room only to find the copier broken. Moments of desperation often prove to be chances for innovation. I grabbed some green construction paper and the shamrock die-cut. Taking them back to my 2ndContinue reading “Shamrockin’ Songs”
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.
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!”
New Look, New Purpose
Recently, I have been pondering the true purpose of this blog. Who is the audience? What purpose will it serve? Who will want to read it? Along those lines I know that all good music teachers are masters at sharing, borrowing, and enhancing others’ ideas. It’s what we do best and there is nothing wrongContinue reading “New Look, New Purpose”
March is MIOSM – “Music In Our Schools Month” – sponsored by MENC, Music Educators National Conference. As a music educator, obviously I support music education in school. However, it is interesting to hear what other people think about music education. Check out these Public Service Announcements from MENC’s MIOSM website. Clay Aiken’s PSAhttp://ak.webfetti.com/assets/modules/music/music_11.swf SaraContinue reading
Korg nanoKey
So I am working on a Capstone Project proposal for a technology endorsement called Teach21. While selecting the hardware and software I will need for my project, I stumbled across this cool little piece of hardware called a nanoKey. I am so excited about this little guy for a number of reasons…. It is smallContinue reading “Korg nanoKey”
March 2009 Music Education Carnival
Please check out this month’s “MUSIC EDUCATION BLOG CARNIVAL” at Tanbur Music Education Blogspot. My post “Using Audacity to Have Fun with Folk Dances” is one of the featured articles this month. From the Carnival, I also like Joseph Pisano’s article “Should we Utilize Technology in the Music Classrooms? Questions to Ask First.” This isContinue reading “March 2009 Music Education Carnival”
ActiVotes are Great!!
First of all, it has been FOREVER since I have posted. I apologize….March is a busy month, and things get crazy. Second, I used my ActiVotes for the first time this week. My classroom is equipped with an ActivBoard by Promethean. Included with the ActivBoard are these little voters called ActiVotes. They are wireless, battery-operatedContinue reading “ActiVotes are Great!!”
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