tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60322779377156784032024-03-13T12:22:36.698-07:00Music with Miss WAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00120176788999114197noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6032277937715678403.post-1996122241379158912017-02-19T07:44:00.001-08:002017-02-21T20:07:47.013-08:003 Tips for Including Adult Students in Your Studio<center style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Adult music students are my absolute <i>favorite</i> to have in my studio. For a while though, I didn't really consider the possibility of teaching adults. I thought that people often either did something in childhood or didn't and that usually dictated what they continued with beyond their schooling years. However, there's definitely a market for teaching adults. I've seen two different types of adult lesson seekers: those who have had a dream to learn an instrument their entire life and they're finally pursuing the dream OR those who played an instrument back in their school days and they want to relearn that instrument(I had one adult flute student who wanted to be able to play duets with her son who was starting to learn clarinet in middle school).</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Adult Students are the <b><i>best</i></b> because...</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>1. They actually practice.</b></span></center>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I don't know about you but I find that lessons are so much more pleasant when students practice. The great thing about adult students is that most of them actually <i>want</i> to practice. Unlike students who are sometimes encouraged to or forced to take lessons by their parents, adult students typically spend their own money on lessons to learn something new that they actually want to do.</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>2. They have fully developed attention spans and brains.</b></span></center>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Don't get me wrong, I love teaching adorable 5 year olds. They're full of energy and excitement. But sometimes it can be exhausting to keep them on track. With adult students, they can easily stay focused for 30 or 60 minute lessons. I've found these lessons to be much less tiring.</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>3. They're...adults.</b></span></center>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Sometimes it's nice to talk to another adult. While they likely won't make you a cute, thoughtful hand drawn memento for your desk, they speak your language. Oh, and they wash their hands, which is a huge plus when strep throat is making it's rounds.</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>3 Tips for Teaching Adult Students</b></span></center>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1. <b>Make sure you have a method book for adults.</b></span></center>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Many method books have bright colors, cartoons, or language for children. While that's great for your younger students, your adult students will definitely appreciate an adult looking book. Make sure you have some method books to recommend. For piano students, I use </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0882848186/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0882848186&linkCode=as2&tag=musicwithmiss-20&linkId=f4e4b97db5119fc2291d1f5cf1aaee18" target="_blank">Alfred's Adult All-In-One Piano Book</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="//ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=musicwithmiss-20&l=am2&o=1&a=0882848186" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /> and for flute students, I use </span></center>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It is really important to ask questions about prior musical experiences with adult beginners. Initially one of my adult students told me that she can't read or play. After asking her some questions, I found out that she actually played flute for three years in middle school and <i>thought</i> she didn't remember anything. She thought wrong by the way - although rusty at first, she quickly began remembering how to play flute and read music and was able to progress much quicker than a true beginner. Knowing this experience changed my approach to teaching her and allowed her to progress further.</span></center>
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<li><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Have you participated in a church choir or church band?</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A lot of times, your adult student has a dream song or piece of music that they'd always wished they could play. Because they don't have a school ensemble or contest to keep them interested and motivated, I use this dream music as a way to keep them engaged. I have them pick out a few pieces or songs and see if we can include a small chunk into each week's lesson. Right now, one of my student's is working on a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wxrB41PMhw" target="_blank">Cristofori's Dream</a>, a piece he's always <i>dreamed</i> of playing(ha..ha...ha?).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So tell me, do you have adult students in your studio? What do you love about teaching adult students and what are your challenges?</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00120176788999114197noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6032277937715678403.post-44234575413407013782016-12-15T17:29:00.001-08:002017-04-27T20:44:53.456-07:00Stress Relief Tips for the Music Teacher<script type="text/javascript">
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Being a music teacher can bring a lot of stress. From teaching classes(sometimes to the entire student population) to putting spectacular performances, it's definitely easy to feel the pressure. Check out these tips for relieving stress and keeping calm.</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This is a tip from one of my favorite podcasts, Happier with Gretchen Rubin. In one of her <a href="http://gretchenrubin.com/happiness_project/2016/10/podcast-87-live-from-seattle/" target="_blank">episodes</a>, she suggests finding a song that will give you a little pick me up when you hear it. It might be an upbeat Top 40 song or a nostalgic song that brings you back. This can be a go to song or playlist to play on your way home from a rough day or during a break to get you through the rest of the day. Need some inspiration? There's a pre-made <a href="https://play.spotify.com/user/happierwithgretchenrubin/playlist/4OJtnTLct2v1YiKryA7iGB?play=true&utm_source=open.spotify.com&utm_medium=open" target="_blank">Spotify playlist</a> from the podcast!</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Meditation has so many benefits. At first, I was intimidated by meditation. I had always envisioned meditation consisting of someone sitting by themselves on a hard surface for a very, very long time. It doesn't have to be that way! I use a wonderful app on my phone called <a href="http://www.meditationstudioapp.com/" target="_blank">Meditation Studio</a>. The first course breaks down how to meditate in easy 5-10 minute chunks. After completing the starter course, you can choose guided meditations that focus specifically on stress relief that can be as short as 2 minutes. This can be a perfect break in between classes or at lunch to de-stress.</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Find or purchase a box and fill it with good memories of your teaching career. I recommend plastic since it will hold up a little better rather than a cardboard box. Fill it with student notes or drawings, print out positive parent emails, favorite concert programs, pictures of music making, and anything that will bring a smile to your face. It's great to have the reminder of what I do what I do, especially after a receiving a tough email or having an observation that didn't go exactly as planned. I also put some of my favorite chocolate in my box. You may even want to add a small gift card to your favorite coffee shop to use "in case of emergency" for those extra stressful days.</span></center>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00120176788999114197noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6032277937715678403.post-45958274356872347302016-10-27T08:31:00.000-07:002016-10-27T08:34:07.814-07:00Rhythm & Poetry<center style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Cross curricular activities are great. But sometimes it's tough to marry two subject areas evenly. While using songs to teach addition, grammar, and other concepts is helpful for students, it may not truly be teaching or reinforcing musical concepts. Incorporating rhythm and poetry into a lesson can give both subjects equal attention.</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I like to use haiku poems. They are fun, fairly easy to write, and come with a rich history. Students may even be learning about them in their reading class! A haiku is a traditional Japanese poem written in a 5-7-5 syllable pattern. When translating this into music, I use one syllable=quarter note and two syllables=eighth notes. </span></center>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Interested in incorporating rhythm haikus into your classroom but short on time? Check out my <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Music-With-Miss-W/Category/Rhythm-Haikus-201502" target="_blank">pre-made ones</a>! They come with rhythm sheets, word suggestions, and slides briefly explaining haikus and how to write them.</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Do you want to take your students on a field trip but dread volunteer sign ups? Did your last party or celebration have 15 desserts and 1 side dish? Do you want an easy way to display class wish lists and ensure you get what you want? Sign Up Genius is the answer!</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Sign up Genius offers countless themes for your sign ups! I love this feature. </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The themes are neat and clean.</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Volunteers can easily see what kind of event they're signing up for just from the picture. </span></center>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I <i>love </i>TED talks! They are just long enough to fit a substantial amount of information and short enough to watch in one sitting. These are a few of my favorite TED talks to inspire music teachers all around!</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Technology is transforming so quickly. It is amazing what happens when you combine technology and music. This TED talk features Eric Whitacre talking about his virtual choir.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">There is certainly a reason why this is one of the most popular TED talks of all time. As music educators, we value creativity. Ken Robinson is a wonderful advocate for nurturing students' creativity.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This is my absolute all time favorite education related TED talk. Rita Pierson reminds us as educators that it is important to believe in our students and foster positive relationships with them.</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I would love to individually assess all of my students on rhythm reading. In reality, that isn't always possible during class because of limited time, shy students, and concert prep time among a million other things. Have access to iPads? The camera/video app can solve your assessment woes! You don't even need a whole class set for this to work!</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">My school is fortunate enough to have a Google Drive folder for each child. Students uploaded their videos to their folders. I was able to go into their folders after school to assess their videos. If you don't have a Google Drive system set up at your school, don't fret! These videos are small enough to be emailed. Here's how:</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Starting out lessons with a quick video is a great way to get students hooked on the day's lesson. Here are a few short videos to go along with singing games on musical opposite concepts high/low, fast/slow, and loud/soft.</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Incorporating literacy into music is an important part of my classroom. Celebrate Music in Our Schools Month and Women's History Month with these 5 books!</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1. For the Love of Music: The Remarkable Story of Maria Anna Mozart by Elizabeth Rusch</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Many people know about Wolfgang Mozart but his sister is lesser known. This story tells of a brilliant pianist who toured along side her brother. The book is based on actual letters written within the Mozart family.</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This book is more suitable for older children. It is a chapter book with 118 pages on Clara Schumann's musical life. The book includes diary entries and letters by Clara.</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This game allows players to become orchestra conductors. The Wii controller becomes the baton. When more than one controller is involved in this mini game, the object is to conduct at the same time. This game can be used to reinforce steady beat and give students a chance to experience what it's like to be in front of an orchestra. At the conclusion of the game, a score is given on how accurate the conductors were. I will warn you, the multiplayer aspect of this game is more difficult than you'd think! </span></center>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Use the Wii controller and nunchuck to form a handbell choir! Follow the colored handbells on the screen, which tell when you should play. This game can be used to reinforce playing rhythms in time. One trick I've found is you should try to play your handbell slightly before it gets to the yellow strip. </span></center>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This month, my kinders are starting to explore short and long sounds. We transitioned to call these short and long sounds ta and titi during this week's classes through 2-4-6-8 Meet Me at the Garden Gate.</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I believe 2-4-6-8 is meant to be a chant but I wanted to add pitches to continue to reinforce sol-mi-la. Here's what I did:</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">After discovering one sound in one steady beat is a ta and two sounds in one steady beat is a titi, I added a partner hand clapping activity. First we practiced keeping the steady beat by using a pat-clap pattern. Then I had them practice pat-clap-pat-hands up. The hands up motion preps them for high five-ing their partner later. Once students can comfortably sing and do the pat-clap-pat-hands up motion, I put them into partners. First we practiced the pat-clap-pat-high five partner motion alone and then we put it with music!</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">To play the game, students sit in a circle. One student sits outside of the circle, facing away from students. Students sing the song and pass a turkey around the circle. I used a Turkey printed on a paper but a stuffed animal would work great as well! Whoever has the turkey on the word day "hides the turkey before Thanksgiving Day" by putting the printed or stuffed animal Turkey behind their back. The student who is sitting outside of the circle remains facing away from the rest of the class and sings "Turkey, where are you?" (sol mi mi sol mi). The student who is hiding the turkey sings "you'll never find me" (sol mi mi sol mi). The student sitting outside the circle has three tries to guess who sang "you'll never find me" without looking. </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The individual singing responses gave me a chance to assess my students' singing.</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It's the end of music class. You line students up, make sure they're standing quiet and still, and open up the door to send them on their way. Much to your surprise(or not!), their teacher isn't there. You estimate you have anywhere from 30 seconds to 5 minutes before the teacher will pick up your students. During that time, students can get pretty restless! Here are some ides on how to keep students occupied while waiting to be picked up.</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">8. Give standing in line musical meaning! Practice standing like "performers on stage." The more they can practice standing still, smiling, and quiet, the better!</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">9. Review technique for singing and/or playing. Tell students you are going to demonstrate a skill two ways, one is right and one is wrong. Demonstrate something, such as singing posture: slumped vs. straight and tall. Have students put up one or two fingers to show which one they think is the correct way.</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">10. Copy me rhythms or sol fege patterns. You can clap, say, or sing a pattern and students repeat the pattern after you. This is especially good for younger students.</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">13. Rapid fire Q&A. Ask a question that will have a 1-3 word answer, gives students 10 seconds to think of their answer, and go down the line quickly. I used this technique on Halloween when <i>every </i>student wanted to tell me what they were going to dress up as.</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">14. Name that tune. Hum or play a few lines of a tune that students may know and see if students can guess what it is!</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">While it may not be convenient when students are picked up late, you might as well make the most of those few extra moments!</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">There are so many great app lists out there for music education. The problem I found is that they don't always have reviews attached to them. I decided to download as many apps as I could find and test them all out. Here's what I found when it came to composing apps!</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Pros: Easy to use, built using music theory concepts, students can see their composition on a staff, several accompaniment options for student compositions</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Cons: No way to export/save the music that is created, no option to change the instrument that plays the melody</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Apple: <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/tunetrain/id702713073?mt=8">https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/tunetrain/id702713073?mt=8</a></span></center>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Website: <a href="http://appcloud.warnerbros.com/lego/legomusicmaker/">http://appcloud.warnerbros.com/lego/legomusicmaker/</a></span></center>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This app works well in a browser on iPads. Students choose a song "base," such as the "Everything is Awesome" song, and then add their composition on top of it. Colored lego pieces each have their own sound loop ranging from percussion to vocal exclamations. Legos can be placed on and off the beat. This app is basically a simplified version of Garageband.</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Cons: if students "color" the pictures, it tends to sound like a cacophony of sound rather than a piece of music, no option to export song - only to save in the app</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Pros: ability to add multiple measures to create a longer piece of music, shows 4/4 beat pattern, options to adjust tempo and sound levels, includes mode to compose using a grid/colors and mode to create/record own patterns</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Pros: world music instruments available for composition, all paid options can be "purchased" through enough earning coins, control over musical ideas such as tempo and pitch, option for free play on instruments</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Cons: no easy way to delete/erase a composition once you create it, only 3 free instruments, no way to export compositions</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">In the composition component of this app, students can fill in blocks representing either different pitches or timbres.The only reason why I put this under the bad category is because once a composition is finished, there is no way to start over again from scratch. If students wanted to start a new composition, they would have to uncheck all of the filled in white boxes, which is simply not practical to use as a composition app in the classroom.</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Cons: does not include option to save composition unless you pay to upgrade to PRO, only one instrument sound available for free, does not have any true educational concepts</span></center>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00120176788999114197noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6032277937715678403.post-64494970570576203732014-09-22T20:12:00.002-07:002017-04-22T08:07:38.481-07:00Fall is in the Air! Singing Game and Assessment<script type="text/javascript">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Fall is certainly in the air here in North Carolina. While the days are still hot and sunny, mornings are crisp and cool. With this in mind, I thought it would be fun to sing about the change in seasons with my kindergartners!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I started by asking if someone knew what season is coming up next. A few enthusiastic hands shot up. After we determined the next season is fall, I read a short book about fall. There are so many great options out there!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Next we learned a song/game celebrating fall called "Fall is in the Air!" Students sit in a circle while three chosen students stand in the center of the circle and pick a fall object. I printed out pictures of a scarecrow, pumpkin, squirrel, acorn, pile of leaves, and sun flower. I did not have time to laminate my pictures this time around but will definitely do so in the future!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The whole group sings this song while the three students "show off" their fall objects:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">3. Sings sol mi pattern in tune but in a different key </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">2. Sings but does not sing sol mi pattern </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">1. Uses speaking voice, even with I sing, you sing prompt</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">0. Would not attempt to sing, even with I sing, you sing prompt</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00120176788999114197noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6032277937715678403.post-88933259947217203022014-09-06T20:40:00.001-07:002016-08-31T02:26:59.371-07:00Cross Curricular Music Centers<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This week in 2nd grade, we did centers! Students spent about 7-8 minutes are each of the four centers I had set up. I created these centers with the intention of incorporating other subjects.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I had two music and art stations in this batch of centers. One was color by note. These color by note worksheets are a musical spin on the popular color by number! I made this activity into a coloring contest for students. I plan to feature the best colored owls on my fall bulletin board. If you're interested in the fall color by note worksheets, you can find them <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Color-By-Note-Fall-1408184">here</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Students at this station used the iPads to create their own compositions by using the free app <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/tunetrain/id702713073?mt=8">TuneTrain</a>. Students guide a train through towns to pick up people at their houses. Each person has a specific pitch. The higher the house, the higher the note. The closer together the houses selected, the shorter the rhythm will be. Students can also choose the accompaniment style (examples include pop, classical, R&B, and more) and have the option of viewing their composition notated on staff. Its a great way to get students thinking about basic music theory concepts!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">SQUILT is one of my students' all time favorite activities. What is SQUILT you ask? SQUILT stands for Super Quiet UnInterrupted Listening Time. During SQUILT time in my classroom, students listen to a piece of music and then imagine a story in their head. It is a great, fun way to introduce classical music to young children. Students do this activity immediately following the Welcome to Music song we sing each week.</span><br />
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