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Monday, March 29th, 2010What exactly ARE Music Theory Fun Sheets? Music Theory Fun Sheets are Worksheets designed for music teachers to use in music classes and for individual theory instruction. They are supplied in Digital Format so that you self print them – as many times as you need! Music Theory Fun Sheets are not normal worksheets because: [...]
Frequently Asked Questions about Music Theory Fun Sheets
Monday, March 29th, 2010General Questions How do I get access to these worksheets? When you purchase any of the modules of Music Theory Fun Sheets you get a username and password, which gives you instant access to a members only site where you can access and print the product. Why a members area? At the Fun Music Company [...]
Making your lesson plans fun for primary school children
Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010If you’ve been a teacher of young children’s classes you’ll know one very important thing: you always need have a lesson plan. That is, if you want to end the day in a positive frame of mind! A lesson plan doesn’t have to be complex, and teachers who have been in the game a while [...]
Substitute Lesson ideas – Musical Bingo
Monday, March 22nd, 2010For an emergency substitute lesson I have 2 bingo games. Both are purchased games with game cards and a CD. One game is made up of musical instrument sounds and the other is sound we hear around us. I use the instruments bingo for grades 2 -4 and the sounds bingo for grades K-2. I [...]
A classroom music lesson about Franz Joseph Haydn
Sunday, March 21st, 2010Planning music lessons? here are a couple of ideas to help you create some fun music resources for your lessons. Encourage the students to pretend that they are Prince Esterhazy, and that they are looking for a new Kapellmeister. Ask them to write a job advertisement outlining the duties of the position and the type [...]
Substitute Music Lesson ideas – Note Pizza
Sunday, March 21st, 2010When I was asked to teach a half hour class of 35 kids (aged 8 to 16) before their regular teacher could be there, a friend and I came up with this idea: Build “note pizzas” by giving 6 groups each a set of a Pizza pan and 1 whole note (whole pizza) 2 half [...]
Listening ideas for Music by Mozart
Saturday, March 20th, 2010The Fun Music Company has a whole series of lesson plans available about composers, from the Baroque through to the 20th Century. Listening List and other resources for learning about Mozart in the music class. Mozart Requiem Mass in D Minor Confutatis and Lacrimosa Piano Concerto no. 21 2nd movement: Andante Eine kleine Nachtmusik: Allegro [...]
Listening Resources for a music lesson about Joseph Haydn
Saturday, March 20th, 2010Planning music lessons? here are a couple of listening ideas to help you create some fun music resources for your lessons. Symphony No. 45 “The Farewell Symphony”: 4th Movement This video recording is an entertaining version showing the musicians leaving the stage during the last movement, as they did in the first performance of this [...]
Classroom Music Games – Round Mania
Saturday, March 20th, 2010Take a well known round: I use ‘London’s Burning’ for younger children (KS1 in the UK) and either ‘Frere Jacques’ or one of the quick to learn African rounds for older children (KS2 in the UK) Make sure that the children are secure with both the words and melody, singing in unison before embarking on [...]
Learning about keyboard instruments and their history
Saturday, March 20th, 2010The piano has several less known cousins which are important for us to introduce into the music classroom: the celesta, harpsichord and organ. They are great to include in music lesson plans. Discuss with students the similarities and differences among keyboard instruments. The keyboard instruments are related to each other in that they are controlled [...]
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