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    Classroom Music Lessons about the piano, harpsichord, organ and celesta

    Saturday, March 13th, 2010

    There are several other instruments which are related to the piano which are important for us to introduce to school students. They are the organ, celesta and harpsichord. These are great instruments to include in your music lesson plans. Discuss with students the similarities and differences among keyboard instruments. The instruments are mainly similar in [...]

    A classroom music lesson about the Harp

    Friday, March 12th, 2010

    Have a look at the length of the string, and discus the effect on its pitch Have the students guess if longer or shorter strings will produce higher or lower sounds. Here is an interesting question to discuss with your students: Why do we use the word “high” to describe pitches of a higher frequency, [...]

    Learning about The Celesta, Piano, Harpsichord and Organ in the classroom

    Friday, March 12th, 2010

    The piano has several less known cousins which are important for us to introduce into the music classroom: the celesta, harpsichord and organ. Here are a few ideas that you can include in your music lesson plans about these instruments Show and talk about the different aspects and characteristics of the keyboard instruments. The keyboard [...]

    Learning about the Orchestral Keyboard instruments in music class

    Thursday, March 11th, 2010

    This is a tiny sample of the music lesson plans available from the fun music company. Here are a few ideas that you can use when discussing the orchestral keyboard instruments: The piano, celesta, harpsichord and pipe organ. Show and talk about the different aspects and characteristics of the keyboard instruments. The keyboard instruments are [...]

    Learning about the Harp in music class

    Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

    These are just a few ideas for writing a music lesson plan about the Harp. Have a look at the length of the string, and discus the effect on its pitch Have the students guess if longer or shorter strings will produce higher or lower sounds. Ponder this with your students: Why do you think [...]

    Keyboard Instruments: The Harpsichord, Piano, Pipe Organ, and Celesta

    Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

    Here are a few ideas that you can use when discussing the orchestral keyboard instruments: The piano, celesta, harpsichord and pipe organ. Show and talk about the different aspects and characteristics of the keyboard instruments. The keyboard instruments are related to each other in that they are controlled by a similarly laid-out key mechanism. Technically, [...]

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