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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Classroom Music Games – Music Treasure Hunt
Saturday, March 20th, 2010Select 4 contrasting instruments (any that you like…for example a scraping sound, a hitting sound, a shaking sound and a pitched percussion or barred instrument) Each instrument will represent a sound (left, right, forward, backward). Practice moving around the room to the sounds. Choose 4 students to play instruments, 1 to be the “treasure hunter” [...]
Classroom Music Games – Music Memory
Friday, March 19th, 2010Draw a collection of music symbols on the whiteboard and have the students name them as you do so. After that have them turn their backs (or turn the white board around) and erase one. They must name the missing one. Keep going until they are all gone. Submitted by Lonna Possehl
Classroom Music Games – The Note Bucket Game
Friday, March 19th, 2010Make up a series of large cards with a music notes or symbols that the class are currently learning, and tape them to a series of buckets. Then set the buckets up in front of the class and make a line with tape on the floor about five (5) feet from the buckets or [...]
Classroom Games – Playing Musical Words
Thursday, March 18th, 2010Using manuscript on a whiteboard draw up notes that spell out a word: (eg. “edge”, “dad”, “face”, “cabbage” etc..) one point is first allocated to a student or team who correctly identifies the word. Then you can get the students to ‘play’ the word on an instrument. The first to accurately play the notes in [...]
Classroom Games – Note Races
Thursday, March 18th, 2010One of the most fun activities my students love is playing “Note Races.” What you do is go outside to the parking lot (one with no or very little traffic) or any area that is paved or cement. Then, I have a few students draw five manuscript lines about 6-8 feet long with about 2-3 feet [...]
Classroom Music Games – Note Blocks
Wednesday, March 17th, 2010I use Mortinson Math blocks to illustrate rhythm when teaching beginners. “One” blocks are quarter notes in their normal position, but turned over (they are hollow inside) they become quarter rests. “Two” bars are half notes. And so on, any bar being a rest up-side-down. I use toothpicks (sharp ends cut off) for bar lines. [...]
Substitute Music Lesson idea – Music Travelling
Wednesday, March 17th, 2010One of the best ideas I ‘ve ever tried was “Music Travelling”. It can work very well with preschoolers and primary school children and it promotes creative expression, self confidence, cooperation, geographical knowledge and respect of other cultures. It is also suitable for children with special needs. All you need is a CD with music [...]
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