Learning about Ludwig Van Beethoven in the music class
Saturday, March 13th, 2010Ludwig Van Beethoven has to be one of the most unusual and interesting characters to ever compose music. Here are a few ideas to help introduce him into the music classroom: Write a short children’s story about the life of Beethoven. You can describe all the parts of Beethoven’s life that children may be interested [...]
Five concepts to keep in mind when writing a lesson plan for music
Saturday, March 13th, 2010An indispensable tool for music teachers is the lesson plan. They are very important to the success of both one lesson and the teachers career in general. There is an old saying that says something like “failing to prepare is preparing to fail” Once you have a bit of experience under your belt however, then [...]
Learning about Mozart in the music classroom
Friday, March 12th, 2010Planning music lessons? here are a couple of ideas to help you create some fun music resources for your lessons. In Salzburg, Austria, Mozart’s childhood house has been turned into a museum. Have the students draw a design for the front cover of the brochure for this museum, showcasing why Mozart is still so popular [...]
Teaching music students about the Double Bass and Cello?
Friday, March 12th, 2010Here are a few simple classroom games you can play to help your students learn about the cello and double bass in the music classroom. To help students learn the parts of the instruments: play Pin the Parts on the Cellor or Double Bass (a variation on Pin the Tail on the Donkey). Simply have [...]
Xylophones, Marimbas and Glockenspiels in the music classroom
Friday, March 12th, 2010To help students understand how timpani can be tuned, demonstrate the effect of membrane tension on pitch. With a coffee can drum (see lessons on Untuned Percussion), pull on the edges of the drumhead to put varying degrees of tension on it, while a student plays a steady drumbeat on it. Students can get into [...]
Heres a few tips on writing lesson plans
Friday, March 12th, 2010Lesson plans are an indispensable tool for music teachers. They are very important to the success of both one lesson and the teachers career in general. There is nothing like the old saying “If you don’t prepare, then prepare to fail”. However, once you are a little more experienced then preparing lesson plans becomes a [...]
Flutes and Piccolo – an orchestral music lesson
Thursday, March 11th, 2010Here are a few lesson planning ideas for teaching your music class about the flute and piccolo High or Low Game: Sing or play some melodic intervals in both directions. Ask students to discern which note comes first, the high note or the low note, by describing the interval as flute-piccolo (low-high) or piccolo-flute (high-low). [...]
A lesson plan about the brass instruments
Thursday, March 11th, 2010Here are a few Lesson Plan Ideas for learning about Brass instruments in the Music class. Make a rudimentary brass instrument. You will need plastic beverage bottles (e.g. two-liter soda bottles) and sharp scissors or utility knife. Turn the bottle over and cut off the bottom so it is completely open Try to get different [...]
Learning about the Double Bass and Cello
Thursday, March 11th, 2010Here are a few simple classroom games you can play to help your students learn about the cello and double bass in the music classroom. Learning about the parts of the instruments is easy if you play this game: play Pin the Parts on the Double Bass or Cello (a variation on Pin the Tail [...]
Tools for a stress free career for music teachers
Thursday, March 11th, 2010Music Teachers have a hectic life. Of all teachers probably music teachers have the most work to do on a regular week by week basis. Of course, many would disagree with that supposition. Maths, Chemistry and English teachers of course work very hard and no-one would say they don’t work extremely hard to bring brilliant [...]
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