Resources for learning about Antonio Vivaldi
Tuesday, March 16th, 2010Here are a few resources you can use if learning about the Composer Antonio Vivaldi: Great pieces to listen to: YouTube – Guitar Concerto in D major YouTube – Gloria: Opening (Choral work) YouTube – Violin Concerto in A minor Op. 3 No. 6 YouTube – Sonata for Flute, Bassoon and continuo in A major [...]
Baroque Composer J.S. Bach in the limelight
Tuesday, March 16th, 2010Students will love being exposed to a variety of composers, and there is none more important than J.S. Bach for learning about the Baroque Era. This is just an excerpt of the materials found in our Great composers series of printable
Helping students learn about Percussion creatively
Tuesday, March 16th, 2010In this article you’ll find a few ideas for creating Music Lesson plans all about untuned percussion instruments. You could have the students make their own drums. Students can make their own drums if you have enough materials, otherwise you could do it as a class project. You’ll simply need a large empty can, some [...]
Basic concepts to keep in mind for music teachers planning
Tuesday, March 16th, 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 [...]
Make learning about Franz Joseph Haydn in the classroom fun!
Monday, March 15th, 2010This is an excerpt from our Printable Music Lesson Plans series on great composers. These are just a couple of the ideas found in the Lesson Plans. A couple of ideas for a lesson plan about Franz Joseph Haydn: Have the students Imagine that they are Prince Esterhazy looking for a new Kapellmeister for their [...]
Teaching Music Students Baroque Music
Monday, March 15th, 2010Here are a few ideas you can include if creating a music lesson plan about Baroque composer G.F. Handel. These days Handel’s keyboard music is most often performed on a piano. However, pianos were not around in Handel’s day and the music was originally written for an instrument called a harpsichord. Do some research on [...]
Music class lesson plans for learning about untuned percussion
Monday, March 15th, 2010Teaching a lesson about percussion in music class? here are a few ideas that are suitable for elementary through to junior high school. Make a drum! Do this as a demonstration with student participation, or, if you have the resources, let each student make a drum. You will need an empty coffee can or other [...]
Simple ideas which will help you write lesson plans for music lessons
Monday, March 15th, 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 nothing like the old saying “If you don’t prepare, then prepare to fail”. Once you have a bit of experience under your belt however, then preparing [...]
The Use of Computer Games in Learing Music
Sunday, March 14th, 2010Who remembers going to traditional piano lessons? Where you had to go to Mrs Jones’s house and sit up straight on the stool, and play the right notes or you’d get a swift ruler tap on the back of the knuckles? Well thankfully times have changed, and (we hope) that piano teachers no longer plan [...]
Simple ideas which will help you write lesson plans for music lessons
Sunday, March 14th, 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 nothing like the old saying “If you don’t prepare, then prepare to fail”. Once you have a bit of experience under your belt however, then preparing [...]
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