• 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 [...]

    Learning about Flutes and Piccolos in the classroom

    Saturday, March 6th, 2010

    Learning about the Flute and Piccolo in music class? here are a few ideas Hi-Lo Game: Play or sing a variety of melodic intervals, both ascending and descending. 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). This will [...]

    Lesson Plan ideas for the Flute and Piccolo

    Thursday, March 4th, 2010

    Here are a few lesson planning ideas for teaching students about the flute and piccolo. This is an excerpt from a music lesson plan from the fun music company on instruments of the orchestra. Hi-Lo Game: Play or sing a variety of melodic intervals, both ascending and descending. Then ask the students to tell you [...]