Music is great for language development, bonding and creating new neural pathways for babies. So, being a music teacher, I got super excited to research some fun, developmentally appropriate, interactive songs & rhymes to teach to my baby. And now that I’ve compiled my favorites, of course I had to share with all of you!! This will be a first in a series of blog posts about songs to sing with your baby and/or toddler.
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Top 5 Tips for Teaching Ukulele
1.Use the “sticker method”. I buy these tiny neon stickers from Walmart or Amazon, and color code each chord. Often, I will create corresponding chord charts with songs we are working on. 2. Partner Up. You don’t need a full class set of ukuleles. The student’s fingers start to hurt and by partnering up it…
Parody Project
Good morning, everyone! So, it’s that time of the year again-TESTING! In the public school I work for, we have district testing and standardized state testing throughout the months of April and May. There is immense pressure put on administrators, students, and teachers to improve scores from last year, so sometimes it can be hard…
Welcome to Simple Music Teaching
Welcome to my Simple Music Teaching blog! I have two words for you. Spring. Break. Have there ever been two sweeter words uttered? I am only on Tuesday of Spring Break and am still finding it kind of difficult to unwind. It’s hard for me to go from “responsible, disciplined, adult teacher” to “carefree and…