There are a lot of Nutcracker-themed resources out there that you can pay for, but some of my favorite activities are free on Youtube. So here are my top 5 favorite videos that I love using in my music classroom.
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Distance Learning Made Simple for Elementary Music
Even though it seems daunting, in most school districts you can make distance learning as simple or as complicated as you want. And as always, my choice is to keep things simple yet effective. So I wanted to share with you what I’m doing to keep distance learning simple for teaching elementary music.
“The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything”-Storybook+Movement+Instruments
One of my favorite things to do in the music classroom is read books to my students! I especially love it when the book has musical aspects to it so it can be easily incorporated into my music curriculum. A book that I look forward to reading every Fall is “The Little Old Lady Who…
Black History Month Ukulele Songs
Black History Month+Ukuleles? I’ve got you covered with these 4 ukulele chord sheets! Every year our school has a different theme for our Black History Month program. Last year ours was Motown themed which had such a plethora of great tunes to choose from, and is perfect for teaching students about the Civil Rights Movement….
Ukulele Christmas Carols for beginners
I love Christmas. The decorations, hot chocolate, carols, cheesy hallmark movies, and cozying up on the couch by the fire. I even love helping my students prepare for their Winter Program. This year, I wanted my ukulele club to perform a few Christmas carols. But after some searching, it was hard to find songs to…
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…
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…