Articles related to "Teaching Music"



"Recipes" for Teaching Music!
As far as lessons go, what works for me, may or may not work for you, but here are some thoughts on how I go about laying out my ideas for the week, month and semester. Hopefully, some of you will find them helpful.
• lesson plans • rhythmic learning • melodic expression • percussive body sounds • body percussion

Good Instruction
Teaching tips for new teachers.
• saxophones • teachers • instructors • methods • instruction

Gore's "journalism" meets Eminem's "Bad Rap"
What kind of "journalism" is Al Gore teaching, and why the big deal over Eminem?
• media issues • journalism • journalism teaching • music lyrics • al gore

Music Education – for All Schools?
The Australian Government's review of music education in schools had an unprecedented response from the public. Benefit to the children is now in the government's hands.
• music education • australian government • music in schools • teaching music • excellence in music education

Extend Music in Australian Schools
Australian government must give primary schools what they need to bring music education to every child. But what must then happen in each school and each classroom?
• australian schools • primary school education • music teaching • music education • australian government

Homemade Musical Instruments for Children: Make Your Own Lute, Maracas, Boom-Bah and Rain Stick
Want some great Springtime activities for your music classroom? Why not make some instruments?
• make your own instruments • homemade instruments • classroom music activities • how to make a rainstick • music class ideas

How Musical Instruments Make Music
When a student's curriculum, at any grade level, includes both music and the science of waves, or the physics of sound, integrated learning is a natural fit.
• teaching physics • teaching principles of sound • integrated learning • teaching science to arts students • teaching music to science students

How to Play the Musical Saw
The music shop down the road probably doesn't offer musical saw lessons, but the aspiring musician needn't worry; most saw virtuosos are self-taught.
• musical saw • folk music • folk instrument • learning to play the musical saw • singing saw

Quality Teaching and Song Lyrics
Music teachers and students should be aware of how values, music and politics all intersect in Australia's favourite song.
• song lyrics • waltzing matilda • australian song • music education • music teachers

Quality Teaching with Vocal Music
Singing is essential to music education but it need not use language. Wordless vocal music and wordless instruction may produce the music teaching methods of the future.
• music education • quality teaching • music • singing lessons • music teaching

Music Helps Children with Dyslexia
Recent studies have shown that incorporating music in learning can help to increase language skills in children with dyslexia and other learning disabilities.
• music and learning • music and reading • music and dyslexia • music and learning disabilities • music to improve math skills

Musicals for the Musically Timid!
The first musical I reviewed was "Jack and the Beanstalk". The table of contents lists the teachers guide pages and the song lists. Each song in the list also gives reference as to whether it is a choral piece or a solo. The songs supplied in the review kit have wonderful pages that contain nothing but lyrics and cute pictures so as to make excellent transparencies for the whole choir to see when you are teaching the music.
• school programs • music programs • timid teachers • challenged in performance • performance challenged


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