Do you remember your first year of teaching recorder? I remember mine, it was a mess! I had music, PowerPoints, and method books but I didn’t know where to begin. It’s me, Jane, from SillyOMusic and if you are new to teaching recorder, I’m going to share...
Use these fun songs with your young choir or music class as energizers or warm-ups. Oo a Lay Lay This is a traditional echo song from Polynesia. The words have no specific meaning. ‘Oo a Lay Lay‘ is great for teaching: Different phrase lengths Form – Call and Response...
Each of the websites mentioned below, contain a variety of games, quizzes, drills and tools to help music students improve their reading of music staff notes. I have chosen these sites based on their ease of use, and because they include not only the treble staff but...
A few years back I had the unique opportunity of working at a first-year charter school. One of the most interesting and challenging aspects of this position was the fact that I had students coming literally from dozens of different schools. Each kid who stepped into...