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5 Quick Ways To Help Your Students Practice The Basics
by Note Knacks MusicI have been thinking a lot about teachers who see their students so little these past few weeks. The problem is not just there isn’t enough time to go deep into the information, but also there isn’t enough time for thoughtful practice. We know that students need a lot of repetition with a concept before […]
Rhythm Charades
by Note Knacks MusicAs promised, here is another literacy skills packed lesson that is fun and easy to do! It can be done in the first 10 min of class or have it last the whole time!! It takes charades to a whole new level and has so many versions, that your kids won’t get bored! Rhythm Charades […]
3 Ways To Balance Creativity With Perfection!
by Note Knacks MusicI am in the process of reading Edwin E. Gordon’s Music Theory for Newborn and Young Children. So far, I am most impressed with 2 points that he makes: “Children are ill-equipped to learn what most teachers are attempting to teach. Without the same kind of acculturation in music young children receive in language by […]
From Length To Symbol ….And A British Accent
by Note Knacks MusicAs you might have guessed, I am in full concert mode getting ready for our end of the year “presentation”, as my colleague and I call it. The second graders have chosen their rhythms, traced and colored them in and have written the symbols on a new sentence strip. We have already spoken about rests, […]
Process And Assessment
by Note Knacks MusicAs you would expect, I absolutely love composing with children! The final result is always fantastic, but it is the process that is so fascinating to me. The composition to the right was done by first graders. They chose partners and created a 4/4 measure. We then took their 1 measure composition and decided on […]
5 Ways To Create Good Behavior
by Note Knacks MusicWhen I scroll through the Music Teachers groups on Facebook, there are always posts about how badly students are behaving in their classes. I have certainly seen it, as well ~ we are definitely in the “Entitlement Age”! We have lost a basic respect for each other, as highlighted in how our leaders speak to […]