Note Knacks® is the simple hands-on method for making music literacy accessible to all!
I love it! I love it! Getting 5th graders who don’t want to do anything – but they will use these! Note Knacks have brought some new joy to my class and my teaching!” – Josh Bradford, Ft. Worth ISD, TX
The Note Knacks® method is taught in dozens of school systems, including:
Atlanta Public Schools, GA
Birmingham City Schools, AL
Boston Public Schools, MA
Chatham-Savannah County Public Schools, GA
Clayton County Public Schools, GA
Cypress Fairbanks ISD, TX
Dallas ISD, TX
Decatur City Schools, GA
Denver Public Schools, CO
El Paso ISD, TX
Fort Worth ISD, TX
Hamilton County Schools, TN
Marietta City Schools, GA
Paulding County Schools, GA
Winston-Salem/ Forsyth County Schools, NC
Ysleta ISD, TX
….just to name a few!
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As 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, […]
As 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 […]
When 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 […]