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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Rentaro Taki’s “Kojo no Tsuki” has an interesting story. It was written as a music lesson for students, but made it all the way to the big stage as both Thelonius Monk and The Scorpions recorded a cover of the song. It was originally an instrumental piece, but Bansu Doï added lyrics later on. No […]
If you research Japanese composer Rentaro Taki, you would find very little. Yet this man’s folk song “Kojo no Tsuki” is so popular in Japanese culture that is was recorded by both Thelonius Monk and The Scorpions. All I was able to find on this young composer was in Wikipedia which is not necessarily the […]
The recorder is the perfect instrument to introduce to students in 3rd or 4th grade. They are lightweight, simple to learn and fun to play. …..and teacher friendly ~ you can take off the mouth piece if a student insists on blowing inappropriately while allowing them to still practice their fingerings!! I have always enjoyed […]