3 engaging practice activities for your music classroom
Read on for ideas for how to use these engaging practice activities along with links to some examples across several concepts, available via the Music Teachers’ Digital Library (note, these are...
Top 6 Tips for Kodály-Inspired Teaching: Rhythm Names
Rhythm Names, also known as time names, rhythm syllables etc, are functional rhythm! Rhythm names give a VERBAL rhythmic language that sounds correct when spoken. This means you are learning the...
Analysis Series: Repetition & Transition
Read on for examples for teaching & practicing repetition & transition, along with links to some great activities, available via the Music Teachers’ Digital Library (note, some are...
Ways to gamify melody in your music classroom.
Melody and pitch is the cornerstone for a lot of what our students need to do aurally, and it fosters several skills at once. This means there’s a bunch of different ways we can approach practicing...
Top 6 Tips for Kodály-Inspired Teaching: Inner Hearing
“We should read music in the same way that an educated adult will read a book: in silence but imagining the sound.” ~Zoltan Kodály Inner hearing (or audiation) is the process of thinking sound....
In order for students to feel engaged with their learning, and understand whether they are progressing, they need immediate feedback. At the same time, teachers benefit from activities that allow...
3 melody-based instrumental activities for your rehearsals
Read on for ideas for how to use these melody-based activities in lessons, rehearsals or practical classes on instruments. These activities are adapted from singing-based versions available via the...
3 simple song & canon activities for your music classroom
Read on for ideas for how to use these simple songs & canons along with links to some great activities, available via the Music Teachers’ Digital Library (note, some are free, but others...
Analysis Series: Contrast & Variation
Read on for examples for teaching & practicing contrast and variation, along with links to some great activities, available via the Music Teachers’ Digital Library (note, some are free, but...
Ways to gamify metre in your music classroom.
A real strength of the Kodály-inspired approach is that it is includes kinaesthetic, auditory, and visual learning modes in every aspect of teaching. This means there’s multiple ways to deliver...
Conducting is something we often find in ensemble settings such as choirs, orchestras, bands and the like. It’s a way to communicate pulse, tempo and expressive intent through gesture. However,...
3 rhythm-based instrumental activities for your rehearsals
Read on for ideas for how to use these rhythm-based activities in lessons, rehearsals or practical classes on instruments. These activities are adapted from singing-based versions available via the...
