tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75560916386493636682024-03-12T17:00:57.750-06:00Mrs. Stucki's Music ClassMusic Education, Music teacher Blog, music education ideas, music games and activities, songs, music classroom resources, elementary music,Kodaly Music, Kodaly teachers, Music Sub Plans, Music Blog, Elementary music teachers, folk dances,folk music, composing music, music worksheets, music lesson plans, recorder music, music stations, music bulletin boards,music instrument games, folk musicMrs Stucki's Music Classhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12435013055796538662noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7556091638649363668.post-56683572922523979922021-01-20T06:58:00.000-07:002021-01-20T06:58:29.040-07:00Easy Music Game for General Music Class<b><u><br /></u></b>
<b><u><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Looking For An Easy Music Game for your Class?</span></u></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">You've come to the right place! I'm sharing an easy <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Stucki-Education-Station">music game</a> I like to do in the spring time with my preschool, kindergarten and 1st graders. Check out this easier version of the game "Little Bird" and be sure to share your thoughts in the comment section below.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Have the class sit in a straight line along the wall. Select two students to make a window by joining each others hands high above their heads so the other children can fly under their hands. The teacher will call out a color such as red birds. Anyone that is wearing red clothes will pretend to be a red bird and fly through the window as the class sings the song. </span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ZfHIpHy2_W26sXSN0Xu2pbOctlvR9An3oYAPfD6NO5ZosuuGYFh19KKllnFxDsGqq-w45EIYja-HHo0hlyxti-d2EKNIFc2qipmhPF6grZv-gnSof464Kw3WQG29IFBEBTrWQsgYlR0/s1600/Picture1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ZfHIpHy2_W26sXSN0Xu2pbOctlvR9An3oYAPfD6NO5ZosuuGYFh19KKllnFxDsGqq-w45EIYja-HHo0hlyxti-d2EKNIFc2qipmhPF6grZv-gnSof464Kw3WQG29IFBEBTrWQsgYlR0/s400/Picture1.jpg" width="311" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Repeat the game by singing the song again and picking a different color bird to play the game. Continue the game calling out different color birds to go through the window. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">(Yellow, orange, green, black, blue, white, red, pink, brown, purple, grey birds) I like to make it more fun by calling for girl birds, boy birds and all birds. Most students will get several turns to go through the window since they will have more than one color on their clothes. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">1. Let the children take turns forming the window throughout the game.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">2. It's much easier to have the preschool or kindergarten classes fly around the room without using the two student window. They have just as much fun pretending to fly around like birds.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">You can find loads of fun music games and singing <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Stucki-Education-Station">games Here!</a> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Enjoy this fun game with your classes!</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Sherry Stucki :)</span><br />
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<br />Mrs Stucki's Music Classhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12435013055796538662noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7556091638649363668.post-19128296963223219992017-02-11T01:24:00.000-07:002017-02-11T02:13:40.406-07:003 Fun Valentine's Day Music Centers<br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">I'm really excited to share 3-Valentine's Day activities that work well for my music class. This year I'm going to be using fun music centers to go along with my Valentine' Day activities. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I created some fun coloring worksheets for my Valentine Music centers. I'm giving them away for <b><span style="color: red;">free </span></b>if you want to use them for your music class. You can use them for music assessments, your sub tub or for practicing music literacy skills. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">3rd & 4th graders love playing my <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">Musical Candy Note Game<b> </b></span></span>while learning the names of their treble clef notes. I use candy hearts or skittles as game markers to play this game. They have to match the treble clef note cards from the music staff with the letters on the game board. The first child to get to the end of the game board wins the game. I let the children eat the candy when they are done playing the game. If you would like to play this game with your class <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Musical-Candy-Game-Treble-Clef-Note-Reading-2180605?aref=4weik4sm">click here</a> to learn more about it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I'm always looking for fun ways to teach musical concepts by playing music games. </span><span style="font-size: large;">Musical Twister </span><span style="font-size: large;">is a really fun game I s</span><span style="font-size: large;">aw on Pinterest and </span><span style="font-size: large;">it's a big hit with my class. I </span><span style="font-size: large;">love it when my class is having so much fun playing this game that they don't realize they are practicing their music literacy skills. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #575757;">What's your favorite music center activity to do with your music classes? I would love to hear about it by leaving a comment below. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #575757;">Enjoy! </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #575757;">Sherry Stucki :)</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #575757; font-size: 19.8px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #575757;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #575757; font-size: 19.8px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #575757;">Click <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Stucki-Education-Station" style="color: #9a3598; text-decoration: none;">HERE</a> to go to my TPT store for more freebies and lesson plan ideas. </span></span><br />
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<br />Mrs Stucki's Music Classhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12435013055796538662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7556091638649363668.post-57004917332336205162017-01-01T14:18:00.000-07:002017-01-01T14:18:02.446-07:00Best Music Snowball Game Ever!<br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">I am super excited to share my new music freebie with you! </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">It's the best music snowball game ever </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">and it's a really easy </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">activity for your first day back to school. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"> I created this fun </span><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Snowball-Singing-Game-To-Teach-Loud-Soft-Sing-2934023" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: xx-large;">snowball singing game</a><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"> for my kindergarten and first graders, but it can also be played with older children. </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">My class loves playing it over and over again.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">This exciting snowball game is perfect to play with your class during the snowy season. It also comes with lots of other snow day music ideas for your class. Just click on the picture and download the snowball game for <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Snowball-Singing-Game-To-Teach-Loud-Soft-Sing-2934023">FREE </a>to use with your own classroom. :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">I'm also doing this quick and easy Penguin Dance with my kiddos when we get back as well. Just click the picture below to check out this fun penguin dance on youtube!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Click <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Stucki-Education-Station">HERE</a> to go to my TPT store for more freebies and lesson plan ideas. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Enjoy, friends! </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Sherry Stucki :)</span><br />
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<br />Mrs Stucki's Music Classhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12435013055796538662noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7556091638649363668.post-84817872830172781692016-12-21T13:18:00.001-07:002016-12-21T13:18:06.100-07:00Are You Using This Favorite Activity In Your Music Room?<span style="color: blue;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Welcome to Mrs. Stucki's Music Class & Happy Holidays!</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">My library of musical stories is, hands-down, one of my classes favorite activities. Children love musical stories and I love how adding music to a story fills their hearts with joy. A musical story helps to train their ears for musical pitch reading in your lesson. It also prepares your class for part singing. I take a turn singing as I tell the story and then the children take their turn singing their part in the story. This back and forth singing prepares them to do part singing in the future. My class enjoys books so much that they are glued to my story. Here are two musical story books I use for December. </span><br />
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<li><b><span style="font-size: large;">Enriches their vocabulary</span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-size: large;">Builds reading literacy</span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-size: large;">Keeps their attention longer</span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-size: large;">Instills a love of reading</span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-size: large;">Ignites interest in reading</span></b></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">Most books can be found in your school library</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Check out Used Book Sales</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Ask your school PTA to buy some</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Ask your principal to buy some</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Borrow books from classroom teachers</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Buy some yourself and don't forget to tell your family to give book gifts for your birthday or Christmas </span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Another excellent source of classroom books is from donations. Reach out to former parents or put a note in your school newsletter stating that you are trying to expand your classroom library and are seeking any gently used book donations. You'd be amazed at how many picture books families have at home that their children have outgrown. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Halloween is right around the corner! I've put together a few classroom ideas and activities for you to use with your music classes. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>1. Candy Bar Rhythms:</b> Use rhythm sticks or drums to play the rhythm syllables of each candy bar. (place magnets on the back of the candy bars so they will stick to your white board). The older classes will also love doing this.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Create a simple S-M melody for your class to sing from any of the rhymes below. This will be the "A" section of the music. Use <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Halloween-Game-Ghostly-Mini-Lesson-2112870">ghost game cards</a> to create the "B" section and repeat rhythms 2 times. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If you would like these ghostly rhythm cards for your class, <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Halloween-Game-Ghostly-Mini-Lesson-2112870">click here to check them out. </a></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Trick or treat, trick or treat.Give me something good to eat.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Pumpkin, pumpkin round and fat. Turn into a jack-o-lantern just like that.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Bubble gum, bubble gum in a dish. How many pieces do you wish.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Up and down, up and down, This is the way to chocolate town.</span></li>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">3. Bats & Cats Movement Game:</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In scattered formation, the teacher calls out different ways for the children to move at the end of each verse of the song (move like a bat, vampire, mummy, ghost, robot, etc.) Music is found in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Holiday-Game-Songs-Denise-Gagne/dp/B004GB7N18">Holiday & Game Songs Music Play-1</a> by Denise Gagne. </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1. Mystery Composer Game:</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Exciting Balloon Popping Activity on your smart-board. Select a student to pop a balloon on the smart-board. When the balloon pops, read the important fact about your <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Hocus-Pocus-Halloween-Songs-Games-1215498">mystery composer</a>. The last balloon will reveal the mystery composer. It also includes Bach's Toccata & Fugue in D minor music attached to the smart-board file. Just tap the spider and it will play the music. Bach's song sounds like scary Halloween music. The student's may be surprised they already know this music. If you would like this <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Hocus-Pocus-Halloween-Songs-Games-1215498">Mystery Composer Game for your class, click here to check it out.</a></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Adams Family</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Tons of Halloween songs from K-8 Music Magazine</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"Do the Igor" is one of my classes favorite songs from K-8 Music Magazine. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"Skin & Bones: Select 5 student volunteers to perform "Skin & Bones." Each student sings one verse and refrain as a solo. The entire class sings the final line "She opens the door and Boo!"</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"A" section of the music: the class joins hands and walks to the steady beat around the circle. "B" section of the music: the class stops walking and does a group wave. Teacher starts the wave by quickly lifting up the right hand followed by the left hand high in the air and back down to the legs. The next person in the circle will do the same thing, passing the wave motion all around the circle until the "B" section of the music is done. Repeat the "A-B sections again until the end of your song.</span></div>
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for the new school year. One of my favorite things to do at the beginning of
each year is to see how other teachers are decorating their classrooms. So I
wanted to share one new way I’m jazzing up my room. I decorated my “I Can
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large; text-indent: -0.38in;">Research studies show that ……..</span><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/I-Can-Music-Statements-Bundled-2792659" style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large; text-indent: -0.38in;">“I Can” Statements</a><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large; text-indent: -0.38in;">:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">1. Provide students with a goal or focus for learning.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">2. Act as a guide for students to track how far along they are progressing within the lesson.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">3. Help students connect what they are doing in class to what they need to learn.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">4. Builds intrinsic motivation for students to set their own goals.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">8. Most importantly, it helps your students feel successful whenever they accomplish a goal. </span></div>
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<br />Mrs Stucki's Music Classhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12435013055796538662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7556091638649363668.post-9344188553493740202016-08-27T13:16:00.001-06:002016-08-28T09:04:05.490-06:00Score Back To School Freebies!<br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;">I can't believe summer is gone and it's time to go back to school. I think the best part of going back to school is getting new things for my classroom and scoring some back to school freebies. So I think you will love this <a href="http://mrsstuckismusicclass.blogspot.com/2015/11/fun-freebies-for-music-teachers.html">back to school freebie</a> I created (see picture below). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;">All my teacher friends really love my kindergarten/1st grade lesson plans and keep asking me to post them so they can use the fun games and visuals in their classrooms. So I'm giving away </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;">a fun lesson </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;">to use with your younger students. </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;">This lesson comes with an exciting cup game, includes free sheet music, visuals and activities. </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;">The great thing about this lesson is you can use it for several grade levels and use the game in other lessons throughout the year. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;">Please leave a friendly comment below and let me know what other kinds of <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Orff-instrument-labels-FREE-2180634">freebies</a> you would like me to create. (</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">If you like this lesson plan, please send your friends to my website to get their own music lesson & lesson visuals for free). </span></i></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;">Thanks for visiting my teacher blog. Have a great school year! </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;">Sherry Stucki :)</span><br />
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<br />Mrs Stucki's Music Classhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12435013055796538662noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7556091638649363668.post-24685594371228212602016-04-16T14:08:00.000-06:002016-05-11T18:39:26.568-06:004 Fun Choir Party Ideas For The End of The Year!<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>4 Fun Choir Party Ideas For The End of The Year!</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">If you want more boys in your choir, playing some type of sports game with them can be just the ticket to reel-them-in to your chorus. My choir loves this Balloon Volleyball Game. You can get this game for free by <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/End-of-The-Year-Chorus-Party-Ideas-2505984">clicking here for this game</a>.</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I like to use <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Folk-Dance-Formation-Posters-1909678">line dances and folk dances </a>in my general music classes throughout the year. My students like to get together and do these dances as part of their choir party at the end of the school year. My choir really loves the <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Music-Lesson-Plan-Cupid-Shuffle-1912246">Cupid Shuffle</a> and Cha-Cha Slide.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Pizza is always a big hit with choir students (especially the boys). You might want to work out having the PTA buy the pizza. I also have my students sign up for a variety of goodies to bring the party such as donuts, soda, chips, candy or cookies. If pizza is out of your budget, don't worry, your students will love any type of treat. You can't go wrong with providing food and drinks for the big party day.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">This might not seem important, but taking the time to have a few decorations kicks up the party excitement to the next level for them. I keep the decorations simple with a table cloth, balloons and welcome sign. These little details create a festive feel to your party and your students will really appreciate it. Please share your favorite party ideas by leaving a message for other choir teachers. Hope to hear about your cool party ideas and see you back again soon! Sherry Stucki :)</span><br />
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<br />Mrs Stucki's Music Classhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12435013055796538662noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7556091638649363668.post-74386761228933109772016-03-30T21:08:00.000-06:002016-04-07T21:45:39.892-06:00New Way to Use IPads For Music Class! <br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I thought I had died and gone to heaven when I found out I was going to have Ipads to use in my music room this year. I work in a rough inner city school where many of the older students tend to be negative, rude and disrespectful to all the teachers. Many of them would frequently interrupt the lesson. Nothing seemed to motivate students even after calling parents, changing their seating chart, setting rules, giving talks about respect, doing fun music games, earning fun days or movie days. I was excited to find something fun to motivate and involve them in musical learning. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>Fun Ipads Music Games:</b> I quickly started looking for games and fun activities to put on the <a href="http://mrsstuckismusicclass.blogspot.com/2015/07/welcome-back-technology-in-music-class.html">ipads</a>. I found that the sky is the limit with so many apps to chose from. Two of my favorite apps are Tiny Piano and Story Bots. Both of these apps are free and easy for students to use.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>Try using IPads</b> as a way of changing bad behavior if you teach tough inner city kids that are disrespectful. IPads have worked better than any other behavior plan I've used in the past. Teaching music is a joy again and my classes are taking responsibility for their own musical learning. Leave a comment below and let me know what you are doing with IPads in your classroom. See you back soon for my next blog! Sherry Stucki :)</span><br />
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<br />Mrs Stucki's Music Classhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12435013055796538662noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7556091638649363668.post-1880682346989794182016-02-27T14:09:00.000-07:002016-02-27T14:53:15.277-07:0010 Fun Music Center Games<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">I was thrilled to be selected as one of the presenters at the Idaho Music Educators Association Conference this month. I got to share 10 Fun Music Center Games with other music teachers and make some new friends. The music games focused on three areas: Rhythm Reading, Note Reading and Instrument study/ for music listening logs. Here are some of the games we played at the teacher conference. Click on each picture to read more about that game.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Add more music games to your class and watch your class quickly improve their music skills! My class loves working on their rhythm reading with these games.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">I use the games below to help my students quickly learn the names of their music notes and music symbols.</span></b><br />
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<b style="color: blue; font-size: x-large;"><b style="color: black; font-size: 12.8px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">In order to get my class writing better reflections for their music listening logs, I realized that I needed to teach them the names of music instruments. Since the instruments are creating the music, they needed to connect the music to what the instruments are doing in the music. I have seen a huge difference in their music reflection logs by playing more instrument games (see pictures below. </span></b></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Students love playing music games! Your class will love working on their music notes, rhythms, music vocabulary, composing songs and more with exciting music center games. Leave a comment below or let me know about your favorite game. </span></b><b><span style="font-size: large;">Hope to chat with you soon!</span></b><b><span style="font-size: large;"> Sherry Stucki :)</span></b><br />
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<br />Mrs Stucki's Music Classhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12435013055796538662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7556091638649363668.post-31932575210526965502016-01-27T21:59:00.001-07:002016-01-28T10:40:00.417-07:004- Fun Valentine Day Music Activities<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm really excited to share 4-Valentine activities that work well in my music class. Valentine's Day is such a fun holiday and my kiddos look forward to celebrating it with fun activities in music class. </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Musical Candy Note Game:</span></b><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">3rd & 4th graders love playing this game while learning the names of their treble clef notes. I use candy hearts or skittles as game markers to play this game. They have to match the treble clef note cards from the music staff with the letters on the game board. The first child to get to the end of the game board wins the game. I let the children eat the candy when they are done playing the game. If you would like to play this game with your class <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Musical-Candy-Game-Treble-Clef-Note-Reading-2180605?aref=4weik4sm">click here</a> to learn more about it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">My class loves dancing to the cupid shuffle and request this dance every year. My 6th graders had so much fun with this dance that when they heard the <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Music-Lesson-Plan-Cupid-Shuffle-1912246?aref=hjkskxrr">Cupid Shuffle</a> music playing during one of their school field trips, they all decided to stop bowling and show their dance moves right inside the bowling alley. I was thrilled when the classroom teachers told me about the flash dancing at the bowling alley. If you want to try this dance with your class, you can get the dance directions and a Valentine mini-music lesson by <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Music-Lesson-Plan-Cupid-Shuffle-1912246?aref=hjkskxrr">clicking here</a>.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Valentine Games: Lucy Locket Lost Her Valentine</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Playing Candy Rhythms</span></b><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Valentine's Day is not complete without candy. I place different candy bars on the whiteboard (see picture below). Then I point to each candy bar on the beat and have the class tap out the syllable names of each candy bar on percussion instruments. Then I have them echo play ta and ti-ti rhythms. Now I have them end the music by playing the candy bar rhythms again. My class loves playing candy bar rhythms on percussion instruments and it's fun to move the candy around to create new rhythms for them to play. </span><br />
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<br />Mrs Stucki's Music Classhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12435013055796538662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7556091638649363668.post-29855212201438493442015-11-18T12:20:00.002-07:002017-01-06T13:34:24.535-07:00Fun Freebies For Music Teachers<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">This week I am so thankful to celebrate a Teachers Pay Teachers Milestone! Thank you so much for your support of my store in helping me to reach my goal of over 200 followers! I could not have achieved this milestone without you, so I wanted to offer a few freebies as a way to say "thanks".</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Download these free Orff Instrument Labels for your class. They would also look great in any concert or music program. You can grab this freebie by clicking on the picture.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">The next freebie is one of my classes favorite songs. This is a great song to play on boomwhachers, recorders, or Orff instruments. It has a fun mini lesson and covers several essential music skills to teach your class. You can check it out here by clicking on the Snake Charmer picture <u><span style="color: magenta;">on my sidebar or Freebie Tab at the top of this page.</span></u></span></b><br />
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<br />Mrs Stucki's Music Classhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12435013055796538662noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7556091638649363668.post-57571460162608396542015-11-06T15:59:00.001-07:002015-11-06T16:01:48.321-07:00What Really Works to Get Kids Reading Music Notes<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm focusing on activities that really work to get kids reading their music notes. I've found that playing music games and note repetition are the easiest way for kids to learn note reading. Games are a great way to engage students in repetitive note reading, so I thought I would share some fun games that really work to get kids quickly reading their music notes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: magenta;"><b>Fun Note Reading Game:</b> </span> Musical <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Candyland-Music-Game-Treble-Clef-Note-Reading-2180605">Candyland</a> game is a big hit with my classes. This game reinforces note reading because it gives the students a lot of repetition. The game is played like the traditional Candyland except that kids must read the music note on the card they draw before they can move their marker.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Candyland-Music-Game-Treble-Clef-Note-Reading-2180605">Musical Candyland</a> is also a perfect game to use for music centers. I like to have half of my class play the Candyland game while the rest of the class works on music note worksheets. After 12 minutes, I'll tell the class to switch places. If they are working on coloring worksheets, they will now get to play the Candyland game while the other students work on the coloring worksheets. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: magenta;"><b>Mad Minute Game</b>: </span>This game only takes one minute, but is one of the fastest ways to help your class learn the names of their notes. I make a star for each student in my class. Place the student's name on their own star. Simply give a one minute timed note reading test. (I usually give them a music charm for passing the test). When a student passes their <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Music-Lesson-Mad-Minute-Treble-Clef-Notes-1500015">Mad Minute </a>note reading quiz, take their star and move it up to the next level on your wall or bulletin board. This will help you keep track of which test to give to each student. The class will love seeing their name on the wall as they improve at reading notes to advance to the next level (I use <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Music-Lesson-Mad-Minute-Treble-Clef-Notes-1500015">Mad Minute</a> Bronze, Silver, Gold and Diamond Levels). You can turn it into a contest to see what class earns their Gold level 1st. My class works hard to earn the Gold level to receive a special prize. I know they are ready for playing recorders when everyone has passed the Bronze level. This encourages the class work hard to pass the Bronze level so they can start their 1st recorder class. They take note reading more seriously when they know they have to pass the Bronze level in order to start recorders.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">My students are so excited about Halloween this year. They are already asking to sing Halloween songs and play Halloween games. Here are some of the things I've done that are a big hit with my students.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Halloween-Game-Ghostly-Mini-Lesson-2112870">ghost game</a> is one of their favorite singing activities. The game gets the class reading new rhythms and learning to compose music. They love being able to use these <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Halloween-Game-Ghostly-Mini-Lesson-2112870">ghost cards</a> to compose their own music for the "B" section in the music. I have my class sing a variety of short songs such as "Bubble In A Dish" for the "A" section of the music. They perform the "B" section by clapping or playing instruments to the ghost rhythms that are placed on the board. I select a new person to compose a different rhythm pattern for the class to perform and repeat the game.</span> <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I like to introduce Johann Sebastian Bach to my class by using this fun mystery composer game. The class gets to <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Hocus-Pocus-Halloween-Songs-Games-1215498">pop the Balloons</a> and learn fun facts about Bach. They love <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Hocus-Pocus-Halloween-Songs-Games-1215498">popping the balloons</a> to discover that Bach had 20 children along with a variety of other facts. The class is always surprised that they have already heard the music to Bach's Taccata & Fugue in "D" Minor. This music is used in cartoons and TV shows around Halloween time. Bach's music is</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">also a great example for teaching your class about music with a minor sound. (Many more games and activities are located inside the ghost game and mystery composer packets).</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Please leave a comment below to let me know what you think or tell me about your favorite Halloween activity. See you again soon! Sherry Stucki :)</span><br />
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Mrs Stucki's Music Classhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12435013055796538662noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7556091638649363668.post-85764403888504402902015-09-26T09:37:00.002-06:002015-09-26T09:37:35.070-06:00What No One Tells You About Your Music Classes<span style="color: magenta;"><strong>Are You Having To Do This Over and Over Again?</strong></span><br />
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I was spending a lot of time, redoing my seating charts. Almost every time I came to school a new student transferred to my music class or moved away. Sometimes I would need to redo the seating chart to move a student that was misbehaving or move the seat of a special needs student being moved from one music class to another. This would force me to use considerable time redoing seating charts instead of using my time writing lesson plans or preparing materials for the next lesson.<br />
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I've used a variety of seating charts throughout my teaching career but really liked using computer generated seating charts. This didn't solve my problem. I quickly found that if you change one name on the seating chart, you would need to re-type a lot of other seats again. I just didn't have that much time to type up new seating charts every week. There had to be a better way to do seating charts that didn't take up so much time. One day I noticed the Art teacher using a seating chart I hadn't seen before. It was such a simple idea that I wish I had known about this when I fist became a teacher. I took her idea and tried it out in my own room. I was thrilled to learn that it worked for any style of seating chart. It worked so well that I still use it today.<br />
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<span style="color: magenta;"><strong>Instant Seating Charts</strong></span><br />
Once you set-up your seating chart, you'll never need to retype another chart for the rest of the school year. Here is how it works. Use the smallest sticky note paper and cut them in half. Place one name on the sticky note paper. Do this for each child in the class. Arrange the names on a color sheet of paper to form a class seating chart. Do this for each music class that you have. (I like to tape the child's picture next to their name.<br />
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When you remove a child from the class list, just remove the sticky note with that child's name and attach it on your class roster so you know who moved. Simply shift the other sticky note seats around to fill in the gap of the missing child. In a matter of seconds you have a current seating chart. You can easily add children by adding a new sticky note paper to your chart and shift the other names around forming the new seating chart. Place your charts in a page protector to secure the sticky notes. You can also write on top of the page protector with an expo pen to place a grade or small note by the child's name. Quickly make a copy of your current seating chart for a substitute teacher.<br />
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I use colored dots on the corner of the sticky notes for color codes to tag special needs children or children that need more help with learning. I only need to record names on my seating chart once each year. I quickly move the sticky notes around whenever I need to make a change. Give it a try. I'd love to hear from you, so please take just a moment to leave a friendly comment below. Thank You! <br />
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<br />Mrs Stucki's Music Classhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12435013055796538662noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7556091638649363668.post-32866544425673214952015-08-21T22:18:00.001-06:002015-09-01T21:53:03.868-06:00Score Back to School deals for Music Teachers<b>Welcome Back!</b>
This week I'm excited to let all my followers know about my back to school deals. I have several Freebies that you can download just by clicking on my TpT tab at the top of this web page. Just look for all the freebies and download them. Yes, they are completely free!I will also be giving a discount for all my TpT teacher products for this week only. Score some fun music lesson plans, exciting smart board games, music worksheets, folk dancing cards, lots of fun music games, guided composing lessons, recorder mad minutes and much more. <br />
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Thanks for stopping by and have a great school year! Sherry Stucki :)Mrs Stucki's Music Classhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12435013055796538662noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7556091638649363668.post-82576579534804261832015-08-15T10:10:00.002-06:002015-08-15T10:36:07.904-06:003 Essential Back to School Items For Music TeachersWelcome back teachers!
It's that time of year when we all start thinking about our list of things to do for the beginning of the school year. I thought it would be nice to share a few ideas to help out with your back to school challenges. Here are 3 essential back to school items for your classroom that I'd like to share.
<b>Bulletin Boards:</b> here is a super easy Cake Themed <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Music-Bulletin-Board-1999329">Bulletin Board </a>that can be put together very quickly. This eye-catching bulletin board reinforces rhythm reading with your class. If you want to use this bulletin board kit in your classroom you can find it at my Tpt Store by <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Music-Bulletin-Board-1999329">clicking here</a>.
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<b>Scarves:</b> there are so many fun things you can do with <a href="http://www.mrsstuckismusicclass.blogspot.com/2015/04/8-exciting-scarf-ideas-to-do-with-your.html ">colorful scarves </a>but they are quite costly. Here is how I got 26 extra-large scarves for less than $20 dollars. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJe7opj1BhkeIhj8QBOcZxzWrrCeTkw6Ni5R_TrSWP7K43JZRc71WEkzEI4uNYrVm9ipjZ6SAB7tA9L8mqDika_ZxQOeA3pX2JCVoMhI4orZ3S7MxADEJmDGentX6CFR437dd00fLgwV8/s1600/scarf1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJe7opj1BhkeIhj8QBOcZxzWrrCeTkw6Ni5R_TrSWP7K43JZRc71WEkzEI4uNYrVm9ipjZ6SAB7tA9L8mqDika_ZxQOeA3pX2JCVoMhI4orZ3S7MxADEJmDGentX6CFR437dd00fLgwV8/s400/scarf1.JPG" /></a></div> I bought 13 yards of cloth (called tulle/ material to make ballerina tutus) at JoAnne Fabrics. I had the store cut the fabric into 1 yard sections which saved me so much time. The cloth is extra wide, so after I got home, I cut the fabrics in half(width). I ended up with 26 scarves. Not bad for spending less than $20 dollars.
<b>Music Games:</b> as a teacher, I'm all about making learning fun for my students. My student's favorite ways to learn music is by playing music games, singing games or learning through movement activities. If you want to supercharge your class while teaching musical concepts, you can check out these super fun games for your class at my TpT store by clicking on these games: <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Music-Game-Crazy-Ball-1913442 ">Crazy Ball</a> <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Substitute-Music-Plans-1232001 ">Swatt Game</a> <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Music-Game-Wipe-Out-1917390 ">Wipe Out.</a> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiWhhy-79pEtcS1cJIhoPVpIaOW18Pg4TOI_g8TOA_PTK1lMOvw13aHViTQOaBr1XksoN_vgWEsd-0zXmID7dXaHBL0ZF9UMehws80TKlJKxO8ErSnILsOAk2isAsdyLX5GbifVzx4RDc/s1600/crazy1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiWhhy-79pEtcS1cJIhoPVpIaOW18Pg4TOI_g8TOA_PTK1lMOvw13aHViTQOaBr1XksoN_vgWEsd-0zXmID7dXaHBL0ZF9UMehws80TKlJKxO8ErSnILsOAk2isAsdyLX5GbifVzx4RDc/s320/crazy1.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiNZOwvS6LDPsYMLOwFU_Ut1IS62V5rzgN6LwvcjFuDw2RR1FLQE0NiXTUOE6Ml_ecDhB8r5Pplp_2FW3VdYMR1CxorqNjJJ_7DNGrXB06nAdfTDOqy87NHhnPTaZ4-YexIcvcBApB_Z0/s1600/Games1+038.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiNZOwvS6LDPsYMLOwFU_Ut1IS62V5rzgN6LwvcjFuDw2RR1FLQE0NiXTUOE6Ml_ecDhB8r5Pplp_2FW3VdYMR1CxorqNjJJ_7DNGrXB06nAdfTDOqy87NHhnPTaZ4-YexIcvcBApB_Z0/s320/Games1+038.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLzdCeLd87E7uhZEc6_l0-NsYqnqfPX1LhB1p99W1BmtZWkS-nwYCZx-yt7dbw7E1AhL_FrnfOg8JUd05fsR2-W4VqiyA3S8s3Ftes56tzz3CVfJN553R8znFj_1w_dWKFBUNLyZS__-c/s1600/drum3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLzdCeLd87E7uhZEc6_l0-NsYqnqfPX1LhB1p99W1BmtZWkS-nwYCZx-yt7dbw7E1AhL_FrnfOg8JUd05fsR2-W4VqiyA3S8s3Ftes56tzz3CVfJN553R8znFj_1w_dWKFBUNLyZS__-c/s320/drum3.JPG" /></a></div>
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<br />Mrs Stucki's Music Classhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12435013055796538662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7556091638649363668.post-12631076788935898992015-07-11T13:41:00.003-06:002015-07-11T13:41:55.734-06:006 Strategies Teaching Your Chorus Class New Sheet Music!<br />
<strong><span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;">6 Strategies Teaching Your Chorus Class New Sheet Music!</span></strong><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Welcome back teachers!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Today I'll be talking about chorus class. You can introduce new music to your choir by teaching it in a way that is engaging and fun. This requires a lot of planning. Here are some tips to help your choir learn a new song for chorus class.</span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Focus On New Music First</span></strong><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Introduce a new song right after warm-ups at the beginning of the rehearsal. Singers will be fresh and more focused to tackle new repertoire at the beginning of your class</span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Start With the Chorus Section</span></strong><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Starting with unison sections or the chorus section in the music involves everyone singing together right away. The chorus is repeated throughout the music. This way the singers feel like they're accomplishing something early in the rehearsal.</span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Keep Everyone Involved</span></strong><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Teaching several vocal parts all at once in a new song can be challenging. The rehearsal can quickly fall apart if you are working on a vocal part for one section and leaving the other sections without anything to do. I like to use the divide and conquer rule. As you are working with one section, keep the rest of the choir busy by giving them an assignment. Have them begin to learn the music on their own by using inner singing work (silently humming their parts inside their heads). They can do this by silently using the Curwen Kodaly hand signs to learn their pitches in the music. Just give them their starting pitch and you magically have everyone working on different parts at the same time. </span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Use Movement</span></strong><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Students learn better if you add movement to the tricky parts of a melody. Don't just tell the class to hold out a musical phrase longer or smoother. Instead, have them slowly wave their arm from one side of their body to the other side of their body to form an arch. Now have them slowly move their arm to form an arch and sing the musical phrase at the same time. They will instantly perform the music with smoother phrasing. Adding movement will also help keep the class more focused on singing and help maintain interest in learning new music.</span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Ask A Question</span></strong><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Get your singers involved by asking questions; don't just give them all the answers. Questions such as: Do we need to use more dynamics? Is the melody or the harmony more important? This will get them taking a more active role in understanding how the piece comes together and what can improve it.</span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Point Out the Short Cuts</span></strong><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Save rehearsal time by pointing out repetitions, similarities and repeated lyrics in the music. This keeps things moving forward in the rehearsal by quickly reviewing all the repeated parts throughout the music. Don't forget to have fun by celebrating their efforts and learning.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thanks for stopping by today. I'd love to hear from you about how you tackle new repertoire with your choir. Sherry Stucki</span><br />
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<br />Mrs Stucki's Music Classhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12435013055796538662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7556091638649363668.post-55691977551159748132015-07-03T16:35:00.001-06:002015-07-03T16:47:40.323-06:00Technology In The Music Class Part-2<br />
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<strong>Technology In The Music Class Part-2</strong><br />
This week I want to share 3 fun note training websites you can use with your music classes. I noticed that my students learn note reading faster when they play computer games. It is a win-win opportunity to have your students practice note reading while having fun playing a music game on the computer. I'm always amazed how competitive they get when they play computer games. I am very exited to try these games with my class this year. <br />
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<strong><a href="http://musicteachersgames.com/trebleClefOne" target="_blank">Music Teacher Games</a>:</strong> This is a very simple note reading game. I like to call it the Speed Note Game because it challenges the children to read the notes quickly to earn the highest score within a certain amount of time. They can repeat the game to try to out score their last game. <br />
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<strong><a href="http://www.musictheory.net/exercises/note" target="_blank">Note Trainer</a>: </strong>Simply click the note name that appears on the staff and the computer will keep track of your score as you go. You can also play another game using this piano. Your class can play fun melodies on the piano by clicking on the piano keys. I think it would be great to have each student write their own song on a music staff to share with the rest of the class. <br />
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<strong><a href="http://www.classicsforkids.com/games.asp" target="_blank">Classics For Kids</a>:</strong> This website has another fun note reading game to help your class read their notes. It spells out mystery words for the class to discover. You can have them list all the mystery words they used in the game for a note reading assessment. Check back next week for more ideas for your classroom. <br />
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<br />Mrs Stucki's Music Classhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12435013055796538662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7556091638649363668.post-26699536861389871212015-06-26T08:00:00.003-06:002015-06-26T08:54:14.667-06:00Technology In The Music Classroom<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 18pt; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;"><strong><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Technology In The Music<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Classroom Part-1</span></strong></span></div>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 18pt; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">My classes love using technology such as
<span style="color: magenta;"><a href="http://mrsstuckismusicclass.blogspot.com/2015/01/music-centers.html" target="_blank">smartboard games</a></span>, </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 18pt; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">ipod</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 18pt; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">
games, </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 18pt; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">youtube</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 18pt; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 18pt; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">and
music software.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They can’t seem to get
enough of them so I decided to spend some time checking out fun websites to
use in my classroom. Here are two websites I’d like to use in my classroom.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 18pt; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="color: black;">Chuck Vanderchucks "Something Something" Explosion</span></strong> </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 18pt; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">I really had a blast with all the
different games for this </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 18pt; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>website.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Your class can </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 18pt; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">e</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 18pt; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">xplore
eight unique musical styles with the </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 18pt; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">rockin</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 18pt; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">' Chuck </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 18pt; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">Vanderchuck</span></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 18pt; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> and his bandmate, Ramona. Help the band
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Find out the scientific answers to some of your most common music questions such as "Why do some songs get stuck in my head?". Want to create your own music? Check out the Dot Mixer and Step Re-mix in the Online Exhibits.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Next week I will be sharing some fun note reading websites I think will be fun for your classes. I can't wait to see if the </span><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Music-Lesson-Mad-Minute-Treble-Clef-Notes-1500015" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">note reading</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> games will help my students become better note readers this year. See you next week for Technology In The Music Classroom Part-2. What music websites do your children like the most? I would love to hear about them. Sherry Stucki :)</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><o:p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: blue;"><em>Want more fun activities and ideas for your music class? </em></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: blue;"><em>b<u>e sure to </u></em></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: blue;"><em><u>Sign-up by email on my side bar </u>to claim a monthly freebie, teacher tips & tricks. I would love to hear thoughts you might have in the comments below. Sherry :)</em></span></span></span></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><strong><em>You can c</em></strong></span></span><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>ontact me via email</strong>: </span><a href="mailto:sherrystucki@aim.com"><span style="color: #c92b59; font-size: large;">sherrystucki@aim.com</span></a></span></span></span><span style="color: blue;"><span style="color: blue;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 18pt; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;"><span style="color: blue;"><strong>End of The Year Challenge:</strong></span> By the end of the year my classes are so
excited with all the extra activities going on in school such as<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>field day,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>the school talent show and end of the year class parties, that it is
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 18pt; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;"><strong><span style="color: blue;">The Solution:</span></strong> I keep them
learning by saving one of their favorite music lessons for the end of the
year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I save “The Carnival of The
Animals” lesson for my 1</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 18pt; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid; mso-text-raise: 30%; vertical-align: super;">st</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 18pt; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;"> and 2</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 18pt; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid; mso-text-raise: 30%; vertical-align: super;">nd</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 18pt; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">
graders for the last two weeks of school. I do a fun activity by highlighting
half of the animals one week and then the rest of the animals the second week.
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Lesson:</span></strong> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 18pt; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">This
activity is so fun that your class will beg to do it again. The last animal I
do is called the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Aquarium” .<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have the class sit in a circle around 2
black lights. For safety reasons, I tell the class they are not allowed to
stand up during the music since the room lights will be turned off. They are
also not allowed to touch the lights. </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 18pt; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 18pt; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">I
show my class different ways they can move their fish to look like the fish are
swimming, such as (move the wrist back and forth, moving the fish up or down or
making the fish shimmer as it moves). </span><br />
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giant aquarium and when the music starts, they can begin to let their fish swim.
The picture above is hard to see, but the fish are glowing in the dark and it
looks just like an aquarium full of fish swimming . </span><br />
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found these over sized fish at the Lake Shore Learning Teacher Store. I picked
these fish because they are colorful and durable. Just<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>laminate them so you can use<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> them </span>over again next year. Have a great Summer! Sherry :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: blue;"><em>Want more fun activities and ideas for your music class? </em></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: blue;"><em>b<u>e sure to </u></em></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: blue;"><em><u>Sign-up by email on my side bar </u>to claim a monthly freebie, teacher tips & tricks. I would love to hear thoughts you might have in the comments below. Sherry :)</em></span></span></o:p></span><br />
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<br />Mrs Stucki's Music Classhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12435013055796538662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7556091638649363668.post-33643446890997824282015-06-04T09:31:00.001-06:002015-11-05T11:13:17.657-07:00How To Rock Your Music Class With Orff & Kodaly <span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;">Welcome back teachers!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-size: large;">It’s that time when we all
start thinking about the end of the school year and what we’re going do over
our summer break. Here is a great way to enjoy our summer. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Let’s sharpen our saws by participating in
summer workshops and classes.<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> W</span>e can experience a new sense of <span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">enthusiasm within our music
class</span>rooms through Kodaly and Orff training.
<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The
instructors are highly skilled professionals and they will teach you "How To Rock Your Music Class". These classes are so much fun
and rank as high points in my musical training. </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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summer courses</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> teach us to engage
children with an element of "play", helping them learn through
movement and experience music at their own level of understanding. Here is an example of an Orff performance I did with my 4th grade class called Sea Shells. Click on my Freebie tab to grab a <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Composing-Music-Guided-music-composition-activities--1573223" target="_blank">fun worksheet </a>that goes along with this song being played by my 4th graders in the video below. This song can also be found in my <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Composing-Music-Guided-music-composition-activities--1573223" target="_blank">"Composing Music With Children" Grades: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.</a></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-size: large;">Kodaly teaches a step by step sequence for helping children to sing, read and write music. Singing, dancing, playing
games, creating music, collaborating with others and having fun with friends
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-size: large;">During the summer, there
are many Orff and Kodaly music classes offered around the county. It’s not too
late register for one of these exciting classes while getting graduate credits
towards our teaching certificate.</span> </span><br />
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<br />Mrs Stucki's Music Classhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12435013055796538662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7556091638649363668.post-56252174354379974062015-05-30T12:26:00.001-06:002015-08-01T19:46:18.247-06:003 Exciting Music Games!<span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 39pt; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;"></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 39pt; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">It's hard to believe that the end of the school year is here. So for an easy end of the year activity you can check out this exciting music game called<strong> </strong><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Music-Lesson-Spin-2-Learn-Game-1814372" target="_blank"><strong>Spin 2 Learn</strong></a>. This is one of my classes favorite music game
and they frequently request to play it over again. Have one child spin the spinner. After the spinner stops, the class will sing a short song </span></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 39pt; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">using the tempo selected from
the cards. Repeat the game using different children.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Here is an example : Bubble Gum in a Dish,
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tempo terms quickly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After playing this
game with your class; students will be able to identify the tempos from a
variety of musical selections</span>.</span></span></span><br />
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a mini tempo quiz that I used for a quick assessment to go along with the
lesson.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you would like the </span><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Music-Lesson-Spin-2-Learn-Game-1814372" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>tempo assessment</strong></span></a><span style="font-size: large;"> you can find it at my TpT store. Thanks for stopping by, Sherry:)</span> </span></span></span></span><br />
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</span></span>Mrs Stucki's Music Classhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12435013055796538662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7556091638649363668.post-79427591053149164112015-05-22T18:48:00.002-06:002015-05-23T06:50:59.363-06:00Why Your Class Should Play This Fun Music Game<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">This week I'm sharing a super easy music lesson that I do with my 1st and 2nd graders.Your children will beg to play this fun music game,“<a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Music-Games-1378326" target="_blank">There Was an Old </a><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Music-Games-1378326" target="_blank"><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">P</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">irate </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">W</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">ho </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">S</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Music-Games-1378326" target="_blank">wallowed Some Instruments</a> .”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span>My class loves playing this singing game and I love it because it allows students to quickly learn the names of various rhythm instruments while teaching them how to play and hold them correctly. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;"></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">I started out by
singing<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the musical story “There Was an
Old Lady Who A Swallowed Fly” to my class. The children love musical stories and
quickly caught on to the melody and sang along with the story.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;"><span style="font-size: large;">Next,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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</span>the name of each instrument. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;"><span style="font-size: large;">Then I demonstrated how to correctly hold
and play each rhythm instrument.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
changed the words of the song in order to use the names of the rhythm
instruments for this game. Learn more about this <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Music-Games-1378326" target="_blank">game here</a>. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">Below is a mini instrument quiz that I
used for a quick assessment to go along with the lesson.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you would like the rhythm instrument
assessment you can find it at my </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Music-Games-1378326" target="_blank">TpT</a></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Music-Games-1378326" target="_blank"> store</a>.</span></span><br />
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I'm excited to tell you about 3 great resources for music teachers this week. I am linking up with <a href="http://totallytunedinteacher.blogspot.com/search?updated-min=2015-01-01T00:00:00-08:00&updated-max=2016-01-01T00:00:00-08:00&max-results=3" target="_blank">Totally Tuned-in Teacher</a> and some other music teachers to celebrate the TpT Teachers Appreciation Sale May 5-6! Most TpT stores will be discounted and you'll save more with the TpT Code THANK YOU, so check out these exciting resources below!<br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><strong>1- Stucki Education-Station TpT Store</strong></span><br />
Your class will beg to play my new music game called <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Music-Lesson-Spin-2-Learn-Game-1814372" target="_blank">Spin-2-Learn</a> on my TpT store. This game has been a big hit with my students and includes a fun tempo game and fun dynamics game. It also has a free bonus game. <br />
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My classes love playing these exciting spinning games and I like it because it helps them to instantly learn tempo, dynamics, singing skills and music vocabulary.<br />
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This game can save you time with the print and go quizzes and game cards for easy lesson plans. If you would like this game, you can check it out <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Music-Lesson-Spin-2-Learn-Game-1814372" target="_blank">Here!</a><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><strong>2-Sweet Sounds TpT Store</strong></span><br />
I also wanted to share a resource found on the Sweet Sounds TpT store. Try this fun song called Bobby Shaftoe. This singing game helps your class to practice reading so, la and mi. It also has a fun pirate theme and has a Vanishing Treasure game to fill in the missing solfege. You can check out this game <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Bobby-Shaftoe-La-Practice-Pack-1221905" target="_blank">here</a>. <br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><strong>3-Dancing Crayon Designs TpT Store</strong></span><br />
You can also find the best clipart at this TpT website. I'm going to buy this clipart with musical instruments. I've had this on my wish list and can't wait to use it for my music class. You can check it out<a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Musical-Instruments-Classroom-Percussion-Instruments-Clip-Art-909997" target="_blank"> here</a>. <br />
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