Dancing is a great way to have a high energy and engaging class. Freeze dancing is always fun. Dance to the music, then freeze when the music stops. This encourages the students to listen carefully to the music, becoming aware of different patterns and rhythms in the song. My students …
Who doesn’t love to dance? Not only is it a joyful and fun activity, but it’s also a great way to learn about music! I love showing my students at Fishtown Recreation new music from all over the world. I usually try to give them a little background on where …
Phlsph7, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Rhythm can be a very abstract concept to grasp, especially for young students. When teaching students new rhythms, mnemonic devices can be very useful. The easier to remember the better, and for young students, that usually means the simpler, the better. A great way to …
Gold Saxophone by Pixabay, via Pexels One of the first lessons I like to do with pre-schoolers is teaching about the families of instruments. I try to use instruments that the students likely already know as examples, as well as introducing them to some instruments that they may be new …
_DSC0614, by Ted McGrath, CC0 1.0 DEED, via flickr This is a list of Vocabulary words the Pre-School students have learned over the course of the Fall semester at Fishtown Recreation Center: Rhythm – patterns found in the duration, length and/or accents of musical sounds. Percussion – instruments that make …
Polar bears and snowflakes at Towey. This week we colored snowflakes and created polar bears. The project gave the children a chance to create their very own polar bear and make him or her anyway they chose. It was cool seeing the imagination shine through with this project. We had …
Music Technology for Pre-Schoolers Goals and Objectives: Students will be introduced to, as well as have an opportunity interact and make music with a DAW (Digital Audio Workstation). I taught this lesson to a small class of students at the Fishtown Library. Then I introduced the class to a free …
Continuing with the fall theme at Towey, This week’s lesson was all about teaching the student how to draw a tree on a grassy field with a blue sky and animals by breaking down each section with basic shapes. We started off by having them draw two giant “C’s” with …
