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Recorder Repair: Student-Created Tutorials One of the unforeseen benefits of having my recorder students send in videos via email, is the ability to see incorrect fingering or other struggles that

Mustache Maker File for Blog *Aurasma in my classroom perfectly demonstrates what my students are mastering at their own pace, but it’s more than that: it’s a game changer. Aurasma

Terraced Dynamics with Boomwhackers and Musette in D 3rd grade Elementary Music students explored terraced dynamics while playing the “Musette in D” with  boomwhackers. “Musette in D” has been transposed

Using SMARTNotebook Software to Create Aurasma Trigger Images If you are new to Aurasma, creating a great trigger image can be challenging. If you have access to a SMARTBoard, using

Flipping the Class with Emails and Videos Flipped: Learning at Home Flipping the class with emails and videos requires organization and file management. Here is how I do it… As

“Thunder & Lightning” Polka Drawing We learned that composers sometimes wrote music to make us feel a certain way or imagine something in our minds. Without knowing the title beforehand, the

Flipped Recorder Class This is the second year of teaching my elementary recorder class with technology and the resulting progress of my students could not be more profound. This year,

The Black Belt eluded in 4th grade; MASTERED in 12th This is my 12th year at the same school – twelve years of teaching Recorder Karate to fourth graders. Every

STEM: Engineering Activities - Students were grouped and then given 50 straws and a roll of masking tape. The challenge was to create a free-standing structure that could support a baseball.

Musical Staff Spelling Bee + Math: Un-Bee-lievably Fun The Musical Staff Spelling BEE + Math lesson is designed to be a review of the names of musical pitches as well

18 SMARTBoard Musical Adventures This post originally appeared in my blog last year. With report cards due, it’s time to pull it back out to create opportunities for some fall

Pumpkin Beat Bundle Pumpkin Beat Bundle for SMARTBoard and iPads first appeared on my blog last year. Since then, I’ve updated it and included a QR code linked to a

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