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Additional 2/4 rhythm cards for Fourth Grade Aural Tests

These are additional 2/4 time flash cards that you can use in assisting students to learn the rhythmic patterns that they may hear in the 4th Grade AMEB Aural Tests.  These are certainly not endorsed by the AMEB, and may not be the rhythms students will hear, but they will certainly help in preparation. This &hellip Continue reading »

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Fourth Grade Aural Rhythms Flash Cards

Are any of your students having troubles with  the rhythms you have to clap back in the Fourth Grade AMEB Aural Tests?.    The test for Rhythm states “The examiner will play twice a passage in duple or triple time.  The candidate will then tap or clap the passage and state whether it is in duple or &hellip Continue reading »

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Holiday Music Camp – Older Beginner/Preliminary (Piano) – 1 hour

These were my older beginner piano students over the age of 12 (all girls in my group).  They were a VERY happy lively giggly bunch of girls and we had a lot of fun. This is what I did with them:- Game: Interval Slap (found here:  Interval Slap from Susan Paradis’ website) Game: Beat Bingo (which &hellip Continue reading »

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Dinosaur Stomp – getting creative with little composers

For one of the groups of students at my Holiday Music Camp, I am going to use this simple rhythm.  I do know that Paleontologists dig up dinosaur bones really, but it’s all part of the ‘Archaeology’ fun of our Studio Theme. My students need to clap this rhythm through, and work out a simple &hellip Continue reading »

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