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Dr Seuss General Knowledge Cards
Well, it’s exciting at my place! We have moved into a new home, and I have a new teaching space to organise, and I get to actually finish what I had planned to do last year with my Dr Seuss theme. I like to make sure my students know what is going on with all […]
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Note Race Game for Violin or Piano
A game I use with my students that needed a little ‘Dr Seuss-ing’. For Violin:- – Put the cards on the music stand – You need two or more players – Remove the Middle C card. It isn’t needed on the violin – Each player takes a turn turning over a card – Start from […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Fishy Rhythm and Note Flashcards
Susan Paradis created these delightful Fish Flashcards a little while ago to help students remember the values of notes. They’re easy to use; print a set out, cut and laminate them. Here are the different ways I use them:- You can use both sets as ‘normal’ flashcards Use just the notes for the student to tell […]
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Do you have perfect pitch? Here’s a game to help…
Here’s one way to find out: http://www.ldssacredsongs.com/games/noteable/src/ A program called ‘Notable’ takes you through four different levels; Easy, Intermediate, Advanced and Prodigy of hearing a note, and clicking on the piano keyboard which note you think it is. It then lets you know if you are correct and the note goes green. If incorrect, it plays the note you […]
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Recognising High and Low
This is a great game for little peoples. I am going to play it today with my young violin students. I am going to show them a picture and they have to tell me whether it is “high” or “low” Then we will play a high or a low sound on our violins. It’s a […]
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Musical Snakes and Ladders
I was looking up some school teacher resources for my daughter, to assist her with her spelling when I came across this great game. The thought occurred to me that you could use Opus text and insert musical notes, signs and terms instead of spelling words (which I did). You could even have two octaves […]
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Create your own music dominoes
I was lurking around the World Wide Web today and came across this site that lets you create your own personalised dominoes to use with your students: Tools For Educators I liked the fact that I could choose a ‘minim’ or ‘half note’ and call it whatever I liked. You can create your own worksheets […]
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Musical Mysteries – BBC Flash computer game with lesson plans
I was browsing through a few sites and came across a great game to help students become familiar with orchestral instruments. It can be found here: BBC Musical Mysteries. The aim is to help Robbie find his Grandfather’s music. The Grandfather is a conductor of an orchestra and he has lost his music. He needs […]
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