Thanks Kailee for sharing these great podcasts for students and teachers! You can listen to podcasts for free via the a podcast app on your device (some examples are shown below) or you can even go to some of the website links and listen online...
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What better way to get children looking for musical things at home than to set up a Scavenger Hunt for them! Thanks Ash Bisdee for starting us off with her worksheet below: Sound Scavenger Hunt by Ash Bisdee JPEG version: Right click image...
Read moreBody Percussion Activities
Thanks Ash Bisdee for sourcing the following worksheets/pictures and thank you to the Professional Development Services for Teachers (Ireland) for giving us permission to use them! It’s a great little resource and gives teachers a quick...
Read moreFantastic Interactive Music Websites & Facebook Groups/Pages
With a huge demand for teachers to prepare for distance/digital/online education, many amazing resources have been shared. We’ve tried to compile some great websites here. We’d like to acknowledge that some of these are websites we...
Read moreA Hands Off Activity by Elizabeth Campbell
A Hands Off Activity – By Elizabeth Campbell Watch Kalani’s ‘Pieces of 8’ video 2. Everybody chooses a number between 1-8 and plays on that beat. Keep going until the group gets the ‘groove’...
Read moreNon-Singing Activities by Kailee Marshall
With some schools asking music teachers to reduce or stop singing, here are some non-singing activities! Thanks Kailee Marshall for writing and providing these. Body Percussion Activity Acknowledgment to Keith Terry (USA) and Helen Wilson...
Read moreVideo Review: Pop Song Play-Alongs
For something a little bit different, here’s a video review of Kaboom Percussions digital resource: Pop Song Play-Alongs. You can purchase it for $30 here: https://www.kaboompercussion.com/product-page/pop-song-play-alongs Don’t forget...
Read moreExploration of the Orff Schulwerk Approach – Lesson Ideas by Jane Nicholas
Editor’s Message: Thank you so much Jane Nicholas for sharing and elaborating on the workshop you presented at this year’s ASME WA Summer School. We hope you find her ideas useful! Exploration of the Orff Schulwerk Approach Jane...
Read moreWanjoo My Friend – ASME Summer School 2020 – Excerpt
Editor’s Notes: Thanks so much Kailee for sharing this excerpt from her ASME SS 2020 Presentation. ASME Summer School 2020 – EXCERPT Experiences in Music and Movement with Orff by Kailee Marshall Welcome Song: Wanjoo My Friend...
Read moreBeth’s Notes
Need to find some new repertoire for your classroom without breaking the bank? Have you tried Beth’s Notes? This amazing website includes a huge amount of repertoire and gives suggestions on how you can go about teaching these songs. You can...
Read moreThe Glad Tomorrow – Lesson Plan by Jane Nicholas
The Glad Tomorrow The title of Katie Noonans recent tour ‘The Glad Tomorrow’ is taken from the final line of a poem ‘A Song Of Hope’ by acclaimed Aboriginal writer Oodgeroo Noonuccal. This poem and nine others by Oodgeroo were the inspiration of a...
Read moreTeaching and Dancing the Circle Waltz Mixer
Looking for a new dance to teach to your class? The Circle Waltz Mixer is great for teaching sequences, formations, moving to the beat and is different to the typical line or circle dances you may have already taught. For the original...
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