Now more than ever, kids have access to Internet-enabled devices, whether that’s at school or at home. While live music making is at the heart of an elementary general music program, there are a ton of fantastic applications for technology in your elementary music class. Check out my top five music tech websites, complete with with lesson ideas, below!
Teaching form to older kids is rough. Traditionally, we either teach form at a very basic level (think having your Kindergarteners move to Twinkle Twinkle) or at a very high level (remember learning about different types of rondo in college?). I’ve found that our upper elementary and middle school students, who often need the review …
A few years ago, escape rooms became the thing for classrooms. Honestly, I thought it was a fad at the time, but escape rooms have stuck around for a while now. However, between the pandemic and increasingly limited class time, lots of teachers have turned to digital escape rooms for an engaging, easy-to-prepare activity for …
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What is Incredibox? Incredibox is a free music creation website where students drag loops, in the form of characters, to create their own beats. (Incredibox also comes in the form of a paid app, for those of you with iPads!) It’s simple enough for young students but has enough options to engage older students as …
