Category: Composition

Summer Fun Series! Lesson Plan #2

6/21/2023

Summer is a great time to think outside of the box as you lesson plan! Flexibility with your lesson plans in the summer is also key, since students are often taking more sporadic lessons due to summer vacations, camps, sports, and other activities.

So, over the next several weeks, I will be sharing a series of fun lesson plans that will be perfect for busy students (and teachers) this summer! Each lesson plan focuses on one skill and includes links to FREE worksheets and activities that can be completed in the space of a 30 minute lesson.

Lesson Plan #2 is a focus on composing! Keep reading to see the summer fun....

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Musicianship Monthly #25: Improving Improv Skills

3/31/2023

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April is almost here, and that means it is time for a new "Musicianship Monthly" activity!

What is "Musicianship Monthly?" Each month, I share links to free resources you can use to focus on a specific musicianship skill with your students all month long! Want to see past skills we have covered? Click HERE!

This month, we are celebrating all things improv! I am rounding up a whole host of free improv activities that you can use with students at every level.

Keep reading to see them all....

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Easy Improv Activities Using Backing Tracks from YouTube!

3/20/2023

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Do you enjoy improvising with your students? Have you wanted to incorporate more improv into your lessons but just aren't sure how to go about it? Either way...today's post is for you!

Did you know that there are tons of backing tracks--in every key and every style imaginable--available on YouTube? In today's post, we will be exploring some of these awesome (and free!) backing tracks and how you can use them right now with students at every level!

Keep reading to learn more....

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The Jingle Bells Remix Challenge!

12/12/2022

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The holiday season is in full swing, and your students probably have quite a few seasonal favorites under their fingers by now!

One of my favorite activities to do this month is to help students flex their creative muscles by "remixing" some of their favorite holiday tunes in different styles.

So today I am sharing a fun "Jingle Bells Remix" worksheet as an example of how students can create their own unique variations of their favorite traditional Christmas tunes!

Keep reading to see more...

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Musicianship Monthly #19: Fall and Halloween Composing Activities

9/30/2022

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October is the perfect time to get your students' creative juices flowing! From the spooky sounds of Halloween, to the changing colors of the trees, there is plenty of inspiration this time of year that you can help your students channel into composing and improvising their own original music.

In this month's edition of "Musicianship Monthly," I will be sharing composition worksheets and improvising templates that will have your students creating their own original music all month long!

What is "Musicianship Monthly?" Each month, I share links to free resources you can use to focus on a specific musicianship skill with your students. Want to see past skills we have covered? Click HERE!

Read on to check out the free resources!

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Easy Improv Activities Using Backing Tracks from YouTube!

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