Category: Composition

Easy Improv Activities Using Backing Tracks from YouTube!

3/20/2023

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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Free Composing Activity for St. Patrick's Day!

3/4/2022

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Are you looking for St. Patrick's Day-themed activities to incorporate into your lessons this month? Today I am sharing a fun improv/composing activity that is perfect for St. Patrick's Day, but can be used any time of the year!

This activity helps students create their own piece in the style of an Irish jig. It is a great activity for introducing the concepts of: 1) drone bass, 2) composing in triple meter, and 3) using the mixolydian scale (in this case, the G major scale with an F natural).

Click HERE to download your free Irish jig composing worksheet! (And check out my St. Patrick's Day freebies from past years HERE.)

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Musicianship Monthly for October

9/29/2021

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A new month means a new opportunity to incorporate a fun musicianship skill into your lessons! (Want to learn more about Musicianship Monthly and see past activities? Click HERE!)

This month we will be flexing our creative muscles with a few fun, Halloween-themed improv and composition activities!

Want to join the fun? Read on to see the free activities!

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