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7 Holiday Hacks to Use in Your Lessons this Season!

12/13/2024

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If you follow me on Facebook or Instagram, you may have noticed my "Holiday Hacks" series of teaching tips over the past few weeks. (And if you don't follow me there...what are you waiting for? I share teaching tips, information about new releases, freebies, and more, 5 days a week over on those platforms!)

My "holiday hacks" give you easy ideas for fun ways to use holiday songs to work on ear training, music theory, improvisation, and much more during this busy time of year.

​Today, I am sharing all 7 holiday hacks here in one handy blog post, along with free printables that you can use with your students as you wrap up the year!

Keep reading to see more...


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4 Ways to Sneak Ear Training into Your Lessons this Holiday Season!

11/15/2024

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Are you looking for ways to fit more ear training activities into your lessons? Why not use a few familiar holiday songs as tools to work on ear training this season?

Today I am sharing 4 fun and festive ways you can sneak a little ear training into your lessons during the holidays--including FREE printables that you can start using right away!

​Keep reading to see the list...
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Musicianship Monthly for March

2/26/2021

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It's that time again! The start of a new month means the opportunity to explore a new musicianship skill! (Want to learn more about Musicianship Monthly and see past activities? Click HERE!)

This month's activities highlight a skill that is very valuable, but can be tough to teach. So even if you've never worked on this skill with your students--don't worry! Read on for resources to help give your students an introduction to ear training--specifically, playing melodies by ear!


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Free Musical Jumble Worksheets!

8/22/2020

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Are you gearing up for the new school year and looking for some fun review activities for your students? Look no further!

Check out this fun activity that incorporates sight-reading, ear training, and music notation!

​Read on to get your free musical jumble worksheets...


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A Quick and Easy Ear Training Game for Online Lessons

4/29/2020

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​Looking for more fun activities to spice up your online lessons? Today I am sharing a quick ear training game that has been a big hit with my students--and better yet, it requires no special  materials and no set-up time!

​Interested? Read on for more!





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