Category: Saint Patrick's Day

5 Ways to Celebrate St. Patrick's Day in Your Studio!

3/10/2024

Are you looking for fun activities to celebrate St. Patrick's Day with your students? Look no further!

Today I am rounding up 5 fun ways you can celebrate this Irish holiday in your studio--including links to free sheet music, a free composing activity, and lots of examples of wonderful Irish music that is sure to set your toes a-tappin'!

Keep reading to see all of the free resources...

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Free Resources for Saint Patrick's Day!

3/13/2023

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Are you looking for a few fun activities to help celebrate Saint Patrick's Day in your studio? Today I am rounding up several freebies for you to use with students at every level!

Keep reading to see them all....

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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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Freebie for Saint Patrick's Day!

3/4/2021

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Happy March! If you are looking for ways to celebrate Saint Patrick's Day in your studio this month, give this traditional Irish song a whirl!

This song focuses on several important concepts for elementary and late elementary students: root position chords, playing in 3/4 time, and counting syncopated rhythms.

You can also use this song as a transposing challenge for your more advanced students, or as an opportunity to experiment with different accompaniment patterns in the left hand.

Click HERE for your free copy of "Molly Malone!"

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Saint Patrick's Day Freebie: a traditional Irish jig!

2/25/2020

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Saint Patrick's Day is just around the corner! So, today I am sharing a free arrangement of the traditional Irish jig, "The Irish Washerwoman."

In addition to being a fun introduction to Irish folk music, this elementary arrangement also reinforces counting in 3/4 time and holding tied notes, as well as stretching the right hand thumb away from the other fingers.

Since this piece uses only the first six notes of the major scale, this arrangement also makes a great transposing challenge piece for your late elementary and intermediate students.

Click HERE or on the picture above to download your free PDF of this piece!

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5 Ways to Celebrate St. Patrick's Day in Your Studio!

Free Resources for Saint Patrick's Day!

Free Composing Activity for St. Patrick's Day!

Freebie for Saint Patrick's Day!

Saint Patrick's Day Freebie: a traditional Irish jig!

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