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How to Set Rules When Introducing Instruments Into Your Classroom

May 16, 2017 Alyson Swihart
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The key to successful classroom management with instruments has to do with sharing rules of what you can do and what you can't do.  Then, it's important to demonstrate what that looks like. 

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In Classroom Management Tags Classroom Management, Lesson Plan

A Simple Musical Ear Training Lesson That Impacts Language Arts

May 5, 2017 Alyson Swihart

What is ear training and why is it important?  Ear training is the process of learning to play your instrument, writing it down, and identifying mistakes in music and then fixing them ALL BY EAR.  Does this sound familiar? Yep, we teach students to do this all the time when we teach spelling, sentence structure and grammar. Here is simple activity you can use with your students!

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In Literacy, Science Tags Lesson Plan
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