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5 Music Games to Play with Flashcards

12/2/2024

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Flashcards are a great tool to have in your music room. I frequently use both rhythm and melody flashcards with my students,  but simply reading and playing flashcards can get boring after about the first 5 minutes.
To spice it up, I like to play flashcard games. These are a HIT with my students and I am sure they will be with yours too. These games work both with melody and rhythm flashcards. And when you use grade-appropriate flashcards I have played these games with students all the way from grade 1 to grade 8.

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Lesson Ideas to Accompany These Hands by David Gunning

11/4/2024

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As an elementary music teacher, I am responsible for organizing the Remembrance Day (Veterans Day in the US) service in my schools. And honestly, it is one of my favourite programs to plan and execute.

This year, I tried something new and had my whole school learn a song to sing for the service. When it was time to sing the song in the service, the choir sang on the risers and the remaining students sang from where they were seated. 
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The song I chose is by a Canadian singer-songwriter, David Gunning, entitled These Hands. ​

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    Miss Jayna is an elementary music teacher in Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada. In addition to being a public school teacher Miss Jayna also has a private piano studio and teaches a Children's Music Program. 

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