November's Unexpected Surprises
Good morning! I wish you all the best as we enter this season of winter and Christmas.
Do you invite guests to come into your class to watch? I hold a "bring a friend day" once a year and occasionally an auntie might come to watch a lesson. Grandmas and grandpas are also always welcome to visit, especially if they are from out of town.
This past week, Sydney, age 5, brought both her grandma and grandpa along to sit in on her lesson. I brought out stools for them to sit on and watch our class. I had heard that the grandmother could play piano quite well but didn't think much about it. While she was visiting, I asked if she would like to play after we had finished with her granddaughter's lesson and she readily agreed. I hoped she was able to play reasonably well and would play something with which the children could identify.
When I asked her what she intended to play, she replied, "Chopin's Winter Wind Etude."
Really? I thought, but I actually meant, oh, my goodness! Either this is going to be really good or it's going to be really long and my five little five year-olds will be squirming around.
To my surprise and delight, we were taken on a wonderful winter trip through Chopin's beautiful piece with its whirls and twirls musically depicting a stormy winter day. The entire performance was amazing and no one wiggled or peeped during the whole time.
After we applauded in appreciation and admiration, I asked Sydney's grandma about herself (though forgot to ask her name). She replied that said she regularly tours around the world performing and playing with symphonies. What a great honour it was to have her in our class!
This incident reminded me that you never know who will come and bless you and your students when you open the door to visitors.
Have you ever thought it would be fun to join a virtual choir?
Check out this one http://www.liquidchurch.com/virtual-choir/
Keep warm and keep singing merrily along.
Musically yours,
Mrs. Lois
MYC Certified Teacher
Solo Time Music Games
info@solotimemusicgames.com
Good morning! I wish you all the best as we enter this season of winter and Christmas.
Do you invite guests to come into your class to watch? I hold a "bring a friend day" once a year and occasionally an auntie might come to watch a lesson. Grandmas and grandpas are also always welcome to visit, especially if they are from out of town.
This past week, Sydney, age 5, brought both her grandma and grandpa along to sit in on her lesson. I brought out stools for them to sit on and watch our class. I had heard that the grandmother could play piano quite well but didn't think much about it. While she was visiting, I asked if she would like to play after we had finished with her granddaughter's lesson and she readily agreed. I hoped she was able to play reasonably well and would play something with which the children could identify.
When I asked her what she intended to play, she replied, "Chopin's Winter Wind Etude."
Really? I thought, but I actually meant, oh, my goodness! Either this is going to be really good or it's going to be really long and my five little five year-olds will be squirming around.
To my surprise and delight, we were taken on a wonderful winter trip through Chopin's beautiful piece with its whirls and twirls musically depicting a stormy winter day. The entire performance was amazing and no one wiggled or peeped during the whole time.
After we applauded in appreciation and admiration, I asked Sydney's grandma about herself (though forgot to ask her name). She replied that said she regularly tours around the world performing and playing with symphonies. What a great honour it was to have her in our class!
This incident reminded me that you never know who will come and bless you and your students when you open the door to visitors.
Have you ever thought it would be fun to join a virtual choir?
Check out this one http://www.liquidchurch.com/virtual-choir/
Keep warm and keep singing merrily along.
Musically yours,
Mrs. Lois
MYC Certified Teacher
Solo Time Music Games
info@solotimemusicgames.com
| Game of the Month |
Bee in the Middle
Use this fun game to help your students understand the
Musical Alphabet!
There are seven pockets on this game in which the students place the flashcards in.
Quick and easy to set up to play with up to 6 students. This game takes only 3-5 minutes to complete.
If you are a new teacher contact Lois for special pricing on an order of 10 games which includes FREE shipping. |
| To Market To Market - Metronome Apps |
I am having such fun with apps on the iPad and iPhone. I loaded several metronome apps to try but the greatest one I've tried put the fun in counting. It features a dog barking or a duck quacking on the first beat. The students had lots of fun in class and several reported going home and having their parents download the metronome, too and then actually use it! Now, you if own the Midi Roland, it also has a metronome and if you can find it, it also has the dog and duck sounds for the first beats. My problem has been how to find them for quick use. Using the iPhone or iPad is a lot quicker. |
| Resources |
A new multi - level teaching aid to help your level 2 and level 3 students write their intervals.
Starting off with Intervals of 2nd and 3rd's
Moving on to Perfect intervals , then major and minor 6th and 7th's.
Easy to print off and place in a clear envelope or laminate
Hand out the white board markers and students can practice and erase
until they understand the concepts.
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