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Monthly Archives: October 2011
Issue 9: Welcome to The Music Jungle
Hello again! There is a distinctly mathematical appearance to this week’s issue of The Music Jungle. The first one looks at using “Multi-link” cubes for creating graphic scores with Keystage 1 children. I used them this time with a Year 1 and … Continue reading
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Issue 9: Graphic Scores for KeyStage 1
I have just spent an enjoyable hour teaching a lively year 1 and 2 class. The children were very happy to see two crates of percussion instruments being carried over to the hall for their lesson, but mystified by a … Continue reading
Issue 9: Musical Multiples
I have been experimenting in my year 5 & 6 djembe class with poly-rhythms as a warm-up activity in recent lessons. I was delighted when the class came back next lesson and performed a new piece to me which they had … Continue reading
Posted in Composition, Lessons that have happened
Tagged djembe, maths, wider opportunities
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Issue 9: Theory – “The Circle Diagram”
When I teach the scales and key signatures part of theory, I always teach “The Circle Diagram” quite early on. The instructions have taken me about half an hour to type, and the sheer wordiness may well put you off … Continue reading
Posted in The organised teacher, Theory
Tagged circle of fifths, enharmonic, key signatures, leading note, scales, theory
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Issue 8: Welcome to the Music Jungle
This week in the jungle there is an incident involving wildebeest, a method of teaching the difference between triple-time and quadruple time, and how to draw a keyboard for business and pleasure.
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Issue 8: Stamp Stamp Clap Clap
This is a nearly foolproof (nothing is ever completely foolproof in my experience!) for teaching children to identify whether a piece of music has four beats in a bar, or three beats in a bar. I was amazed at how quickly the … Continue reading
Posted in Aural Tests, The organised teacher
Tagged actions, aural tests, counting the beats, pulse, wider opportunities
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Issue 8: How to Draw a Piano Keyboard
Drawing a piano is a very useful skill for answering theory questions, teaching keyboards, and creating musical birthday cards. I have also found that piano students often find it much easier to grasp the intricacies of the notes and fingerings of … Continue reading
Posted in Keyboards, Piano, The organised teacher, Theory
Tagged arpeggios, birthday cards, drawing keyboards, fingering, scales, theory, wider opportunities
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