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Monthly Archives: December 2014
Issue 146: Welcome to The Jungle
Hello again – I hope you’ve all had a good time over the Christmas break, and are looking forward to the New Year. New Year – that means resolutions… Most of mine are staying the same from previous years; At … Continue reading
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Issue 146: My Music Teaching Life
One of the great joys about my life is that I am in and out of maybe up to a dozen schools each term. I get to see all different kinds of primary school environments – ranging from a sort … Continue reading
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Issue 146: My New Cajon
What did you get for Christmas? Amongst other things, I got a cajon kit from Sela. Well, from my husband, actually, but he bought one made by Sela. It was a kind of a joint present, as he appeared to have a … Continue reading
Issue 146: What does the fox say?
Ding-ding-ding-ding da-ding-da-ding. Three times. That’s what the fox said. I was given an all-singing-and-dancing fox by some friends just before Christmas – and – BING lesson plans for the last day of class music teaching before the end of term were … Continue reading
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Issue 146: Hot Cross Buns save the day again
Actually Hot Mince Pies, to be seasonal, but you can do this with Hot Cross Buns later this term if you like! The lesson works with ukuleles, chime bars, recorders, keyboards, any instrument where you’ve got three notes. Teach the … Continue reading
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Issue 146: Top Tips for Teaching Samba
The first samba lesson I ever taught, many years ago now, was when the “real” visiting samba teacher rang in sick halfway through the first term. There I was, thirty eager year 5 and 6 children, a load of still fairly … Continue reading
Issue 145: Go Tell it on the Mountain – Ukulele
image from http://www.familychristmasonline.com/music/african_american_carols/go_tell.htm Here you go – dead easy F and C ukulele Christmas Carol. I’ve been hunting for one for weeks. I’m only doing the chorus, after all the children only started ukulele in September! You can get away … Continue reading