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Monthly Archives: July 2016
54/100 “So-Mi” songs, Bee Bee
Another So-mi song which I use all the time with classes up to the age of about 7 It’s well worth indicating the pitch movement in the melody, with Kodaly hand movements or just by moving your hand up, down, … Continue reading
Posted in Class Teaching, Early Years, Lessons that have happened, Songs
Tagged pulse and rhythm, singing game, so mi songs
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53/100 “So-mi” songs – Leo the Lion
I have updated the ukulele page with some more simple songs, using Am7 (open strings), C chord, and F chord, but, looking back, I haven’t published the notation for these songs before. So here are a few posts to get … Continue reading
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Tagged call and response, pulse and rhythm, singing game, so mi songs
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52/100 Brushing up on Sight Reading
I’ve just bought some of the new syllabus ABRSM piano teaching books to have a look at what’s coming up for next term. So I open them up, and start playing through – and AAARGH! where have my sight-reading … Continue reading
51/100 Recycling – listen and copy percussion game
I make no apologies for recycling an old post here – this site has been up and running for about 5 years and I’ve reached the point where I have forgotten more ideas than I realised. I was tracking back … Continue reading
50/100 Paul Harris Simultaneous Learning
When this card came up in my pack of Paul Harris Practice Card, I though “What a Great Idea” So much so, I copied it out and put it where I can see it on my piano. Later, a … Continue reading