Category Archives: Lessons that have happened

36/60 Getting the children in and out

Posted on November 17, 2017 by

Most of my “transitions” with a class of primary school children happen in quite an orderly fashion, but I have one class of year 3s who chitter like a a cage of agitated monkeys as they move from classroom to … Continue reading →

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35/60 The finger puppets have arrived!

Posted on November 15, 2017 by

I posted a while ago that I had ordered some finger puppets. It was over a month ago! I’m more used to deliveries taking a matter of days, rather than weeks, or even a month. I had pretty much given … Continue reading →

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33/60 Ballet with year 1 and 2 – next lesson

Posted on November 13, 2017 by

A few weeks ago I posted on this topic; what happened was that I thought I would be teaching in the hall (no IT, no big screen, just me, the children, instruments and my music system) when I was “bounced” … Continue reading →

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31/60 Hoovering and Swooping

Posted on November 7, 2017 by

  When the children in the choir slide between every note in the song… It is quite hard to break them of this horrible habit. Every time there is a leap between two notes they slither from one to the … Continue reading →

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30/60 Happy Birthday to me

Posted on November 6, 2017 by

It isn’t my birthday just yet, but I am teaching ALL my piano and keyboard students to play “Happy Birthday” at the moment. Preferably from memory, as part of my “Active Repertoire” project. Easy-Peasy, for beginners who know the letter … Continue reading →

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29/30 Teaching with a torch

Posted on October 30, 2017 by

I had a “light-bulb” moment the other day, when I was teaching a young lad who is good at playing by ear, but is finding reading the notes on the music hard work by comparison. This pen-torch happened to be … Continue reading →

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28/60 Watching Ballet with Year 1 and 2

Posted on October 29, 2017 by

One of the many, many, sudden changes to my lesson timetabling was occasioned by a clash between gymnastics with year 5 and 6 in the hall, and my year 1 and 2 lesson in the hall. Well, music can be … Continue reading →

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24/60 Using “this” to teach “that”

Posted on October 17, 2017 by

I’m currently teaching a whole class year 3 classical guitar group. https://makemusiceveryday.com/category/social-learning/ That’s 30 children, sitting on chairs in three rows in the school hall, each encumbered by what looks like a guitar the size of a baby whale balanced … Continue reading →

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