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Tag Archives: keyboards
Issue 19: Mega Whole-Class Singing Activity – Singing Playgrounds
On the website, www.singup.org, is a set of playground singing games called “Singing Playgrounds”, which is a wonderful resource for at least half a term’s work. At its simplest level, there are five songs to sing through, which all work … Continue reading
Issue 11: A Short Keyboard Taster Course
A junior school that I work in as a freelance music teacher has been offering optional large group keyboard to year 6 children on Friday afternoons. It is a very quick whizz through the basics of using keyboards over five … Continue reading
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Issue 4: Here come the aliens – catch them if you can!
Question: What’s the difference between playing a computer game and playing music? Answer: Almost nothing. Let’s investigate further; Playing a Computer Game Playing Music The scenes scroll past your eyes The page doesn’t move Your eyes don’t move Your eyes track across … Continue reading
Issue 1: First keyboard lesson of the year with a Wider Opportunities class
Oh joy! This is one of my favourite lessons of term! This is the day that the children are introduced to their keyboards; let’s not kid ourselves that any formal music teaching is going to take place but it is … Continue reading
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Tagged keyboards, keystage2, NC1b, NC3a, wider opportunities
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