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Giant remote control
Just for something different, I quickly did up a giant remote control (a cardboard box, covered with brown paper and this Remote Control stuck on it) to resemble a giant remote control. I’m going to exaggerate my movements in my next singing time by pressing a button and calling it out. Really overdo this – they…
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Do you have perfect pitch? Here’s a game to help…
Here’s one way to find out: http://www.ldssacredsongs.com/games/noteable/src/ A program called ‘Notable’ takes you through four different levels; Easy, Intermediate, Advanced and Prodigy of hearing a note, and clicking on the piano keyboard which note you think it is. It then lets you know if you are correct and the note goes green. If incorrect, it plays the note you…
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Violin Open Strings Match Up Game
My younger violin students are reading notes! It is exciting stuff, but as we learn new things (slowly does it), I like to keep revising what we have learned to keep it in their heads before we move on to harder things. (Did I mention they are very clever little peoples?) Here’s a game they…
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Piano Examinations with Kathryn Phillips
Now some people find Ms Phillips a bit of a tough nut, but I like her. She has always been fair, never any surprise comments on exam reports – they’re always lovely, and she knows what she is doing. I am careful to follow the Manual of Syllabuses to the letter though, and so does she.…
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Praise to the Man actions and signs for Primary
Next Sunday I’m going to have the Primary children listen to the Mormon Tabernacle Choir singing this gorgeous hymn whilst we sing along, do some actions and hold up signs. Sounds confusing, doesn’t it. The Mormon Tabernacle sings Praise to the Man on their CD aptly named ‘Praise To The Man’. The same song can…
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Giant Singing Time Board Game with 2011 Presentation songs
I have come up with a massive floor board game with the 2011 Presentation songs. You can put this on the wall with blue tac or have it laid out at the front on the floor. I am going to laminate mine, and due to safety reasons (they will be slippery, and kids can be…
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Singing Time Mother’s Day Mystery Items
I borrowed an idea from Becky T on Sugardoodle and ran with it. I made a master list, chose 8 relevant songs to Mother’s Day and found 8 matching items (listed). The song numbers are there as well to help your pianist. The second page has a picture of a heart you can use (or…
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Scales My Way
I have half my students doing AMEB Examinations at the moment and some preparing for other things. Either way, they are all learning scales. Those doing AMEB examinations need to learn scales with the correct rhythm/bowing (for the time being) however those that aren’t doing exams are free! 😀 I whipped up this chart for…
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Violin Cutout for Beginner Students
Laurie Niles of violinist.com has created a small violin cutout to go with her ‘Rest Position Song’ that she teaches beginner violin students. She teaches at a school where the students learned to take care of an ‘egg carton’ violin to begin with. Then they progressed to ‘real’ violins. I haven’t made an egg carton violin yet,…
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‘Meditation’ by Frank Bridge
For those needing to play this for their upcoming 4th Grade AMEB Examinations, here is a beautiful rendition of ‘Meditation’ performed by Holger Peterson worth watching:- ‘Meditation’ by Frank Bridge performed by Holger Peterson
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