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Scales with a Harry Potter Twist
Turns out scales aren’t so bad when you’re adding a different rhythm to them. Enter…Harry Potter Rhythms! I have taken some well known names from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Harry_Potter_characters and put them onto cards. The idea is that those students who are familiar with Harry Potter will go “Aaaaaaaaaah I know that person” and get all enthusiastic, then you…
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Never Let Snape Choose the Music
To go with my Warthogs Theme, I found this poster that a very clever person did on this site: http://weheartit.com/entry/9618800 I have printed it out, and will put it up on my wall for a bit of a giggle ;D
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A New Studio Theme For The Year – Warthogs: School of Magic and Music
I have a lot of students who have been captivated by the JK Rowling books about Harry Potter. I don’t mind them myself ;D After such a long break over Christmas, I find that most students are a little rusty and have gotten out of their practice routine, so I like to motivate them with…
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Sharps, Flats and Naturals Game
I had an awesome dream one night, that I was playing a game involving sharps, flats and naturals with some of my students. And we were having fun! The annoying thing is that I couldn’t remember the rules to the game. Isn’t that always the way? ;D After a little procrastination, here are the cards:…
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Jingle Bells Solo Violin
Another student requested ‘Jingle Bells’ so I made a slightly harder version. Still easy notes, but the technique is a little more involved. This piece is about First Grade standard due to the double stopping, LH pizz and a 3rd position slide down. To print out a copy, click here: JINGLE BELLS violin solo
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Jingle Bells for easy violin – teacher/student duet
It’s that time of the year. Can you believe it?! I have just started first finger with one of my littlies, so I thought I would write out a suitable arrangement of Jingle Bells that we could do together. I have kept the teacher part very simple, so as not to confuse the student with…
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Additional 2/4 rhythm cards for Fourth Grade Aural Tests
These are additional 2/4 time flash cards that you can use in assisting students to learn the rhythmic patterns that they may hear in the 4th Grade AMEB Aural Tests. These are certainly not endorsed by the AMEB, and may not be the rhythms students will hear, but they will certainly help in preparation. This…
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Fourth Grade Aural Rhythms Flash Cards
Are any of your students having troubles with the rhythms you have to clap back in the Fourth Grade AMEB Aural Tests?. The test for Rhythm states “The examiner will play twice a passage in duple or triple time. The candidate will then tap or clap the passage and state whether it is in duple or…
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Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise
I have students of many different denominations, which I think is a wonderful thing. We all share a deep love of music. One parent asked if I could simplify some hymns so their child could play them. Of course I could, and was happy to do so! So here is one of them:- Immortal Invisible God Only…
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Twinkle Twinkle Little Star for Beginner Violin
One of my littler students proudly informed me today that she had volunteered to play violin with their class. They were going to sing ‘Twinkle Twinkle Little Star’ in German and she was going to play the melody with them on the violin. One slight problem (only very minor)…we haven’t started fingers yet. We’re nearly…
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