Teaching music elementary

Check out this post for creative and exciting ways to add scarves into your music activities. Also, find some specific scarf music examples.

Five fun and action-filled circle games to practice rhythm, pitch, and more with your elementary music students.

Who doesn’t love music and what all it represents? And as you all already know it is said that having a musical education can help your brain to develop stronger in other educational areas as…

Learn how to practice rhythms with this budget-friendly and fun rhythm game in your elementary music classroom.

I love when we have an Olympic year in music class. This is the second one we've celebrated since I began teaching, and we went all out! I started off by selecting 8 countries and then dividing each of my classes into 4 teams (I have 4 risers, so each riser was a team). Students in grades 4-6 participated, so there ended up being one grade level each on every team. Each day, students competed in a different Olympic event. The events we competed in were the ski jump, speed skating, curling…

One of the fundamental aspects of music that students need to explore in general elementary music is tempo, but it can be difficult to come up with different lesson ideas to keep students engaged while giving them the practice they need. Today I want to share some of my most effective strategies and lesson ideas for teaching tempo, no matter what grade level or specific aspect of tempo I'm working with.

Do you have a favorite rhythm game or activity to use in your music lessons? Rhythm is something that always needs review, so you can never have too many

Christmas music activity ideas for your elementary music lesson plans. Christmas music lessons to engage your elementary students before the holiday break.

Struggling with how to teach a new song to your elementary students? Try these seven detailed tips to help children learn a song quickly. These guides provide effective techniques to make the process engaging and efficient. You can explore various strategies, such as rote learning and conducting, to help students memorize melodies and lyrics.