Primary school music

Parent teacher conference days are always a struggle for me. I have 500 students and theoretically I could have 500 kiddos and their parents running into my room to ask about grades and standards and concerts. But that has never really happened. I’m usually lucky if 10 of those 500 […]

Preparing for Your First Elementary Music Teaching Job. Organized Chaos. Top 5 suggestions to help you get ready over the summer for your first elementary music job.

Grab these free printable music worksheets for elementary age kids to learn the musical symbols, instruments, and introduction theory.

Musical Instruments Word Search 2

First year elementary music teachers face a lot of difficulties-- this is how to get ready for your first year!

Here are some free PDF's of some of my favourite drama, theatre and improv games to play with different year levels.

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One of the topics most of us teach in elementary general music that can easily become dry and boring to teach (and to learn) is the instruments of the orchestra. But it doesn't have to be! Today I'm sharing my 3 favorite ways to teach lower elementary students the 4 families of instruments in the orchestra. 1. Classical Pieces I'm sure this is an obvious choice for many- Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra is an oldie but a goodie! The piece very clearly gives students a sense of the…