Discover how picture books can transform your music classroom into an engaging and interactive learning space. Explore 9 dynamic ways to use storybooks to teach music skills. 1. Melody/Singing Technique: Learn how to extract repeating phrases from storybooks and transform them into catchy melodies. Understand how to choose appropriate rhythms and melodies that align with the story’s mood, … Read More
Episode 13 – Move it Groove it – 9 Ways to Add More Movement to Your Elementary Music Classroom
Welcome to the Move it Groove it podcast, where we explore creative ways to incorporate movement into your elementary music classroom. Today’s episode is all about adding more movement to your lessons. First off, we’ll be discussing the importance of movement for kids. Movement is not only a fun way to engage students but also helps with brain development, gross … Read More
Episode 9 – Author Spotlight: The Mind Behind the brand new children’s picture book, The Showdown Symphony
Join me as I interview Kevin & Leah Klein, authors of the brand new storybook, The Showdown Symphony. They’ve written an adorable new picture book that is Peter & the Wolf-esk, with a theme for each adorable animal and a full orchestration that accompanies this story. They created their project to be as multimodal as possible, with a book video … Read More
