Music Education Blog Carnival!The music education blog carnival is a monthly post hosted by different music bloggers. Each blogger selects a few music posts written the previous month (in this case, July, 2016) and shares why they selected it. I had a lot of great posts to choose from! This has been a very fun […]
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First time attending a convention!Last Saturday we attended the UHEA (Utah Homeschool Education Association) convention, and it was definitely a new experience for us. I have attended this convention several times in the past, as a homeschooling teenager, as a single college student bringing a couple of boyfriends along, and once bringing the second boyfriend-turned-husband […]
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STL Ocarina Review and Special Giveaway!Okay, let’s be honest. I haven’t geeked out over anything in the music world like I have over the ocarina in a very LONG time! Not that I had never heard of the instrument, but I had never discovered it until this last week when our much sought-for package came […]
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Musical PlaytimeThe importance of free exploration of soundWhile I am all for concentrated, focused practice on an instrument, and tailored instruction to meet those needs, this post is a shout-out for musical playtime in an environment stripped of expectations or special exercises. Learning is child’s play, and I love it when sound itself can be […]
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Percussion Set and Beginning Rhythm GiveawayOf all of the instruments in our family collection, it’s the backpack full of hand-held percussion instruments that gets used the most. I store it near the toys and the kids love to parade around the home with them. But it’s not all fun and games, we practice rhythm and […]
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Learn to sight-read music! The booklet featured in this article is now only available in the members area.Introducing “Song Reader”- a classic children’s music textbook. I love old music books. Whereas my husband works in the computer field where books on programming are out-of-date within a few years, music books are timeless. I even found […]
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Sesame Street and Stomp DVDs GiveawayIf you grew up watching Sesame Street like I did, you’re going to love these DVDs! One features a classic collection of the show’s greatest music, one delves into the process of making music and features cast members from Stomp, and the last one is a classic collection of some […]
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Introducing the May 2016 Linkup It’s a new month, and we’re back! If you have written a blog post related to Music Education, please share it! You don’t have to be a music teacher or musician, we are simply looking for articles to help each other in our efforts to teach music to children. Share […]
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Activity Scarves GiveawayWhile I have not personally used the scarves featured in this giveaway, I do trust West Music as I have had good experiences with their products. I chose these scarves because they are hemmed, because there were 12 different colors, and because these were larger than other packages I saw.This post contains affiliate […]
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The Piano Chord Wheel is available in our members area, as well as our Adventure Pack- “Teacher’s Friend”My family moved this last weekend and it has been rather crazy, packing things up, unpacking things, filling an empty fridge, etc, and I simply haven’t had time to create a new printable for you this time, so […]
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