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Children’s Opera, Part V, Rehearsal and Performance

Tamsyn — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 17:11:00 +0000

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Walking Piano

Tamsyn — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 19:57:00 +0000

I had a famous visitor come to my website last weekend. Remo Saraceni, inventor of the walking piano featured on “BIG” with Tom Hanks, commented on my Musical Stairs post. When I looked at his profile, “Fun Maker”, and realized who he is, I was very excited about the visit, and my 3-year-old son and […]

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Rhythm Blocks

Tamsyn — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 16:07:00 +0000

This printable in only available to our members right now.It is also available in our "Crafts and Games" Adventure Pack.Here is a manipulative that you can cut out and use with your students or children. I like to use rhythm solfege as outlined in the video to demonstrate counting, but you can also simply count […]

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Rainbow Castle

Tamsyn — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 17:56:00 +0000

This game is for the beginning student. This is a bonus that comes with my e-book, Beginning Rhythm Print out colored cards, cut out and set aside. Print gameboard, and if desired, laminate. Use game pieces of your own choosing.Draw a card, and move marker forward to the note indicated on card. Because keys and cards […]

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Musical Stairs

Tamsyn — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 15:44:00 +0000

This is a simple project that can spruce up the menial task of walking up and down the stairs. Turn your stair-case into a singing scale! The idea for this scale came from the piano stairs in Sweden, as seen in the video at the bottom of this page. Creating a stair-case like that in […]

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Piano Chord Wheel

Tamsyn — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 17:07:00 +0000

Learning Chords with a simple printable This printable in only available to our members right now.It is also a part of our "Teacher's Friend" Adventure PackThis is a tool that I created for my piano students to help them to learn their primary chords.Directions:Print on card-stock, cut out the circles, and then optionally laminate. Poke […]

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The Pentatonic Scale

Tamsyn — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 22:48:00 +0000

When I first learned about the pentatonic scale, I was taught to associate it with the Asian culture. I have since learned that the pentatonic scale is universal to all nations, and most countries have folk music written using this scale. Old Dan Tucker is one of my favorite American examples. The easiest way to […]

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