by Melissa Stouffer | Sep 20, 2022 | Composition, General Music, Kodaly, Learning Through Play, Literature, Note Reading
Apple themed lessons are a fall classic and there are some great activities for apples that can give your lessons a seasonal feel. There is no shortage of great apple activities, songs, and books, so here are some of my favorites apple themed activities for elementary...
by Melissa Stouffer | Sep 28, 2021 | Composition, Dancing, Early Childhood & Kindergarten, General Music, Kindergarten, Learning Through Play, Movement, Uncategorized
Creativity should be an essential part of music education. Not only can we include small creative elements into our lessons, but we can include bigger creative activities for our students as well. For ideas to incorporate small creative elements into class, check out...
by Melissa Stouffer | Sep 21, 2021 | Composition, Early Childhood & Kindergarten, General Music, Learning Through Play, Lesson Planning
Composition and creativity sometimes seems like it is a checklist item. It’s a standard, we did it, now we can move on and don’t have to do it anymore. But that’s SUPER not true. We can include a creative element in our students’ class every...
by Melissa Stouffer | Mar 16, 2021 | Composition, Lesson Planning
An Intro To Composing First up, this lovely book by Vicky Weber. The Song Garden is a perfect introduction to a composing lesson. (Full disclosure: some affiliate links but it won’t change your price. No pressure!) This book is about a girl name Calla who plants...
by Melissa Stouffer | Oct 6, 2020 | Composition, General Music, Kodaly, Learning Through Play, Lesson Planning, Movement, Note Reading
Teaching in a restricted environment is no fun at all. I get it. This is why I think it’s important to have awesome lessons that don’t even feel like the students are missing out on anything. I wrote these 6 lessons for COVID teaching to help you out. ...
by Melissa Stouffer | Jul 28, 2020 | Back To School, Composition, Early Childhood & Kindergarten, General Music, Interactive Learning, Learning Through Play, Note Reading, Teacher Tips
Prepping for Back To School seems to be every teacher’s favorite time. New music, new decor, new pencils, new possibilities. But… This year is so different! New stresses, concerns, budget issues across the board. How do we even prep for this? I’ve thought...
