In part 4 of the “Kids Discover Music Careers” series, I will be talking about my experience as an elementary music teacher. There are many types of music teachers at the elementary, middle, and high school levels. Music teachers are some of the hardest working people I know and do so many things that may or […]
Category: ELEMENTARY MUSIC BLOG
This elementary music education blog will give you ideas to implement in your classroom. Whether you’re just starting out in your teaching career or you’ve been teaching several years, you’ll find many ideas to inspire you each week.
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Kids Discover Music Careers – Part 3 – Technical Arts
In today’s post, Rik Hedlund talks about what it’s like to have a technical arts career. He works behind the scenes at our church as well as for different events around town helping with the technical side of the music industry. But, he is also a very talented musician who uses his love of […]
Kids Discover Music Careers – Part 2 – Singer
This is post 2 in the series that teaches kids about the different careers in music. Today, I am excited to share a guest post written by Kaci Berry, a music teacher, singer, and worship leader who talks about her journey to becoming a singer and how she uses singing in her career. If your […]
Kids Discover Music Careers – Part 1 – Piano Accompanist
Has your child always wondered about what it would be like to have a music career? Have they wondered how to pursue these different careers and what steps to take to get there? In this 5 part series, we will be taking a closer look at what it is really like to pursue music as […]
7 Kid Friendly Songs About Summertime
I am so excited it is finally summertime! We cannot wait to spend the summer months relaxing and playing in the water. While playing outside, we always have music playing and are known to have a few dance parties in our swimsuits. So, I decided to share with you my favorite 7 songs about summertime […]
How to Integrate Music and Foreign Language
There are so many different spoken languages. While teaching foreign language, music helps form connections between the language being sung and the history behind that country. Not to mention, learning languages and music from around the world is so much fun! Integrating music with any subject is one of my favorite things to do. So, […]
7 Things You Don’t Know About Me-The Domestic Musician
I am obviously passionate about music education, am an online music teacher, and most of my blog posts are about this. But, I wanted to let my readers know a little bit more about me. So, what better way to do that than to tell you 7 things you don’t know about me-The Domestic Musician. […]
How Poetry and Music Go Hand in Hand
To celebrate National poetry month, the music educator in me wanted to share how elementary music and poetry go hand in hand. I love using poetry to teach music, because there are so many similar characteristics between them. There is truly nothing I love more than forming connections between music and other subjects. […]
Music and Social Studies Integration Ideas for Kids
While in school, I never had a teacher who made learning history, geography, or social studies fun and exciting. It wasn’t until a music teacher taught a “50 States” song, that I realized I could retain and memorize facts. So, when I became a music teacher, I wanted my student’s to not only learn the […]
How to Teach Music to the Hearing Impaired Child
I have said it before and I’ll say it again…EVERY child can and should learn music. I never want any student to feel like they can’t learn music because of a disability. In this blog post, I want to give you ideas for how to teach music to the hearing impaired child. Some of the […]