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Earn Extra Income: How To Start Teaching Music Lessons

Have you learned an instrument and a bit of music theory over the years? Are you looking to try a different kind of part-time career or income source? Do you have a little bit of free time on your hands during your week? If so, read on! Continue reading Earn Extra Income: How To Start Teaching Music Lessons

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Music and Movement Lesson Plan: Care of my Body

This lesson plan is all about teaching children how and why body hygiene is important and fun! It teaches about brushing teeth, bath time, hand washing and eating right. Stay clean and stay healthy!

COVID UPDATE:

  1. Use hand sanitizer on everyone’s hands before and after the lesson.
  2. Sanitize the percussion instruments before and after use.
  3. Wear masks, especially while singing.
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Farm Animals – Music & Movement Lesson Plan

Who doesn’t love to visit the farm and see all the animals there? There’s a whole bunch of fun songs that go with the farm animals theme and a lot you can do with your kids. Whether you learn the sounds that the animals make or learn the classic Chicken Dance or sing Old MacDonald, this music and movement lesson plan is a classic hit. Continue reading “Farm Animals – Music & Movement Lesson Plan”

Should You Do Music Exams?

“Oh, no – I don’t want to do music exams”, a student of mine would tell me. “I just want to learn to play the piano for fun.” “Cool! Okay, which song would you like to start learning?” I (the music teacher) reply. I am slightly disappointed. Afterall, exams can actually be really fun to prepare for and the progress my exam students make is amazing. However, … Continue reading Should You Do Music Exams?

Spring – Music & Movement Lesson Plan

For those of us living in the southern hemisphere, the warm weather is here. At last the sunny days of short sleeves and bare feet has come! Then for those of you in the northern hemisphere – how about y’all just save this lesson plan for future use! It’s one to look forward to for sure! Materials Preparation: Find a few different beautiful pictures of … Continue reading Spring – Music & Movement Lesson Plan

Under The Sea – Music & Movement Lesson Plan

This week’s music and movement lesson is on the theme Under The Sea. I’m pretty sure the first thing that comes to all of our minds is of Sebastian the crab singing “Under The Sea” in his Jamaican accent. In this theme, there are so many different songs and resources you could choose from. But Super Simple Songs are honestly my favourite. Their songs are of … Continue reading Under The Sea – Music & Movement Lesson Plan

Learning Direction – Music & Movement Lesson Plan

This week’s music and movement lesson is on learning Direction. As in – up, down, behind, left, right, in front of, etc.. Here’s a great topic to reinforce using music to help our kids understand us exasperated parents when we try to direct them to find their other shoe, sock or toy. Yes folks… this topic of Direction deserved it’s very own theme of the … Continue reading Learning Direction – Music & Movement Lesson Plan