games
The Triangle Game
I wanted to share a game I created, (quite by accident, actually) that is extremely easy to make, well-loved by students and quite versatile. I was wanting to make a grab bag for students as they were working on transposition – i.e. pull a chord…
Play Games! New Playlist Game Ideas
I’m just launching the Playlist Management program in my studio and absolutely loving the simplicity and clarity it bring to the whole playlist process. Besides the engaging and straightforward training in how to use these new playlists, the training was also packed with lots of…
Controlling Events Games
There are some very simple games students can use at home. I used to use these when I taught traditionally and realized these could work really well with Simply Music, especially in driving home the point about CTE. Sometimes we spend a few minutes in…
Playlist Practice Issues
i have made up a haphazard list of playlist practice ideas to give students ideas for different ways of going through their songs to keep them alive. Some of the ideas I have gotten from other teachers. i would like to get even more ideas.…
Playlist Games
After reading Simpedia postings and experiencing answers from my students to my question, “Can I have a look at your Playlist”, I decided only a couple of nights ago to write up the songs of each level on individual small cards and group them into…
Rhythmically Challenged Student
I have a 12 year old girl in level 2 that has really been struggling with rhythms. When I brought up a metronome as an idea to help her get a feel, she said it was a disaster when she tried it with her traditional…
Unfolding the Lesson
I’ve been digging around in Simpedia but not finding quite what I was looking for. In a chat (or phone?) transcript I found my exact question but it was never answered: Can you offer some innovative ways to unfold the lesson, besides in the hands,…
Improv Ideas
So I’ve come up with a number of my own improv ideas, poured over Sheri Reingold’s Games presentation/handout as I’d mentioned, and also reviewed all Simpedia items after searching on “improv.” Still, obviously I recently shared an improv idea — the “talking melody” — that…
I Hate Piano – parent support email
Dear Teachers, I was reading recent emails on the Forums about struggling students, people needing breaks, etc. and wanted to share my own experience. I have always noticed that many parents feel worn down in May and June, and this year was no exception. In…