Mini Workshop with James Allen

 Friends, I am so excited about this mini-workshop! James is an amazing music teacher and drummer and recently presented at the AOSA Conference.  When I saw his presentation I was awed at how masterfully and beautifully he taught - I can't wait for you to have some fun with him Monday! As always, for those who can't make it live, the mini-workshop will be recorded and posted within 24 hours. 

All for about the price of a cup of coffee!

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Beginning of School Year.. Here it Comes!!!

Today was our first day back.. teacher meetings... UGH!  Looking forward to Wednesday when our Lower School (elementary school part of our JrK-12 independent school) goes to an extreme ropes course!  Our theme is teamwork this year and it should be interesting to see how we work together to complete the course!!! FUN!!!
I first posted on making music the first day a few years ago.. after all, the kids have heard blah, blah, blah rules from every class they have walked into.. why not make it a little more, ahem, musical? 
Here's a preview of the file.. including an idea page for how to use these.  I use these with upper grades in addition to name games and Sasha! Dance, I also use "I'm a Nut" and some other name songs.  Email me at musicquilt@Hotmail.com for the pdf file.  :)  Hope you are ready for an amazing year!! I AM!!!

Bucket Drum Routine to "Trepak" from Nutcracker

This is a pretty easy piece to learn; start by teaching the A section ONLY with fingertips on drums. Once successful, add B section, then teach C section by imitation. Once they can play it with fingers, add drumsticks or keep fingers. Use bucket drums OR hand drums. As this piece starts out quickly, we'll wait until the 2nd quarter note to start...