Jazz and Blues Lesson Plans Coming Soon!
Here at the Fun Music Company, we’re excited to let you know that we’re nearly there with one of our new projects which is a set of Jazz and Blues Lesson Plans to use for teaching in the music...
View ArticleWhy Jazz and Blues should be taught in the Music Classroom
Since we’ve been making music teaching resources, we’ve found out through our surveys that topics like Jazz and Blues hardly ever get covered in the junior high school or middle school. Even looking...
View ArticleA Sneak Peak of our World Music Teaching Resource
Today at the Fun Music Company today, we are extremely excited to announce the launch of our long awaited music lesson plan resources called World Music Lesson Plans. We have been working on this set...
View ArticleAssessments – What we added to Printable Music Lesson Plans….. And WHY!
I’m not a big fan of assessments. However, I understand that they are a necessary part of teaching for most schools. Unless you are in a Montessori or alternative learning environment assessments are a...
View ArticleMusic Teaching Tips: Teaching about Peter and The Wolf in the Music Classroom
I’ve just stumbled across this set of very cool YouTube videos which would be relevant for teaching upper primary about Peter and the Wolf and the Instruments of the Orchestra. Click here to check out...
View ArticleThe Secrets to Creating a Successful Music Theory Curriculum
“Research shows a positive connection between teachers’ preparation in their subject matter and their performance and impact in the classroom” . I read this recently in a US study about teacher...
View ArticleA simple start to using boomwhackers in the music classroom
This is a very simple idea for using boomwhackers. This was developed and tested by my husband Kevin with a group of students who had never learned any music at all. It was pitched at grade 4/5 level,...
View ArticleWhiteboard Music Lessons Module Two Released
It’s finally here!! After months of writing, editing and revising, Module two of our Whiteboard Music Lessons – “Music Jam” series is now available for everyone to use. This level is much more...
View ArticleIs the pencil outdated in the 21st Century Music Classroom?
By Kevin Tuck, editor, Printable Music Theory Books I’m constantly communicating with music teachers all over the world. Every day I get emails and communicate with teachers via forums and blogs, and...
View ArticleBeatboxing and Bucket Beats…….What’s Going On ??!!
Through being in contact with over 55,000 music teachers from around the world every week, I know that the upper primary or elementary age is one of the most challenging groups that teachers have to...
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Innovative Boomwhacker Beatz Music Teaching Program Launched
December 2013 has marked the launch of a brand new teaching concept for primary and elementary music teaching called Boomwhacker Beatz. It’s something that we’re very excited about here at The Fun...
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Beatboxing and Bucket Beats…….What’s Going On ??!!
Through being in contact with over 55,000 music teachers from around the world every week, I know that the upper primary or elementary age is one of the most challenging groups that teachers have to...
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Innovative Boomwhacker Beatz Music Teaching Program Launched
December 2013 has marked the launch of a brand new teaching concept for primary and elementary music teaching called Boomwhacker Beatz. It’s something that we’re very excited about here at The Fun...
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3 Simple Steps to Teaching Remote Music
It’s May 2020 where the Coronavirus continues to spread, lives are being disrupted, schools have closed and the financial markets have been going crazy. You don’t need me to tell you that. But even...
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How to create fun music lessons for k-6 whether you’re teaching from school...
Have you ever wondered how to start with your music lessons? Do you start with playing instruments, planning, writing, reading, … etc? In this curriculum training session, I will help you learn the...
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History Of Rock n Roll: How Did Rock Begin?
Here are some You Tube Videos links you could use to teach your students about to compliment the first lesson of the Fun Music Company History Of Rock and Roll Printable Music Lesson Plans Series. How...
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The History Of Rock Videos: The King Of Rock and Roll
Here are the You Tube Videos links you could use to compliment the second lesson called “The King Of Rock and Roll” which is lesson two of the Fun Music Company History Of Rock and Roll Printable Music...
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Why Jazz and Blues should be taught in the Music Classroom
Since we’ve been making music teaching resources, we’ve found out through our surveys that topics like Jazz and Blues hardly ever get covered in the junior high school or middle school. Even looking...
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Music Teaching Tips: Teaching about Peter and The Wolf in the Music Classroom
I’ve just stumbled across this set of very cool YouTube videos which would be relevant for teaching upper primary about Peter and the Wolf and the Instruments of the Orchestra. Click here to check out...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Secrets to Creating a Successful Music Theory Curriculum
“Research shows a positive connection between teachers’ preparation in their subject matter and their performance and impact in the classroom” . I read this recently in a US study about teacher...
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