Last summer, I created a set of pre-reading pattern cards to use with my beginning students. The cards use simple 5-note patterns of steps and repeated notes on a 2-line staff, and encourage students to read by pattern, rather than note name. We’ve really enjoyed using these in the studio through the year, so this summer I decided to add 2 more sets of … Continue reading
We did it! Thanks to many long hours of work throughout the school year, my students musicianship binders have gone from being blank slates: to well-checked, stickered and tallied records of all they’ve accomplished this year! As a part our “This is Your Brain On Music” incentive program, students earned Cranium Coins for each of the musical goals and tasks they accomplished through … Continue reading