Music teacher resources

Want to make your elementary music lessons more engaging? These are ways to add more instruments to your general music lessons.

Are you a non-music teacher who's just been assigned to teach music classes? Don't worry - you don't have to be a music expert to create a successful music class! With the help of Widy's Easy First Day Of Music Class Tips For Non-Music Teachers, you'll be able to get your students engaged and excited while introducing music fundamentals with ease. Here are three must-do activities for your first day music lesson plans.

Starting off as a preschool, elementary school, or private piano/music teacher? Maybe even high school choir, band or orchestra--this list is for you! Let's Play Music offers teacher and student sized, dry erase magnetic staff boards, class instrument sets, a floor vinyl floor staff, and classical composer portait posters. These are perfect for making early childhood classroom teaching fun!

A new year means lots of people resolving to be more organized- this time of year makes me giddy! To get you started on the right foot this year, I've got my top 10 things for music teachers to include in their planner. How many of these do you have in your planner? All of these items are things that I have found very helpful to include in my planner and have, in most cases, been tracking in my planner for several years now with no plans to stop.

We've all been there: one class is ahead of the rest of the grade level, it's the last day before a vacation, you're stressed/ tired/ sick and can't think straight to teach a regular lesson, it's a weird schedule day and the kids are spinning in circles, there's a last-minute change and you can't do the lesson you had planned... Whatever the reason, we all have days when we need to step out of our regularly-scheduled sequenced curriculum and do something different for one class period. Sure…

A free printable checklist to make sure your elementary music classroom is prepared and organized for back to school.

Movement lessons your fourth and fifth grade music students will want to do. These are simple & easy lessons for elementary music class.

Google Tools and Activities for Music Education | Tech & Learning

Lesson planning doesn't have to be difficult-- with these tips, you can make lesson plannig easy, even as an elementary music teacher!

Learn all about classroom management for elementary music teachers and take control of your general music classroom today!

Do you have a favorite rhythm game or activity to use in your music lessons? Rhythm is something that always needs review, so you can never have too many

What you put on your classroom walls should reflect what you teach. Read this article to get suggestions about what to post, how, and why!

As I work to empower my students, this year I added student jobs to band and orchestra. Students now get to fulfill specific roles.

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Who doesn’t love music and what all it represents? And as you all already know it is said that having a musical education can help your brain to develop stronger in other educational areas as…

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Playing classroom games is not just about having fun, it can serve as a tool to create a positive learning climate too. In this blog post you will discover 4 music themed classroom games, plus how to access your free copy of the 31 Fun Classroom Games download that includes instructions and details for each game. These are perfect for the middle school and general music classroom. Click the pin to find out more

This year make planning for your middle school general music curriculum easier by using resources that are ready to use. Find out more about…

How to Teach Composers for Kids - Dynamic Music Teaching