Category: Composition Teaching Tools
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Sound Stories
Sound stories are fascinating for any and all ages. An easy way to make them more advanced is to reform the language or use a theme that is more appealing to your students. You don’t have to sing for these stories and you can also play a recording of them if talking is considered a…
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Apples and Oranges
All children are different; so will your lesson plans. In our Music-in-Nursery-schools terms we will exclude the important and vital basic needs such as food and sleep, and look into developmental needs.
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What can babies do
A rough guide for first-time music practitioners / entertainers on what babies (18 months and under) can do physically and some tips and suggestions to making your session plans.
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Finding my voice as an Early Years Music Practitioner
Tips for introverts on managing communication and identifying intent. Personal experience on finding how to be an Early Years Music Practitioner
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Music Practitioner or Entertainer
Being an Early Years Music practitioner or Early Years music Entertainer are two different styles of music enlightening, music delivery.
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Music For the Early Years
All the way back in the 2010s I worked in a nursery school. At first as a nursery practitioner in the baby room and a few months later I was promoted and my title became something like:
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Properties of Sound – Timbre [part 2]
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Properties of Sound – Timbre [part 2] When do you introduce contemporary techniques to your students? […] the ambiguity that comes with music…
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Properties of Sound – Timbre [part 1]
I often underestimate how choosing the right tone colour can alter, elevate or diminish a music piece. Imagine singing Twinkle Twinkle Little star with a breathy voice, and with a rawring voice
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Properties of Sound – Location
We are exploring the properties of sound, introducing creative games that help identify the uniqueness of each instrument. So far we looked into the Envelope , Duration, Loudness, and Pitch. Now we will look at Location. Location refers to the listener’s perspective, in front, behind the listener, etc… The location of a sound is vital…
Rania Chrysostomou 