by Bonnie | Dec 3, 2014 | Music Classroom Resources, Music Listening, music listening map |
I love studying composers with my students. Tchaikovsky is definitely a favorite, but when time allows, I dearly love sharing more than just the music from the Nutcracker with my students. When I have time, I like to share several other pieces with them including...
by Bonnie | Oct 29, 2014 | 20th Century, Ballet, Music Listening
Here is a really great video that combines the beautiful music of Aaron Copland with choreography inspired by the ballet created by groundbreaking choreographer Martha Graham. To view the original choreography click HERE…..I probably won’t have...
by Bonnie | Oct 9, 2014 | Chinese folk music, Music Listening, world music
Here is a really cool video that wanted to share. It is a video of stunning beauty featuring a Ehru concerto. The orchestra consists primarily of Chinese instruments and MOST of the instruments I’ve never seen before. I only knew a couple of them…....
by Bonnie | Jul 17, 2013 | Baroque, Music Listening
I am always looking for excellent clips to share with my students. THIS is really beautiful! I hope that you enjoy! I love showing students what a recorder is REALLY supposed to sound like! I love sharing music from the Baroque period with my students. I’ve...
by Bonnie | Jul 10, 2013 | Ballroom Dancing, Music Listening |
Today I’m going to take a little trip down memory lane as I share with you the PERFECT movie for a music teacher on summer vacation! One year my district provided the opportunity for several of our music teachers to attend a conference in Dallas organized by...
by Bonnie | Jul 3, 2013 | music advocacy, Music Listening, music teacher encouragement, Professional Development, Professional Videos, Reflections and Caveats |
Ordinarily I try to share any videos that I might use in my classroom on Wednesdays, but since it’s summer I’m going to share with you some videos that we should watch in order to lift our spirits, renew our minds and challenge our thinking. As a result,...