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Secret Songs - Solfege Boomwhacker Music Activity - Online or Centers

By A Different Musician

Students need to figure out the names of 8 secret songs in this fun and engaging boomwhacker activity. Students will play digital or physical boomwhackers while reading color-coded solfege to identify the melodies by ear. This is perfect for a music

Subjects:

Music, Instrumental Music, Other (Music)

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Activities, Games, Google Apps

$4.50

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Music In Our Schools Month Coloring Page and Writing Prompt for Elementary Music

By A Different Musician

This coloring page and short prompt is a great MIOSM (Music In Our Schools Month) activity, and it serves as a colorful and inspiring bulletin board or classroom wall display. Kids will finish the sentence "Music matters to me because..." and color

Subjects:

Music, Vocal Music, Other (Music)

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Activities, Bulletin Board Ideas

$2.00

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Winter Music Lesson Plans and Composition Project - January Music Activity

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This fun general music project is perfect for winter, especially right before or after break! Everything you need to teach and run the project is included, from lesson plans to slides to rubrics. Over the course of 3-4 classes, students will work in

Subjects:

Music, Music Composition, Instrumental Music

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Projects, Activities, Assessment

$9.00

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Secret Camping Rhythms - End of Year Music Activity/Game for May or June

By A Different Musician

In this camping rhythm decoding activity, students will decode themed "secret" rhythms in picture form to ta/ti-ti (quarter/eighth notes) based on their syllables using either popsicle sticks OR pencil/paper. This will strengthen their aural and

Subjects:

Music, Music Composition, Other (Music)

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Activities, Games, Google Apps

$4.00

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15 Themed Ti and Ti-Ti Rhythm Activities/Games for Music Practice

By A Different Musician

Students will decode themed pictures into their "secret" quarter and eighth note pattern based on their syllables using either popsicle sticks or pencil/paper. This is a hands-on way to practice quarter and eighth notes, and can be the main part of

Subjects:

Music, Music Composition, Other (Music)

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Activities, Assessment, Games

$60.00

$39.99

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Halloween Music Lesson Plans and Composition Project - Candy Ostinatos

By A Different Musician

This fun general music project is perfect for Halloween or October! Everything you need to teach and run the project is included, from lesson plans to slides to rubrics. Over the course of 3-4 classes, students will work in small groups to compose

Subjects:

Music, Music Composition, Instrumental Music

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Projects, Assessment, Lesson

$9.00

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Ta and Ti-Ti Rhythm Practice - 10 Music Activities

By A Different Musician

This is a set of definitive first activities for practicing quarter and eighth notes in elementary music. Students will sort themed pictures into their quarter or eighth note category using a strategy to determine their syllables/sounds. A perfect

Subjects:

Music, Other (Music)

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Activities, Assessment, Centers

$20.00

$15.00

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Back to School Music Activities for First Day of Music Class

By A Different Musician

These fun music review activities and games will help you rock your first week back at school with elementary music students! Kids will decode, compose, name notes, and use aural skills to review basic musical skills while having a blast. These

Subjects:

Music, Music Composition, Other (Music)

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

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Worksheets, Activities, Games

$17.50

$13.50

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Secret Holiday Songs - Online Winter Boomwhacker Activity for Elementary Music

By A Different Musician

Students need to figure out the names of 8 secret songs in this fun and engaging boomwhacker activity. *NEW*: 2 versions included: Use with computers (online boomwhackers) and Google Slides OR with printables and real boomwhackers (great for

Subjects:

Music, Instrumental Music, Other (Music)

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Activities, Google Apps

$4.50

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Winter Rhythm Decoding Worksheet - Elementary Music Activity for January

By A Different Musician

This no prep, print and use Winter Rhythm Decoding Worksheet reinforces quarter and eighth note rhythms with elementary students, and challenges them to decode winter-themed phrases into 4-beat patterns. If you need a winter or December/January

Subjects:

Music, Music Composition, Other (Music)

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Assessment

$2.00

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Rhythm Centers for Music Composition and Practice - Cookie Rhythms

By A Different Musician

Students will compose, practice, and perform different meter rhythms using printable cookies and trays in this fun elementary music center! Teacher will prep this center by printing and cutting out materials, and students will run the center

Subjects:

Music, Music Composition, Other (Music)

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Activities, Games, Centers

$24.00

$20.00

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MINI BUNDLE: 6 Elementary Rhythm Worksheets - Quarter and eighth notes

By A Different Musician

These bundled no prep, print and go Rhythm Worksheets are a great way to get kids practicing quarter and eighth notes while addressing the Create anchor standard! *BONUS* rhythm story activity included!This activity is a great beginning of year

Subjects:

Music, Music Composition, Other (Music)

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

$12.00

$9.50

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6 Elementary Music Activities for Halloween - MUSIC BUNDLE - Gr. K-3

By A Different Musician

This 6 Halloween/October activity bundle for lower elementary will engage kids while they apply various musical skills, like decoding quarter/eighth note rhythms, practicing rhythmic values, and treble clef note naming. Use them for centers, try one

Subjects:

Music, Music Composition, Other (Music)

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Assessment

$14.00

$10.00

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Secret Summer Rhythms - End of Year Music Game/Activity for May or June

By A Different Musician

In this summer rhythm decoding activity, students will decode themed "secret" rhythms in picture form to ta/ti-ti (quarter/eighth notes) based on their syllables using either popsicle sticks OR pencil/paper. This will strengthen their aural and

Subjects:

Music, Music Composition, Other (Music)

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Activities, Games, Google Apps

$4.00

Online Resource
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January Music Lesson and Project - Winter Songwriting and Instrument Activity

By A Different Musician

Your students are songwriters and performers in this engaging winter music project. Using guiding words to help, they will write lyrics and compose the melody for an original winter song, then perform it for the class. Some words are typical for

Subjects:

Music, Music Composition, Instrumental Music

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Projects, Activities

$4.99

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This or That: Different Genres Edition - Beginning or End of Year Music Activity

By A Different Musician

This fun, first week of school class activity will get kids pumped about music and curious about new musical genres! This no prep Google Slides activity also includes optional discussion prompts for after the activity is over.Perfect for new

Subjects:

Music, Other (Music), Classroom Community

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Activities, Google Apps

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Music Projects for Middle School - Ostinato Composition Projects for Gr. 4-6

By A Different Musician

These creative and fun upper elementary group composition projects are perfect for a unit project, rhythm assessment, and all-around engaging seasonal activities (included are Halloween, Thanksgiving, Winter, and Spring)! Over the course of 3-4

Subjects:

Music, Music Composition, Instrumental Music

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Projects, Activities, Assessment

$36.00

$27.00

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February Music Lesson - Winter Composition Projects - Elementary Music Activity

By A Different Musician

Take your upper elementary students through January with these creative and collaborative composition projects! In one project, students will write and perform ostinatos. In the other, they will use guiding words to write lyrics, choose instruments,

Subjects:

Music Composition, Instrumental Music, Other (Music)

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Projects, Activities, Lesson

$13.99

$11.00

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Secret Halloween Rhythms - October Music Activity/Game for Elementary Music

By A Different Musician

This Halloween rhythm decoding activity is a fun, hands-on way for elementary music students to practice quarter and eighth notes! Students will decode series of Halloween pictures to ta/ti-ti (quarter/eighth notes) rhythms based on their syllables.

Subjects:

Music, Music Composition, Other (Music)

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Activities, Assessment, Google Apps

$4.00

Online Resource
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5 Winter Rhythm Activities - Elementary Music Grades K-4

By A Different Musician

These 5 fun yet easy-to-use activities will help your elementary students learn or review basic musical skills in rhythm, decoding, composing, and audiating. These activities cover grades K-4, require minimal technology (teacher can be the only one

Subjects:

Music, Music Composition, Other (Music)

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Assessment

$14.50

$10.80

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

6 years as an elementary and middle school band and chorus director; 8+ as a general music teacher in public schools

MY TEACHING STYLE

I believe in a process-oriented approach to music education that involves students at all levels of music-making, from planning to creating to directing to performing. I'm also a strong advocate for meaningful, diverse, and joyful musical experiences for all children.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

• Featured guest on the podcast HERstory, hosted by Casidy Reed, in a conversation about equity in music education today (summer 2020) • Postgraduate compositional premiere – Innocente ma Curioso performed by the Fort Dodge Symphony Orchestra, Iowa, dir. Joshua Barlage (December 2019) • Alumni Honoree at school district's annual spring concert • Featured New England composer for the 2015 Women Composers Festival of Hartford • Graduated magna cum laude with an honors thesis in composition and theory/analysis • Selected for private composition coaching session with composer Kaija Saariaho • 2 year Music Department prize recipient – Mount Holyoke College • 3 year honoree at state music educators association’s Student Composition Festival

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

Teaching Certifications: Music, PK-12 – Alternate Route to Certification, Hartford, CT Master of Music, Composition – University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA • Completed two-year teaching assistantship in Music Education Bachelor of Arts, Music, magna cum laude – Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA • Concentrations: Composition, Theory, Voice • Minor: Mathematics

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

I love good movies, good food, European travel, reading, drawing, staying active, and learning about foreign languages/etymology! Find me on Instagram @ADifferentMusician and at ADifferentMusician.com!