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Midge Olsen

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Play the 12-Bar Blues on an iPad Unit Lessons

By Midge Olsen

No guitars? No keyboards? No worry! This unit teaches students how to play 12-bar Blues on the iPad using the Garageband app. Students should already be familiar with the form, chord progression, and scale used in the 12-bar blues, as well as the

Subjects:

Music, Instrumental Music, Computer Science - Technology

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Projects, Unit Plans, Lesson

$5.00

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Snowflake Rhythm Patterns for First Grade Music

By Midge Olsen

This ActivInspire flipchart shows 9 snowflakes. Behind each snowflake is a rhythm pattern using quarters, eighths, and rests. Click on the snowflake to reveal a pattern, and click again to hide it. Good for rhythm practice and assessment.

Subjects:

Music

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Activities, Interactive Whiteboard, Activboard Activities

$2.00

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Autumn Rhythm Patterns

By Midge Olsen

This ActivInspire flipchart (usable on any interactive whiteboard) consists of 3 pages of rhythm patterns covered by colorful autumn leaves. Students click on a leaf and the leaf disappears, revealing a 4-beat rhythm pattern to clap and say.

Subjects:

Music and Dance

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Activboard Activities

$2.00

Digital Download FLIPCHART (0.38 MB)

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Introducing Meter of 2 with Bounce High, Bounce Low

By Midge Olsen

Combine math and music with measurement! In music, we measure beats. This 12-page ActivInspire flipchart is designed to be used with an interactive whiteboard. Students identify meter of 2 after playing a ball game with "Bounce High, Bounce Low,"

Subjects:

Music and Dance, Other

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Activities, Activboard Activities

$3.00

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Clickety-Clack: Composing Rhythm Patterns

By Midge Olsen

This 12-page flipchart is based on the Hap Palmer song, "Clickety Clack," which is used by permission. Suitable for use on any interactive whiteboard (with ActivInspire software), the flipchart features a series of train cars used for composing.

Subjects:

Music and Dance

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Activities, Activboard Activities

$3.00

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Turkey Rhythm Patterns

By Midge Olsen

This ActivInspire flipchart (usable on any interactive whiteboard) consists of 3 pages of rhythm patterns covered by an assortment of turkeys. Students click on a turkey and the turkey disappears, revealing a 4-beat rhythm pattern to clap and say.

Subjects:

Music and Dance

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Activboard Activities

$2.00

Digital Download FLIPCHART (0.41 MB)

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What Do You Know About African American Music?

By Midge Olsen

This is an ActivInspire flipchart to be used as a pre- and post-test about African-American music. It can be used with Activotes, or as a paper-pencil quiz. It makes a great assessment tool for a unit on African-American music. If you have

Subjects:

U.S. History, Music, Afro-American Studies

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Assessment, Activboard Activities

$2.00

Digital Download FLIPCHART (1.34 MB)

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What Do You Know about African American Music? PPT

By Midge Olsen

This powerpoint is to be used as a pre- and post-test about African-American music. It can be used with any student response system, or as a paper-pencil quiz. It makes a great assessment tool for a unit on African-American music. The content is the

Subjects:

U.S. History, Music

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Assessment

$2.00

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Active Listening to Music

By Midge Olsen

Use this flipchart lesson as an aid for listening to, describing, responding to, and thinking about any selection of music. Each step in the process has two pages - one with question prompts (editable) while students are writing, and one for sharing

Subjects:

Music, Critical Thinking, Writing

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activboard Activities, Lesson

FREE

Digital Download FLIPCHART (0.29 MB)

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Two Four Six Eight - a Music Lesson for Rhythm and Melody

By Midge Olsen

This ActvInspire flipchart, for use in Kindergarten or first grade music classes, teaches students to find the steady beat in a song, read and notate the rhythm, use vocal expression in a speaking voice, read and notate the melody, and create a

Subjects:

Music

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st

Types:

Activboard Activities, Lesson

FREE

Digital Download FLIPCHART (1.99 MB)

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Active Listening to Music Powerpoint version

By Midge Olsen

Use this ppt lesson as an aid for listening to, describing, responding to, and thinking about any selection of music. Each step in the process has two pages - one with question prompts (editable) while students are writing, and one for sharing

Subjects:

Music, Other (Music)

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Activities, Assessment, Lesson

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Digital Download PPTX (0.31 MB)

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Supplement to Clickety Clack Flipchart

By Midge Olsen

This is a supplement to the Clickety Clack flipchart. It includes a student worksheet for individual work, and templates to print train cars for group work.

Subjects:

Music and Dance

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Worksheets, Assessment, Activboard Activities

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Digital Download DOCX (0.21 MB)

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

More than 20 years with Minneapolis Public Schools as an elementary music teacher in grades Pre-K through 8th. Adjunct professor in music education for Hamline University Organist and Choir director Teacher of music technology

MY TEACHING STYLE

Kodaly, with supplemental Orff

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

National Board Certification in Early/Middle Childhood Music Kodaly Certification

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

Bachelor of Music Education, Westminster Choir College, Princeton, NJ Master of Arts in Music Education, University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Yet to be added

GRADES

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

SUBJECTS

English Language Arts, Specialty, Social Studies, U.S. History, Arts & Music, Music, Instrumental Music, Other (Performing Arts), Computer Science, Critical Thinking, Writing