Taylor Shaeffer
Halloween/Fall Ideas for K-2 Elementary Music
I love October and so do my students! The changing leaves, Halloween, and going to the pumpkin patch make October full of so many...
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Taylor Shaeffer
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Redecorated Elementary Music Classroom!
I have been wanting to redesign the music room for some time now. Many of the resources on the wall were from my first few years of...
Taylor Shaeffer
- 6 min
What It's Like Teaching Elementary Music During the Coronavirus
******Disclaimer: I am not a medical professional. The article below is strictly to give you a glimpse into my classroom and hopefully...
Taylor Shaeffer
- 5 min
Online Music Lessons for Upper Elementary
As we are wading through this new frontier of online learning it can be difficult to come up with new ideas for our lessons....
Taylor Shaeffer
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Elementary Music Online Lesson Ideas
After making online lesson plans for a few weeks you may feel like you are running out of fresh ideas. Below I have outlined what my...
Taylor Shaeffer
- 1 min
Fun Videos for Online Learning
While we are trying to figure out ways to teach our elementary students virtually, it can be hard finding content that is applicable to...
Taylor Shaeffer
- 2 min
Finger Puppets in the Music Classroom!
Students singing by themselves is a important concept for elementary students. It helps build their confidence and develops vocal...
Taylor Shaeffer
- 4 min
Planning With Purpose
Gone are the days of traditional music textbooks where you pass a grade level book out to each student, get all students on the right...
Taylor Shaeffer
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How to Get Your Beginning Choir to Sing Two-Part Literature
Unison Singing- The Stepping Stone In order for your students to sing two-part literature well, they must first sing unison literature...
Taylor Shaeffer
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2019 MCDA Conference
Below you will find a link to the presentation "Flipping the Bottle: 10 Ways to Flip Students' Mindsets on Music" Blake Richter and I...
Taylor Shaeffer
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Planning and Organizing the Music Classroom
It's that time of year again, the month before school starts! Teachers are starting to organize their classrooms and get ready for the...
Taylor Shaeffer
- 3 min
10 Rounds for the Choral Classroom
Rounds are an amazing way to get students of all ages to start singing in tune, build part independence, and improve aural skills. Below...
Taylor Shaeffer
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Favorite New Treble Songs 2019
I was asked to run an elementary reading session for the Missouri Choral Director's Association summer conference. I reviewed around 100...
Taylor Shaeffer
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Doggie Doggie
Kodaly: Doggie Doggie is one of my top 5 favorite songs that I do in the classroom. I usually play this game in Kindergarden or 1st grade...
Taylor Shaeffer
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Charlie Over the Ocean
Kodaly: Charlie Over the Ocean is a great song that you can do with many grades. My favorite part about this song is that it helps...
Taylor Shaeffer
- 1 min
Bounce High, Bounce Low
Kodaly: Bounce High, Bounce low is a great song to teach beat, high/low, and ta titi. I usually use this songs with kindergarten or first...
Taylor Shaeffer
- 1 min
Bee Bee Bumble Bee
Kodaly: Bee Bee Bumble is a great song to do with Kindergarten or 1st Grade. It helps teach titi ta and beat. I usually use this song...
Taylor Shaeffer
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Rocky Mountain
Kodaly: Rocky Mountain is a great historical song to teach "Re" and review "Do". Many students at first glance do not understand the...
Taylor Shaeffer
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Mouse Mousie
Kodaly: Mouse Mousie is a great song to teach Do. It is only made up of Sol, Mi, and Do which makes it easy for the students to see the...
Taylor Shaeffer
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Let Us Chase the Squirrel
Kodaly: Let Us Chase the Squirrel is mainly taught to introduce Re and reinforce Do and half notes. The game is basically the same game...