Here is another module created for the Mr. Noteman Music Is for Kids workshop. This one is for teaching small kids the basics of piano playing.
Free e-book!
Song for Unicycle and Ukulele
OK, so an online mentor of mine jokingly said maybe I should go around riding a unicycle playing a ukulele. Ha! Little does he know I DO ride a unicycle and can play the ukulele. I never thought about combining the two.
Till now.
Presenting, “Mary Had a Little Lamb” as you’ve never seen it before:
Music Verse Posters
For my music classroom this year, I made a set of 3 posters.
Psalm 13:6
Psalm 118:14
Zephaniah 3:17
I had them printed at the local Walmart photo department as 8″X20″ posters. They look great!
Resonator Bell Stairs
I made this set of resonator bell stairs out of some scrap wood I had in the garage. Looks like the Noteman Babies have made themselves at home!
This little tool is useful for training to recognize notes going “higher” and “lower.” I use it when doing solfege and singing-by-number exercises.
A simple wooden platform to elevate a scale’s worth of resonator bells
Looks like the Noteman Babies like to sing along!
Ukulele e-Book for Beginners
The ukulele is a fun little instrument to pick up and play, and is suitable for students of all ages and sizes. This e-book teaches kids to play using colored notes, and starts off with simple 1 chord songs before moving on to 2 chord songs and 3 chord songs.
We use colored dots on the fingerboard – easy to read for even small kids!
- Row, Row, Row Your Boat
- Are You Sleeping?
- Ring Around the Rosies
- Praise the Lord
- The Farmer in the Dell
2 Chord Songs:
- Go Tell Aunt Rhody
- London Bridge is Falling Down
- Mary Had a Little Lamb
- Clementine
- Skip to My Lou
- The Wheels on the Bus
- Do Your Ears Hang Low
- How Much Is That Doggy in the Window
- Itsy, Bitsy Spider
- It’s Raining, It’s Pouring
- Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee
- My Country, ‘Tis of Thee
3 Chord Songs:
- God Is So Good!
- Jesus Loves Me
- If You’re Happy and You Know It
- Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
- This Little Light of Mine
- Amazing Grace
- Deep and Wide
This instruction book was developed as part of the Mr. Noteman Summer Workshop materials as an optional module.
By the way, here is a great beginner uke at a great price!
Sight Singing Exercises
Teaching choir members to read music on sight is one of the most important tasks a music teacher can fulfill. Here are 9 weeks worth of exercises I have developed for use with my choirs.
Name-A-Note Music Playing Card Game
My latest project, music note playing cards, is now available. I call it the Name-A-Note game.
Name-A-Note is a fun music card game using all the music notes in bass and treble clef.
The Name-A-Note card game, featuring Mr. Noteman the music note puppet, is a fun educational game for learning the names of music notes on the music staff. This set of cards contains all 52 notes encompassing the range of a standard piano, also including some overlapping notes on ledger lines between the treble and bass clef staff lines. There are a total of 79 cards.
Click on the picture below to read the rules of the game. A listing of all the note cards is also included.
Name-A-Note Game Documentation
Free 2013-2014 Academic Calendar
Every year I make an academic calendar for myself to use in personal planning. If you would find it useful, feel free to download and print a copy for yourself.
Free academic calendar! Download and print now!
Instructions:
- Download and open the zip file.
- Open the Calendar file and print as “Booklet” using Adobe Reader.
- Open and print the Calendar Cover file on card stock paper.
- Fold all the pages in half and assemble the calendar.
- Staple the fold two or three times using a booklet/centerline/saddle stitch stapler (or DIY).
- Enjoy!
My New/Old CD
I recorded and mixed a CD a couple of years ago, that I never officially finished. This week, I finished the artwork for it, and I plan on releasing it soon. Here’s a sneak peek at the cover.
Songs include:
- This I Know
- A Crown to Cast at His Feet
- His Mercies Are New Every Morning
- I Am Not Ashamed
- Redeeming Grace
- Sweet Beulah Land
- Washed in the Blood
- This Is My Song
- Jesus Paid My Debt
- Jesus Took My Place
I also posted an MP3 on my story page describing a bit of who I am, and why I’m passionate about teaching music. Check it out!
Psychology of Music
Here’s an interesting way of presenting the effect that music has on people.
