I was first introduced to the works of John F. Feierabend from my cooperating teacher back when I was student teaching. I had owned many of his different books, such as The Book of Echo Songs, but never knew there was an entire curriculum! The Heart of America Orff Association in Kansas City has manyContinue reading “What It Is Like Going Through First Steps in Music and Conversational Solfege Levels 1 & 2 Certification Courses”
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My Experience Giving the Primary Measures of Music Audiation (PMMA) Test to Measure Tuneful and Beatful Aptitude for the First Time
I gave this post a long title, but the Primary Measures of Music Audiation (PMMA) is a pretty important aptitude test to give to kids grades K-3. I first heard about this test when I got my certifications in both First Steps in Music and Conversational Solfege with Chris Obida Powers at the University ofContinue reading “My Experience Giving the Primary Measures of Music Audiation (PMMA) Test to Measure Tuneful and Beatful Aptitude for the First Time”
Adding Puppets to your Tuneful, Beatful, and Artful Music Class!
My love of puppets started when I was in 5th grade. My church started a puppet program for the older elementary kids while our parents were in church choir practice. Every week we practiced hand-strengthening exercises (such as squeezing tennis balls) and endurance exercises (holding our arms above our heads in preparation for the puppetContinue reading “Adding Puppets to your Tuneful, Beatful, and Artful Music Class!”
Patton The Beat 