Musicplay Minutes

How far ahead to you plan your programs? We have new options this year from John Jacobson’s JJ&Me site and from Musicplay!  You’ll get ideas for Nov. 11th, Holiday Concerts, and Spring Concerts.  John Jacobson and Denise Gagne will share their musicals, revues, and great choral pieces for this upcoming season.

To access the PD certificate and the handouts for this session please enroll in this webinar on Musicplay Workshops (FREE): https://workshops.musicplay.ca/courses/new-programs-for-concerts-webinar-with-john-jacobson-and-denise-gagne/

Looking for ideas to start your year off right? Denise will be sharing some excellent ideas to get your students jumping right into making music while reviewing (or learning!) musical concepts. Bring some unpitched percussion to this session and get ready to sing, move, create, and play your way to a great first month back in the music class!

To access the PD certificate and the handouts for this webinar please enroll in this webinar on Musicplay Workshops (FREE): https://workshops.musicplay.ca/courses/music-room-rules-names-games-and-more-webinar-with-denise-gagne/

Denise Gagne will be presenting this webinar on easy lesson planning ideas for music classes to get you started off on the right foot! Lesson plans will include ideas for Orff specialists, Kodaly specialists, general music teachers, classroom teachers, and subs.

To get access to the handout and PD certificate for this session please enroll in the session on Musicplay Workshops (Free): https://workshops.musicplay.ca/courses/easy-lesson-planning-for-music-classes-with-denise-gagne-webinar/

Soniya Patel joins us as a special guest for this week’s podcast. Today’s topics include:

All resources mentioned in the podcast can be found at https://workshops.musicplay.ca/courses/music-room-accommodations-for-students-who-are-blind-or-visually-impaired-webinar-with-soniya-patel/

Originally published March 20th, 2020

Everyone gets sick, or sometimes the weather prevents us from getting to school. We're going to talk today about hand washing, coughing into your elbow, cleaning surfaces, and distance learning!

Originally published March 13th, 2020

We’re focusing in on Kindergarten students who are on the autism spectrum, and we want to make sure that your classroom is ready for them, so they too can enjoy the music classroom in a safe and caring way! We’ll be talking about sensory overload, working with fixations, and setting up a routine for success!

Originally Published March 6, 2020

This week, we’ve brought in a guest speaker to talk about music therapy in the classroom!

Along side my passion for music was a growing desire to be a counselor and use the arts (and music in particular) towards emotional and spiritual healing. I am now completing a masters in counselling psychology, which will allow me to be a music therapist. Music is my life and I want everyone to know how awesome it is.

Originally published February 28th, 2020

You’ve been working very hard in the classroom this new year, so let’s shake things up with a fun singing game! In today’s podcast, we review a few great suggestions from the teaching community with some exciting songs that students love!

All the songs mentioned can be found on MusicplayOnline, with easy teaching instructions and other fun activities!

Originally published February 21st, 2020

Another great community topic we want to highlight and talk to you about! So many teachers out there often have to combine their music classes with different grades, and we want to make sure that students are still learning properly!

Thanks to our wonderful community of teachers for their astute advice!

Originally posted January 24th, 2020

Join Charis and Carey-Lyn as they review some great teaching submits as submitted by you, the Musicplay teaching community! Some heartwarming moments can sometimes only be found in the classroom!