TEACHING TIPS & TEA - EPISODE #11

How can we use musical cues (short melodies) to aid transitions in the music classroom. Enable easy, quick transitions from formation to formation or from sitting to moving. From follow the leader at the start of the class, find a partner, find your own space in the room ready to move, form a circle or sit on the mat, these instructions can be musical rather than spoken. The teacher hums, sings or plays the short melody and the students become accustomed to knowing exactly where to move. It's remarkable...especially for those days when you lose your voice!