Composition and Form with Incredibox

by OMEA | Aug 18, 2020 | classroom music, Elementary, Grade 7/8, Lesson Plans

Using knowledge about form in music that has already been taught, students will create a composition using the website Incredibox and complete a self-evaluation. The lesson is created with a Google Classroom digital platform in place however can be altered for your...

Effective Strategies for Teaching Jazz to Beginners

by OMEA | Dec 28, 2018 | Band, Grade 7/8, Jazz, Secondary, Workshop Notes, Workshops

Effective Strategies for Teaching Jazz to Beginners This session will present numerous techniques and materials that are relevant to beginners while being rooted in the jazz tradition. Clinician: Michael Sweeney Focus: I Location: Beckett Sponsor: Hal Leonard...

Light it Up Blue: Learning from and sharing music with our students who have autism

by OMEA | Dec 28, 2018 | Elementary, Grade 7/8, Workshop Notes, Workshops

Light it Up Blue: Learning from and sharing music with our students who have autism Sharing meaningful musical experiences with students with ASD is vital to a healthy school community. This workshop offers a glimpse into Stefanie’s toolkit including lesson plans,...

Just Play What You’ve Got (Counterpoint 2018 Workshop Handout)

by OMEA | Dec 28, 2018 | Grade 7/8, Secondary, Workshop Notes, Workshops

Just Play What You’ve Got Don’t have a class set of band/Orff/string/guitar? Check out this workshop to recreate pop/classic songs using whatever you’ve got: some ukuleles, a keyboard, chair drumming, etc. The focus is getting students playing together quickly using...

Single Reed Success! (Counterpoint 2018 Workshop Handout)

by OMEA | Dec 28, 2018 | Band, Grade 7/8, Secondary, Workshop Notes, Workshops

Single Reed Success! Strategies for improving the tone, intonation and dynamic control of your clarinet and saxophone players. Looking at the relatively few similarities but many differences between the two instruments will lead to a unique approach to each instrument...

Rocking the Recorder (Counterpoint 2018 Workshop Handout)

by OMEA | Dec 28, 2018 | Elementary, General, Grade 7/8, Primary / Junior, Primary/Junior, Recorders, Workshop Notes, Workshops

Rocking The Recorder Beginning recorder: 10 strategies to become successful recorder players! Clinician: Denise Gagne Focus: J Location: Wellington Sponsor: Theme and Variations OMEA 2018 Rocking the Recorder… Please login to view this content Already a member?...