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When summer is in sight but school isn't quite over, these music class favorites can help keep students engaged. Courtesy of Jennifer Shaw!

Summer is one of the few times music teachers can focus on their own musicianship.

Maybe it's finally learning ukulele. Maybe it's dusting off an instrument you haven't played in years. Maybe it's trying something completely new.

If you had the summer to learn one new instrument, what would it be?

The countdown is on, but by June, everyone is feeling a little spent; even the classroom plants are hanging on. Folk dancing could be the perfect way to channel that end-of-year energy into movement, laughter, and ending the year strong! Check out our blog for some end of the year relief: https://musiciselementary.com/2024/09/03/folk-dancing/

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What are you planning for this summer: camps, classroom prep, or a little bit of both?

Simple performance ideas that help kids sing, move, create, and perform together this summer. Find your summer fun at Music Is Elementary!

Not every music room starts with shelves full of instruments. This blog explores which unpitched percussion instruments give you the most flexibility, how many students can realistically share, and where your budget goes furthest.

Building Your Classroom Instrumentarium: Unpitched Percussion Building Your Classroom Instrumentarium: Unpitched Percussion by Jennifer Shaw | Sep 7, 2024 | Building Your Classroom Instrumentarium, Featured | 2 comments I have walked into classrooms that have 40 triangles but only 10 strikers, an entire box full of shekeres in 3 different sizes, and jingle bel...

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End-of-year cleanup and summer break often spark ideas for next year’s classroom music-making. A great time to gather inspiration and resources for the year ahead. Check out our great selection of elementary student musicals at Music Is Elementary! https://musiciselementary.com/product-category/books-media/song-repertoire/music-books-musical-plays/?orderby=popularity

Planning ahead? We wouldn’t think you’re crazy! Consider Percussive Play for those beginning of the year lessons– a practical resource for introducing unpitched percussion through skill-building, exploration, and purposeful music-making right from day one. Read more at Music Is Elementary.

Percussive Play: Building Rhythmic Skills Through Partwork, Poetry, and Movement By Roger Sams and Michael Vasquez It’s the start of the year! You can't wait to pull out instruments! You question whether or not to bring out the big instruments…maybe work up to them.