--- title: Teaching with Musicplay (16) description: Elementary music lesson planning, Teaching tips and updates from the Musicplay team! (16) --- [![musicplay-logo](https://blog.musicplay.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/musicplay-logo-2.png?width=2701&height=877&name=musicplay-logo-2.png "musicplay-logo")](http://musicplay.ca) Open main menu Close main menu # Teaching With Musicplay ##### Sign up for email notifications. New blog post weekly! [Sign up Here!](https://marketing.musicplay.ca/newsletter-sign-up-form) Select Category Assessment Blog Posts Boomwhacker Bucket Drumming Choral Classroom Management Games and Centers Holidays and Special Days Lesson Planning Literacy and Music Programs and Musicals Recorder Vocal Development What's New with Musicplay [Blog Posts](https://blog.musicplay.ca/tag/blog-posts) ### [Talent Shows](https://blog.musicplay.ca/talent-shows) May 21, 2019, 8:32:27 AM The Grandview Elementary School talent show was an annual event that had the most amazing array of talent.  We had a 12 year old world champion double baton twirler, and a young world class tumbler, who worked with Cirque de Soleil after he graduated.    We also had many karate kata performances, dance solos, and one spectacularly cringe worthy recorder performance.  We had piano solos, including one seven year old that could play Mozart piano sonatas. This school had about 350 children, and the entire school attended the performance in the gym.   In our school the talent show was held on one of the last days of school.  There was no time limit on it, but if it was longer than 90 minutes the children in the audience would get restless.   [Denise Gagne](https://blog.musicplay.ca/author/denise-gagne) [Read More](https://blog.musicplay.ca/talent-shows) [Blog Posts,](https://blog.musicplay.ca/tag/blog-posts) [Assessment](https://blog.musicplay.ca/tag/assessment) ### [Assess Melody Reading and Writing](https://blog.musicplay.ca/assess-melody-reading-and-writing) May 10, 2019, 5:34:55 AM Are you doing assessments for your end of the year report cards?  One of the areas that I want to assess is how well children can read, write, hear and transcribe melodic patterns using solfege.  I use solfege only for note reading in Grades 1-2-3, then transition to a combination of solfege and absolute pitches in Grades 4-5-6. [Denise Gagne](https://blog.musicplay.ca/author/denise-gagne) [Read More](https://blog.musicplay.ca/assess-melody-reading-and-writing) [Blog Posts,](https://blog.musicplay.ca/tag/blog-posts) [Assessment](https://blog.musicplay.ca/tag/assessment) ### [Assess Rhythm Reading and Writing](https://blog.musicplay.ca/assess-rhythm-reading-and-writing) May 10, 2019, 5:22:34 AM As we approach the end of the school year for some of our American friends, I wanted to share some easy and quick ways to assess the students’ ability to read and write rhythms. [Denise Gagne](https://blog.musicplay.ca/author/denise-gagne) [Read More](https://blog.musicplay.ca/assess-rhythm-reading-and-writing) [Blog Posts](https://blog.musicplay.ca/tag/blog-posts) ### [Easter Egg Fun and Games](https://blog.musicplay.ca/easter-egg-fun-and-games) Apr 15, 2019, 1:48:53 AM *Did you know Musicplay Online has a new Easter Unit AND a new Spring Unit?* [Denise Gagne](https://blog.musicplay.ca/author/denise-gagne) [Read More](https://blog.musicplay.ca/easter-egg-fun-and-games) [Blog Posts](https://blog.musicplay.ca/tag/blog-posts) ### [Ukulele Resources on MusicplayOnline:](https://blog.musicplay.ca/ukulele-resources-on-musicplayonline) Apr 8, 2019, 4:11:49 AM [Denise Gagne](https://blog.musicplay.ca/author/denise-gagne) [Read More](https://blog.musicplay.ca/ukulele-resources-on-musicplayonline) [Blog Posts,](https://blog.musicplay.ca/tag/blog-posts) [Assessment](https://blog.musicplay.ca/tag/assessment) ### [Recorder Solo Assessment Rubric](https://blog.musicplay.ca/recorder-solo-assessment-rubric) Mar 13, 2019, 8:01:14 AM [Denise Gagne](https://blog.musicplay.ca/author/denise-gagne) [Read More](https://blog.musicplay.ca/recorder-solo-assessment-rubric) ![](https://blog.musicplay.ca/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Screen-Shot-2019-03-07-at-12_50_24-PM.png) [Blog Posts](https://blog.musicplay.ca/tag/blog-posts) ### [St. Patricks Day Lesson Ideas](https://blog.musicplay.ca/st-patricks-day-lesson-ideas) Mar 8, 2019, 6:12:44 AM [Denise Gagne](https://blog.musicplay.ca/author/denise-gagne) [Read More](https://blog.musicplay.ca/st-patricks-day-lesson-ideas) [Blog Posts](https://blog.musicplay.ca/tag/blog-posts) ### [Ideas for Advanced Recorder Players](https://blog.musicplay.ca/ideas-for-advanced-recorder-players) Feb 21, 2019, 3:49:27 AM [Denise Gagne](https://blog.musicplay.ca/author/denise-gagne) [Read More](https://blog.musicplay.ca/ideas-for-advanced-recorder-players) ![](https://blog.musicplay.ca/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Valentines-Day-Unit.png) [Blog Posts](https://blog.musicplay.ca/tag/blog-posts) ### [Valentine’s Day Unit on MusicplayOnline](https://blog.musicplay.ca/valentines-day-unit-on-musicplayonline) Feb 7, 2019, 4:37:29 AM *With less than two weeks until Valentine’s Day, the Musicplay Online team has been busy preparing some NEW activities available on the site. The great thing about these activities – they are so versatile. This week we will share with you some ways to integrate these activities with a variety of songs and how they can be used in different grade levels.*  [Denise Gagne](https://blog.musicplay.ca/author/denise-gagne) [Read More](https://blog.musicplay.ca/valentines-day-unit-on-musicplayonline) ![](https://blog.musicplay.ca/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Mom-is-the-Sunshine-1.png) [Blog Posts](https://blog.musicplay.ca/tag/blog-posts) ### [Mother’s Day Activities](https://blog.musicplay.ca/mothers-day-activities) Apr 27, 2018, 8:41:06 AM **Mother’s Day 2018  is May 13th** [Denise Gagne](https://blog.musicplay.ca/author/denise-gagne) [Read More](https://blog.musicplay.ca/mothers-day-activities) [14](https://blog.musicplay.ca/page/14) [15](https://blog.musicplay.ca/page/15) [16](https://blog.musicplay.ca/page/16) [17](https://blog.musicplay.ca/page/17) [18](https://blog.musicplay.ca/page/18) ##### Sign up for email notifications. New blog post weekly! 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