Teaching With Musicplay

A teacher in the Musicplay Teachers Group on Facebook asked what I thought was a great question.  Why teach solfege?  

MusicplayOnline

• Our Musical World
  • Added "Brazilian Capoeira" video to the Brazil unit 

It's tough to decide what to focus on in February!  Whether you want to celebrate Lunar New Year, Valentine's Day or Black History Month --- or ALL of them, MusicplayOnline has units, songs in the song list and listening activities for you.

MusicplayOnline

• Bucket Drumming with Mr. Frank
  • Added "Eh Soom Boo Kawaya"
  • Added "Good Mood"
  • Added "Won't You Be My Valentine"
• Solfa Practice
  • Added Echo Sing videos to Level 7 (d m s d')
• Our Musical World
  • Passport Mini Book added to each unit in this section

MusicplayOnline

• Song List
  • Added "Lift Every Voice and Sing" 
    • Also added to Black History Month Unit
  • Added "Waddling Ducks"
    • Also added to JJ Juniors Unit
• Black History Month Unit
  
  • Added section on Notable Black Canadian Musicians and Composers
• High Seas Program
  • Added kids demos to each song
• Beethoven Lives Upstairs
  • Added worksheets to accompany the movie

MusicplayOnline

• Song List
  • Added "Waddling Ducks" 
• Solfa Practice
  • My Talking Pet Videos added to Level 1 (s m)
• Vocal Warmups
  • "Snowman Bobo" videos added to Vocalise section
• A Place in the Choir
  • Added "Wave of Kindness"
  • Added "Harmony"
  • Added "Family" 

MusicplayOnline

• Song List
  • Added "Won't You be My Valentine"
  • Added "Your Family"
  • Added "Good Time Tonight"
• French resources
  • Grade 3: "La chanson du matelot"
    
    • Added Solfa and Note Name printables
• Units
  
  • Happy Holidays
    • Added Color by Note pages
    • Added Lyric Pages to Carolling Videos
  • Alphabet Songs and Activities
    • Added updated posters for each song
    • Added Little Letter posters for the full unit
• Instrument Section
  • Added Recorder Kit 1 concept slides 

MusicplayOnline

• Instrument section
  • Added Boomwhacker Word Highlight Projectables
  • Added Orff Projectables
• Song List
  • Kindergarten: "Rock Around the Christmas Tree"
    • Added word rhythm printable
  • Grade 3: "Christmas Cookies"
    • Added holiday baking rhythm printable
  • Added "Wave of Kindness" and "Do You Wanna Make Music" to General Song List
• Happy Holidays Unit
  • Added December, Santa, and Christmas Rhythm worksheets
  • Added rhythm center activity

What do I do after the December concert?

The Nutcracker is a holiday favorite.  Musicplayonline has lessons for teaching the story of the Nutcracker, and many of the movements.  These can be holiday performances OR they can be fun holiday lessons.  In the Wednesday webinar, I'll do many of them.

MusicplayOnline

• N'we Jinan Unit
  • Added Write a Rap to connect with Musicplay 6 (86, 87, 88, 89)
• French Content
  • Grade 1: "Fais dodo"
  • Grade 3: "Ce sont les enfants"
• Solfa Practice
  • Added Echo Sing videos to drm sl (Level 6)