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APP Review: Incredibox

Posted February 25, 2019 by Kerri Lacey 91 0 0

Welcome to Episode 34 of Ten Minute Tips to Teach Music. Don’t forget that with all the podcasts I produce, there is always a support blog. Each post contains a transcript of the podcast along with any items that might be of use. So head on over...

Carousel Teaching

Posted February 18, 2019 by Kerri Lacey 77 0 0

Suggestions for implementation, particularly in one classroom. Welcome to Episode 33 of Ten Minute Tips to Teach Music. Carousel Teaching – what on earth is it? In its simplest form, it is a cooperative learning strategy that...

QR Codes & Logging Systems

Posted February 11, 2019 by Kerri Lacey 78 0 0

Welcome to Episode 32 of Ten Minute Tips to Teach Music. Well today I want to talk about QR codes and how they can be useful in a number of areas. There is a great little video on YouTube by Darlene Smith which explains it really well. All you...

Cycles of Learning.

Posted February 4, 2019 by Kerri Lacey 120 0 0

How to structure and create engaging content delivery. In the year I was born, 1967, Kraplus and Thier developed something they called the Learning Cycle. It was for the Science Curriculum Improvement Study. It was an inquiry based teaching...

Paperless Processes

Posted January 28, 2019 by Kerri Lacey 133 0 0

What are they and how can they help? All teachers struggle with the dreaded “paper processes”. We have so many processes in our day to day life that trying to streamline can be quite scary. What if you miss something in the change over? That...

How to Plan for an Ensemble

Posted January 21, 2019 by Kerri Lacey 160 0 0

Let’s face it, extra curricular ensembles are part and parcel of the Music Department in most schools. More often than not, teachers take on these ensembles out of the goodness of their hearts, with very little support. Some of us are fortunate...

How to Build Elective Music

Posted January 14, 2019 by Kerri Lacey 103 0 0

The high school music classroom can be quite challenging. Each type of school structure comes with their challenges. There are some structures where music is only taught for 3 or 6 months in the year. There are other structures where music is...

Starters for Music Classes

Posted January 7, 2019 by Kerri Lacey 161 0 0

Welcome to episode 27 of Ten Minute Tips to Teach Music. In this episode, I talk a little about starters for music classes. Most music teachers are starting to think about next year, and what sort of new things they might try. This podcast...

How to Organise Musical Material

Posted February 15, 2018 by Kerri Lacey 388 0 0

EP 26: How to organise musical material In today’s podcast, I am going to expand on last week where I offered some ideas on how to get organise the material you have developed. As I said last week… Once you have the material, you can go about...

How to Develop a Musical Idea

Posted February 8, 2018 by Kerri Lacey 317 0 0

EP 25: How to develop an idea In today’s podcast, I am going to expand on last weeks podcast where I offered some ideas on how to get started with the Core Composition. This week I will look further at the different focus areas and offer some...

EP 24: How to Start the Core Composition

Posted February 1, 2018 by Kerri Lacey 867 0 0

The Core Composition it a tough one. As I said in the podcast, where do you start. I always start the same way, with preparation. Here is a list of the things I do with my students from the beginning of the course, to prepare for this task. It is...

EP 23: Composing Music of the Last 25 Years.

Posted January 25, 2018 by Kerri Lacey 757 0 0

In today’s podcast, I take a look at the Core Composition Project for Music 2 students in the NSW HSC Course. I discuss different musical concepts you might like to consider before starting this project and I offer some free samples from my...

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