Dear Music Box Friends, Hello.... it's me... not Adele, but Lynn! I was wondering if after all these weeks you'd like to sing A new hello song They say that the start of class is great for singing a hello song Hellooooooo.... Can you hear me? Yes! This week is...
Teachers
Recorder from an Orff Approach
Recorder, from an Orff approach, is a new category coming to the downloads in www.lynnkleinersmusicbox.com. The recorder class is an exciting experience for students as it goes from movement to singing to instrument playing to recorder playing. It even includes...
The Toymaker's Clowns for a Preschool,Kindergarten Music C
For the complete story, music and video of a performance, go to www.lynnkleinersmusicbox.com to DOWNLOADS and VIDEOS. Orff instruments can easily accompany this story, even Music Rhapsody's one octave colored glockenspiels would be great for a glissando when the...
World Music For Preschool Music Lessons and Concerts
A Music Box Teacher has asked about World Music for a Concert Theme for Preschoolers. I think this is also a great topic for preschool music lessons too. Though this discussion is in the Music Box Forum at www.lynnkleinersmusicbox.com, I thought I would also post in...
Early Childhood Music, Orff Teacher Training with Lynn Kleiner
Introducing Simply Music Rhapsody, a new licensing program for early childhood music teachers. This is an exciting change to my annual music teacher training program and I’d like to share the big news with you! Early last year, I was introduced to Neil...
Music Teaching Videos recommended for new music teachers
New Music Teachers will get lots of teaching tips from the video lessons at www.lynnkleinersmusicbox.com. See a variety of Lynn Kleiner's workshops including Orff activities for 4-8 year olds, music for parents and their babies, beginning ukulele lessons, tips for...
Observing Orff Teachers
A great way to get new ideas and improve our teaching is by observing other Orff teachers. You might pick up techniques on classroom control, see how to encourage participation, when to limit the student “ideas”, how to set up the classroom,...
Orff Improvisation, thoughts of a six year old, special moments
Sometimes you just never know! My 4-6 year old introduction to Orff class was practicing their parts for "The Butterfly" from my book Jungle Beat. Each had decided on the part they wanted to play on their Orff instruments (the butterfly flying, the caterpillar down...
Ukulele for 5-6 year olds, really?
Ukulele is great but what age should you introduce it? Most of the instruments at Music Rhapsody’s Summer Music Day camp are just not age appropriate for our youngest campers, 5-6 year olds. We recommend the clarinet, trumpet, flute, saxophone, or guitar for our...
Baby Music Class
Baby Music Classes is a topic in the forum at www.lynnkleinersmusicbox.com. See what the favorites are from our classes. For teachers who are members of Music Box, please share your favorite baby music activity in the Music Box Forum and I will send you a new...