As always, Scuba Man was a big hit at the Songs of the Sea Concerts last week! I loved how the alto metallophone can accompany Scuba Man so beautifully. Just play these chords in root position going down, then back up. I use 3 mallets,...
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Butterflies Make Lessons Even Brighter!
I can’t believe most of us are in Module 4 now! I know I say this about ALL the modules, but this has so many of my favorites! The past month or so, the amazing butterfly migration here in Southern California made me smile because The Butterfly is in Module 4! Here’s...
Ear Training, Singing, Playing with Hatching Babies
"Who’s that tapping? Who’s that scratching?" From our toddlers, preschoolers, and K-2, everyone loves singing "Who's That Hatching" and playing with their hatching babies! Each child picks a baby animal for the game, and depending on the age of the class,...
Props, Games and Spring Fun!
Happy Spring! Music Box is full of ideas for Earth Day, Easter, and Spring! A teacher asked if my lessons plans work in elementary schools, since the videos I share are from my small studio classes. YES! Our elementary schools don't allow video recording, so in our...
You Won’t Believe These Numbers!
There's only a few days left to save $100 on live teacher training! Here’s what you get if you sign up today: 100 dollars in savings if you register before April 15 40 years of experience from Lynn and her kid-tested materials 32 hours of exciting professional...
Food, Baking, Kitchen Theme for Fall, Winter Holiday Music Making
A Baking/Cooking Theme for Musical Holiday Food lessons! (Any questions on any of these, just click Ask Lynn on the homepage of Music Box! Not a member? send questions to info@musicrhapsody.com. Lynn is ready to help!) Bake Some Pies! Check out Music Box...
Creating A Winter Wonderland In A Southern California Classroom
Return To Music Box Many teachers ask, “what do we do when we don’t have snow in the winter months and the curriculum is all about snow and cold weather?” Some even go: “my students can’t relate to snow songs! They’ve never seen it!” We think this is a great...
Songs Where Children Have The Opportunity To Lead, Create
An important part of my music lessons is for the child to be the leader - making up their own pitches, lyrics, movement. There’s also places where the rest of the children must listen carefully and repeat exactly as the leader sang, moved. Here’s a playlist with many...
Parachute Activities from your MR Members Video and CD
As always, our awesome MR Members can attend live teacher training for half tuition, BUT, if you register by March 15, it's half off our earliest special rate. It's not too late to plan an exciting summer vacation at the beaches of California or big city of...
This Weekend’s Inside Secret at Music Rhapsody!
Hi folks! Just wanted to share the fact that our web techie will not be available to change the discount price on this year's teacher training until Monday, so if you would still like the biggest savings on LIVE summer training in Redondo Beach, CA or New York,...