Teaching Video: 6th Grade General Music

[@magisterparsons]

Wow! Such a gifted, engaging educator. These kids are lucky you're their music teacher. #madskillz

[@TheImprovingMusician]

Wow, thanks magisterparsons!

[@annegrant448]

I am so impressed with your teaching! I am working on developing a curriculum for 5th and 6th graders and hope to utilize your lessons.

[@TheImprovingMusician]

Very cool, Anne! So nice to hear, and thanks a bunch for your lovely comment!

[@seanellis5410]

Love the lesson! I specifically appreciate that the two who stepped up to sing at the end were boys - heck yeah! Regarding rhythm parts, have you thought of using beatboxing in that regard? As an upcoming educator and a competitive beatboxer, I've used it in classes for percussion and rhythmic purposes, and students have loved it (from what I can tell!). It's a particularly great means of getting students to intonate rhythm. Again, great lesson! Learned a lot by watching it.

[@gretchendandrea6181]

I really enjoy your teaching in action. You are so brave! And of course, effective!

[@TheImprovingMusician]

Thanks, Gretchen!

[@churchhymnsandpsalms]

Amazing! Love watching your teaching... I'm K/1, so it's beyond my kids... But it's brilliant.

[@TheImprovingMusician]

I appreciate the kind words, as always.

[@banana9019]

I happened upon this by accident- quite enjoying to watch! Almost makes me want to change from Gen Ed to Music for my major!

[@TheImprovingMusician]

That's cool! Music education is indeed a noble pursuit. :)

[@mrharbmusic]

So awesome!! Thanks for posting this!

[@TheImprovingMusician]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@tomcarle1708]

What is the track you used in the first activit? I'd really like to try something similar in my class!

[@andrewmullen2622]

It's from my Harmonic Loops playlist. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qqmuXqNqocmshNE

[@laradonahoe8465]

What kind of keyboards do you use?

[@TheImprovingMusician]

They are Roland keyboards.

[@laradonahoe8465]

@@TheImprovingMusician Thanks for getting back to me. Love, love, love your teaching!

[@TheImprovingMusician]

Thanks so much, Lara!

[@서소하]

This is so helpful! Thank you!

[@TheImprovingMusician]

Wonderful! So glad it was helpful.

[@fayecervantes7479]

HELP!!!-General Music and Choir teacher is out for a while and I’m doing her classes..so you have any basic general music videos for 7th and 8th grade students..Or any suggestions

[@TheImprovingMusician]

I also have a number of videos on 7th grade music. Look at the Out in the Field With MLT playlist. Good luck!

[@craigsproston7378]

Your teaching is excellent. However I notice your class size is very small. I have classes of 32 children . I am an instrumental teacher and am employed to teach whole classes for 1 hour. One school ukulele one school descant recorder and finally one school on trumpet. Discipline is a major factor particular in deprived areas

[@TheImprovingMusician]

Hey Craig. Some of my classes are larger. My 8th grade chorus has 35 students! Most of my general music classes are 22-23 students. We are indeed quite lucky in this regard - and others! When I have larger classes, I tend to talk even quieter to force them to listen. And I will often use a microphone.