At workshops, teachers often ask me, “Can your students really read that solfége?” Or sometimes it isn’t an outright question, but it’s a statement such as, “I don’t like teaching solfége because it’s hard.” Although I understand where you’re coming from, just because something is hard doesn’t mean it should…
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Who’s That Tapping at the Window
It’s been several months since I wrote a blog post, so I’ll write about a favorite song that I just posted under Resources for Teachers, Solfége and Rhythm examples. Who’s That Tapping at the Window is a folk song with amazing potential. The source listed in my song collection is…
Bow, Wow, Wow do presentation
Feel free to use this picture for your personal classroom use. It will be available for download on my Resources for Teachers page. My second grade students know the solfége pitches la, so, and mi and have learned do aurally. It’s time for the visual presentation and I’ll be using the third phrase of Bow, Wow, Wow. I’ve presented it…