#elementary music

[yhmusicteacher]

T-Rex Roar

Last week one of the 5th grade classes at Public School was entering the Music Room for class. We are in the midst of Recorder right now so there was a bit of chaos going on as we were getting recorders passed out and people were settling down to get started.

Amongst the chaos I heard some students singing a song from a movie. This song didn't have any words, it was part of the main score and they were "Do, Do, Do-ing" the melody. The song they were "Do-ing" was the original theme to Jurassic Park.

I piped up and said: "I know that movie! I was in high school when it came out! It was a big hit"

All the little boys started exclaiming their love for the franchise and how they wished there was an actual dinosaur theme park where they could pet the animals etc....(*Eyeroll* they be crazy....they gonna get eaten)

More students started "Do, Do, Do-ing' the song and I joined in! They were mostly on pitch so I complimented them and said: "You guys are sining well! the only thing you're missing is the big T-Rex roar..you know 'RRRAAAWWWWRRR'"

Of course they all start Rawr-ing because I did....

I start calling them quiet, but they start "Do-ing" the song again...

I thought: "I'm gonna get that roar in...I'm gonna make this awesome"

I quickly went to YouTube and searched "Jurassic Park T-Rex Roar." I didn't want the any of the scenes, just the sound bite. Of course Youtube has everything! I found the 6 second sound bite of the T-Rex roaring...it was the scene in the rain in the original movie where the t-rex was chewing on the overturned jeep after eating the lawyer sitting on the toilet...can you picture it?

Anyway, I made sure my computer was Bluetoothed to my big Bose Speaker System and turned up LOUD....then I waited....(evil laugh...hehehehe)

It didn't take long....The class started "Do, Do Do-ing" the melody again, I bided my time...waiting for the exact moment to hit Play on the computer...

"RAAAWWWRRRR!"

The entire class freaked out! It was the funniest thing I had seen all year! There was a Para in the room too, she was belly laughing as loud as I was! One girl was was so startled that she started laugh-crying! She asked to go to the bathroom!

To all the teachers out there: Gotta take time to find the joy and funny when you can in education!

#music education #music ed #elementary music #education #movie music #educhums #music teachers #tyrannosaurus rex #t rex #funny kids

[brig-talks-elementary]

elementary aged students should be given the foundations of our music curriculum. like i’ve mentioned before, we are creating the next generation of musicians, whether they stick with it through school music programs, or branch off to do their own thing with what they’ve learned.

our job is to make them feel heard and seen in an educative sense. we should be changing our tactics and methods of teaching our material so that every student can effectively understand what we are trying to communicate. i think that having this aspect of education is crucial, especially at this age. there is less interactivity as you continue to get older, as lectures and readings take precedence in a lot of their common core classes. having fun is just as important as being practical about your teachings. if you’re not adding fun, interactive experiences to your curriculum, your students will not feel as tho they need to pay attention or contribute to the lesson. they’ll get bored, and regardless of if that is your intention, it would be your endgame.

have fun with your students! you’re there to teach them, and they’re there to learn, but that shouldnt preclude the fact that you can make their music learning experience entertaining.

<3 bridget

#elementary education #elementary music #music education #music major #music #education #education philosophy

[tiredsenior]

I’m chugging this hot chocolate and writing a lesson plan like a maniac rn

#college #music major #elementary music #it really do be like that

[basilpaste]

the most accurate part of hatchetfield lore is how many coffee shops and churches there are. like as someone from a relatively small town: by god there are so many coffee shops and also churches.

#hatchetfield #hatchetverse #nerdy prudes must die #nightmare time #black friday starkid #the guy who didn't like musicals #least accurate is there being two high schools. #we had a bunch of elementary schools but only one high school. #i guess if one of them is significantly smaller it makes sense. its implied hatchetfield high is better funded and larger so

[one-time-i-dreamt]

I held a fundraiser to save my old elementary school and got 100 gecs to perform for a bunch of little kids hyped up on candy.

#dream #fundraiser #elementary school #school #100 gecs #music #song #candy

[sojutrait]

all of the kids got together at abby's to catch up ehehe. chu hua learned tht zi rui is a teacher now and him and cameron got hitched. she also got to see her bby again

#ts4 #s #*soju save #look at her shes so girlmom coded #the game isnt specific but in my mind zi rui is an elementary school music teacher hehe #*chu hua gen

[autismdogg]

#valentines day party #tw food #2000s nostalgia #2000s childhood #kidcore #nostalgiacore #nostalgia #valentines day #elementary school #high school musical #valentines cards #childhood memories #sfw agere #childhood #y2k nostalgia #lps #school

[ourownbelovedbohemians]

Will never forget this one time in school when it was a class movie and I got the whole class to sign my petition to watch Newsies (none of them had seen or heard of it) and we did but the best part was when Crutchie came back from the refuge at the end and the entire class collectively went ''CRUTCHIE!'' in unison.

#broadway #ah the wonders of elementary school #musicals #newsies #jack kelly #crutchie morris

[high-quality-tiktoks]

Had to be properly trained😂

#video #tiktok #tiktoks #funny #lmao #music #singing #teacher #teachers #college #university #elementary school #rachillybean

[pretty--in--purple]

people can say what they like about mockumentaries, but that thing where a character we haven't seen in 2 seasons shows up and we cut to a confessional explaining who they are and showing us the last time they were on the programme slaps. undefeated.

#mockumentaries get it #i can barely tell the leads apart #i cannot be expected to remember that guy who appeared in one episode last year #modern family #the office #parks and recreation #parks and rec #abbott elementary #american vandal #high school musical the musical the series #hsmtmts #what we do in the shadows #wwdits #wellington paranormal #mockumentary #tv

[joonbuggiie]

I like appearing out of the blue every couple months to enveil my next fixation to the masses

#henry jekyll #edward hyde #dr jekyll and mr hyde #the strange case of dr jekyll and mr hyde #this came about from relistening to the banger ass musical #I discovered it in elementary by watching a mlp animatic 😭 #I’m so sorry for the inconsistency

[yhmusicteacher]

Popular Cat

For the last couple of Thursday's I have come to realize that my cat is more popular than anyone else in the 1st grade class at the Catholic School.

Whaaaa?

Background: I teach Music in a Church Basement for the local Catholic School. If someone comes across this post, there are many references to the Church Basement on my full blog. Anyway, on Thursdays I cannot really teach anything as it is Adoration Day in the church proper above me. People are praying, doing devotions, and the host (I think have this right) is present in the dohicky where the host lives on the alter....I'm not Catholic. I am unsure of the vocabulary.

So, on Thursdays I show music videos to my students. There are amazing channels on YouTube that have quality kid-friendly content that student love. Home Free, Piano Guys, some Pentatonic, One Voice Children's Choir, Peter Hollens, Voice Play, Geoff C from Voice Play's solo stuff....all kinds of great music. I have a bunch downloaded thanks to a great app called Clip Grab.

To run the videos I have my MacBook hooked to the TV. When my first graders come to class, the Screensaver has usually popped on and I have a scrolling marquee of photos. Some are interesting/funny photos I've pulled off the internet and some are photos of me and my life, INCLUDING my cat, Seamus.

The first graders have taken too cheering whenever pictures of Seamus pop on. While they are waiting for a cat photo to come up I hear them chanting: "Sea-mus, Sea-mus, Sea-mus...." until one comes up and then cheering ensues!

It is the funniest, weirdest thing....my cat is popular.

#music education #music teachers #music ed #educhums #elementary music #teachers #music educators #education #teaching #music teaching #funny students #funny kids

[brig-talks-elementary]

something i’ve learned while teaching elementary and middle school flute lessons these past few weeks is that students will do Anything to not do class work, no matter how much they like the subject. my students constantly strike up conversation with me, which i of course will talk back. it can be hard sometimes to try and get them back on track with their train of thought to get off of the topic of their ski trip this weekend and get into lesson mode.

i think that something that i need to realize as an educator is that i am the one in charge when it comes to teaching. of course i am going to let my students discuss topics they’re excited or passionate about, because i don’t want to ‘rule with an iron fist’. theres no fun in not letting your students talk to you or others about what they are doing or enjoying recently. however, there is a time where i need to put my foot down to make sure work is done effectively and on time. and there is no need to do it in a rude way that makes students feel uncomfortable or unwelcome in your classroom. i know there are plenty of teachers that create little rhymes that help call students to attention and get the day started.

like i’ve mentioned before, have fun with your students! but don’t let them take over your class. you have the floor!

<3 bridget

#elementary education #elementary music #music education #music #education philosophy #music education major

[tangoboheme]

Same ship different fonts

#broadway #rent musical #idina menzel #rent #musical #maureen johnson #joanne jefferson #tracie thoms #abbott elementary #barbara howard #melissa schemmenti #work wives

[one-time-i-dreamt]

I was student teaching at an elementary school, and I tried to convince the antidrug assembly performers to make a movie musical.

#dream #student teacher #student #teaching #teacher #elementary school #drugs tw #movie #musical

[mykidself]

My favorite albums in 3rd - 6th grade circa 1996-2000

#music #hanson #sugar ray #third eye blind #smash mouth #rem #green day #blink 182 #built to spill #alternative #alt rock #soft rock #pop punk #90s #middle school #elementary school #my cd collection #cds