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- Music Theatre
- 2017 Interlude
The Junior Musical
Have you always wanted to produce a musical in your elementary school but the idea seems too overwhelming? This clinic will walk you through how to put a junior/intermediate musical on the stage in under 6 months using Music Theatre show kits. This clinic is specifically geared toward elementary music teachers and all the unique...
- 2017 Interlude
Successful Interview
This workshop presented by Carolyn Lewis (Principal in Halton DSB) and Kevin Merkley (Principal in York Region DSB) will share with participants strategies to have a successful interview. This workshop would benefit Music Educators who are in Pre- Service courses, Occasional Teachers and experienced educators who may be looking for new experiences and have not...
- Instrumental
- 2017 Interlude
Rookies CAN Hit Home Runs
So you got a gig… CONGRATS! Now what? This workshop will explore tips, tricks and the tools to ensure that you swing for the fences from the beginning! Presented by: Troy Jones Jones_Rookies CAN Hit Home Runs_Saturday_Session5...
- Orff
Grade One Activity – Bell Horses
Copy the chart and the clock cards. Cut out the cards. Place cards on the staff to show the pattern of pitches in the song. Teacher Note: Enlarge the page; keep the cards and the staff in baggies so they can be used for any so-mi-la songs! BLM 1 Bell Horses Student Solfege Chart
Choral Works by Canadian Composers
Choral Works by Canadian Composers: A Selective Guidelist. Phase 2: Published Choral Compositions by Ontario Composers offers choral music educators and choral conductors a new useful resource for score study and rehearsal/lesson plan preparation. Choral Works Canadian Composers Ontario...
FDK Resources – Summary Statement and Supporting Files
The Ontario Music Educator’s Association has created this collection of music activities for Music Specialists, Designated Early Childhood Educators (DECE) and Kindergarten Teachers. These educators provide rich and engaging music activities that will teach our youngest students the joy of music-making as they develop their musical skills, knowledge, creativity and musical thinking. You will find...
FDK – Going Bananas Lessons
The Ontario Music Educator’s Association has created this collection of music activities for Music Specialists, Designated Early Childhood Educators (DECE) and Kindergarten Teachers. These educators provide rich and engaging music activities that will teach our youngest students the joy of music-making as they develop their musical skills, knowledge, creativity and musical thinking. These lessons focus...
- Elements of Music
FDK – Sound in our Environment Lesson Plans
The Ontario Music Educator’s Association has created this collection of music activities for Music Specialists, Designated Early Childhood Educators (DECE) and Kindergarten Teachers. These educators provide rich and engaging music activities that will teach our youngest students the joy of music-making as they develop their musical skills, knowledge, creativity and musical thinking. This set of...
FDK – I Feel Happy (Exploration of Feelings) Lesson Plans
The Ontario Music Educator’s Association has created this collection of music activities for Music Specialists, Designated Early Childhood Educators (DECE) and Kindergarten Teachers. These educators provide rich and engaging music activities that will teach our youngest students the joy of music-making as they develop their musical skills, knowledge, creativity and musical thinking. These lesson plans...
FDK – Music Community Lessons
The Ontario Music Educator’s Association has created this collection of music activities for Music Specialists, Designated Early Childhood Educators (DECE) and Kindergarten Teachers. These educators provide rich and engaging music activities that will teach our youngest students the joy of music-making as they develop their musical skills, knowledge, creativity and musical thinking. The attached documents...
FDK – Introduction to the FDK Lessons
The Ontario Music Educator’s Association has created this collection of music activities for Music Specialists, Designated Early Childhood Educators (DECE) and Kindergarten Teachers. These educators provide rich and engaging music activities that will teach our youngest students the joy of music-making as they develop their musical skills, knowledge, creativity and musical thinking. Introduction to the...
- Vocal
Grade 2 GPS (Grade Performance Steps) Vocal
The GPS (Grade Performance Steps) – The Road to Musical Success! are a series of performance tasks that will provide your students tasks that will teach the Fundamental Concepts from the Revised Ontario Music Curriculum Grades 1-8 required at each grade to achieve musical success! gps-grade-2-vocal (compressed zip file)
- Vocal
Grade 1 GPS (Grade Performance Steps) Vocal
The GPS (Grade Performance Steps) – The Road to Musical Success! are a series of performance tasks that will provide your students tasks that will teach the Fundamental Concepts from the Revised Ontario Music Curriculum Grades 1-8 required at each grade to achieve musical success! gps-grade-1-vocal (compressed zip file)
- Vocal
- 2016 Resonate
Laura Menard: EASY APPROACHES TO VOCAL JAZZ PEDAGOGY FOR THE (WARY) CLASSICAL CHORAL CONDUCTOR
Topic list: jazz approaches, pedagogy, vocal music, resources Grade level: senior elementary and secondary students Search terms: jazz, exercises, vocal, pedagogy approaches-to-vocal-jazz-omea-nov7-1...
- History
- 2016 Resonate
Lauren Simmons: “How To Talk About Music History So Kids Will Listen (And Listen So They Will Talk)”
? A ‘Brief’ excerpt of your presentation: Music History is a narrative… and narratives are interesting. Every good story needs chapters. The more relatable the story, the better. Busy work is boring, meaningful work is meaningful, and note-taking should be for things of note. Consolidation of learning can be demonstrated in a number of ways....