This resource serves to provide our current members with the information related to the 2020 AGM. Please login to ensure you can see all of the content. Access instructions are here: Ontario Music Educators’ Association is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: OMEA 2020 Annual General Meeting Time: Nov 7, 2020 11:30 AM...

This resource is a recording as well as the written notes and chat from the OMEA Conversation: FDK October 14th, 2020. Thank you to all members and participants for engaging with us! OMEA Zoom Brainstorm Meeting Grade FDK...

This resource is a recording as well as the written notes and chat from the OMEA Conversation:Secondary September 22nd, 2020. Thank you to all members and participants for engaging with us! Zoom Recording Is Here Secondary Conversation Tues Sept 22 7pm...

This resource is a recording as well as the written notes and chat from the OMEA Conversation: 7/8 Band Teachers Unite! September 21st, 2020. Thank you to all members and participants for engaging with us! Zoom Recording of our Conversation OMEA Intermediate Conversation Sept. 21, 2020 @ 6_30 pm (PDF)...

Laura Lee Matthie’s Google Pop Up on learning how to insert images and videos into a Google Form....

This resource is a recording as well as the written notes and chat from the OMEA Conversation: P/J from September 17th, 2020. Thank you to all members and participants for engaging with us! Zoom Recording of Session OMEA Zoom Notes Primary_Junior Conversation Sept. 17, 2020 @ 7_00 pm...

Professor Mary Thornton, who teaches at the Schulich School of Education, Nipissing University spearheaded this amazing project of beginner band videos for your classroom and for distance learning. Each instrument has band videos directed at getting students started on their instrument, from opening the cases, first sounds on the mouthpiece, reading a fingering chart, tonguing...

On September 2nd 2020, Andrew Mercer offered OMEA members a chance to learn about teaching music online, and it was very well received. Below is the video link to his presentation. Our thanks to all members who attended, and to Andrew for this session! Video Recording of the Session Chat_Transcript (PDF)  ...

This listening assignment allows students to apply their knowledge about the elements of music to any piece of music they choose. It is assumed that instruction about the elements has happened with students and that students have had a chance to practise applying their skills in various ways before they engage with this assignment. This...

Using the nursery rhyme Hickory Dickory Dock and a poem by Dennis Lee, students will experiment with spoken vocal sounds, listen to count repeated patterns, add non-pitched percussion instruments and review rhythms of tah and ti-ti. Hickory Dickory Whooooo!-Grade 1...

Using a poem by Dennis Lee, students will experiment with spoken vocal sounds, add body percussion and transfer the chant to non-pitched percussion instruments. They will also be introduced to musical rounds and the rhythms of ticka-ticka and ticka-ti. Rattling around with Rounds and Rhythms-Grade 3...

Do you want to learn how to take a worksheet (pdf) and make it accessible for students to write on it and also fill it in with notes? Check out this zoom session video from Laura Lee Matthie, Google Certified Educator.    ...

We heard you wanted to learn how to insert music into a google doc/slides – Check out  POP UP ZOOM with Google Certified Educator, Laura Lee Matthie....

On August 19th 2020, Gav Session offered OMEA members a chance to learn about making meaningful video content in the music classroom, and it was very well received. Below is the video link to his presentation, and a number of links to additional resources that he supplied for us. Our thanks to all members who...

Task One: Students will prepare a collaborative research slide show presentation exploring many topics pertaining to the role of music in Canada. Task Two: Students will arrange a Canadian folk song into a small ensemble and perform their ensemble with their classmates or prepare a virtual ensemble performance. Lesson Plan with Hyperlinks CanadaEh_ResearchandPerformanceProject_LessonPlan Support Materials...