Teachers will learn many different ways to engage their students when teaching musical elements by using the stretchy band, parachute, scarves, and participate in various music centres.  This is a fun, movement based workshop designed for primary/junior music teachers. creativity-abounds-workshop-handout rhythm-war-cards-creativity-abounds-workshop...

This workshop will provide private and classroom string instructors with strategies to effectively teach bow technique. In addition to the fundamental basics of bow hold, bow speed, pressure, sounding point, and tone production, I will outline how to introduce and develop a variety of bow strokes, including: martelé, detaché, legato, spiccato, sautillé, ricochet, collé, and...

Benefits to using a reflective journal include developing critical awareness and new perspective, problem-solving skills, and independent learning skills. The training of advanced piano students could be enhanced by the addition of journals to assist with their piano practice, specifically when learning new repertoire. Using the model by Plack and colleagues for developing and assessing...

Music performance anxiety, or MPA, is a common problem experienced among musicians, whether they are professionals, students of children.  Most people feel some sort of nervousness before a public performance, but when symptoms of these nerves are experienced at a level that goes beyond typical nerves, researchers classify this as music performance anxiety.  The following...

Students will complete a series of inquiry activities to improve tuning and intonation practices. Through research and performance tasks, students will be aware of specific tuning tendencies of the individual notes on their instruments and how to tune their instrument. Students will end with a culminating activity of a cheat sheet for their band folder...

Students will complete a series of inquiry based activities on the Elements of Music. Students will create a musical timeline exploring the elements of music using ThingLink and Padlet.  elements-of-music-single-point-rubric elements-of-music-group-exploration exploring-the-elements-of-music-lesson-plan interactive-listening-log-assignment...

Using the picture book, “How to Speak Moo”, students will apply the elements of music to a familiar song for a specific mood and purpose. By the end of the lesson, students will apply the elements of music to create a composition and a performance. ‘Let’s Sing Moo’ Unit (Word File) “Let’s Sing Moo” Unit...

OMEA ELEMENTARY RESOURCES TRANSLATED TO FRENCH!! The following resources found on the OMEA Website as ‘Elementary Resources’ have now been translated into French!  The writers were part of a 2016 Summer Writing Team, funded by OMEA, and chose to translate several of the ‘Teacher Resources’ and ‘Black Line Masters’ that will be useful for teachers...

Early Years French fingerplays, Primary song and singing games with links to YouTube are shared in addition to Carnaval and French folksongs.  Care of voice and how to use rhythm instruments are also included.   leedaigle_so-you-have-to-teach-your-own-early-years-or-primary-french-immersionmusic-class_session3-76-pagesppt...

This workshop will address fundamental concepts relating to flute performance (e.g., tone, technique, articulation, intonation, care & maintenance, etc.) Common problems, often found in students’ playing, will also be addressed (Grade 6-12). This workshop should be of interest to all teachers who are responsible for either teaching flute privately or in a school band setting...

Join us as we sing, dance, play and create music in French. Using the Orff approach, we will explore songs and activities with simple French songs that will help your students enhance their knowledge of the language and learn great musical concepts as well! lori-moccio_en-francais-maisoui_pages...

This workshop will allow participants a sneak peak into how a large scale presentation with an Orff ensemble all comes together. Together with the students, we will explore how we begin with a single element and continue to expand it. The creative process will be front and centre as we try out ideas, refine our...

When Primary Music is Play… Because Play Matters! Carolyn Lewis and Jane Wamsley, OMEA Board Members Primary Music is Play...

JeffSalemHOMEMADE PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTS – Copy...

Drumline Handout OMEA 2013...