Instruments, Instruction & Music

by Linda Forrest. Progressing from simple lessons in pentatonic (CDEGAC) to more rhythmically diverse songs with melodic and I, IV, and V chordal arrangements.

Arrange AlphaDots on the whiteboard in melodic phrases, familiar tunes, adding chords, or ostinatos. Then play on the color-coded bells and sing.

Children get to play a whole SET of boomwhackers as the go through a process of building up from 1 to 8 by following the animations.

Place AlphaDots in melodic phrases, familiar tunes, chords, and ask kids to play on color-coded handbells and sing.

Place AlphaDots in melodic phrases, familiar tunes, chords, and ask kids to play on color-coded handbells and sing.

Play melodies and chords, read rhythm and note flashcards, experiment with timbres and dynamics, play in solo and ensemble.

Explore notes, pitches, ear training, sight reading, keyboard and staff geography with our charts, MINI MGRs and glock.  The PDF Activity Guide for the MGRs has many great suggestions for use. 

This easy-to-play plastic flute can withstand abuse, and always maintains its perfect tuning.

The notched surface is scraped with metal thimbles (included) worn on the player's fingers. 

by Nancy Otto. A fun and exciting way to assess students on their sight-reading ability on the recorder

Turn rhythm reading into an exciting, challenging and truly musical experience!

Make rhythm reading a step to orchestrating by adding other musical elements.

Rhythm reading becomes a challenging and fun experience with rhythm instruments, body percussion! 

For triangles, sticks, drums, tambourines, bells and cymbals.