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Subject: Re: [MK8] Lost my voice - looking for videos!

From: Daniel Hershman-Rossi

Date: Thu, 2 Oct 2014 08:05:44 -0500

Thanks everyone. My voice has mostly returned today so I'm going to attempt
my regular lessons and baby it along. Norm, I have always been reluctant to
do centers (partly because I'm not that focused on music literacy and
reading/writing notes) but I can see how it would be very useful here.

On Thu, Oct 2, 2014 at 5:50 AM, Norm Sands wrote:

> Since this is something for today it's too late but...in the future, to
> avoid the whole video dilemma...
>
> Prepare some small group activities and type up the instructions (laminate
> them). Prepare them by having guidelines written on the board (no loud
> talking - if I flash the lights, you must stop, etc.) then you can just be
> a resource as the students work if they get stuck. You can have them do
> things like create a major scale (order of whole and half steps - obviously
> for your older students), create various rhythm patterns using note
> cut-outs in assigned meters, order dynamics from softest to loudest, put
> pictures of instruments in the appropriate groups, etc. There are some
> pre-made "music center" kits out there - these would be perfect for the
> days when you have no voice.
>
> Norm Sands
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> >________________________________
> > From: Daniel Hershman-Rossi
> >To: MK8 Mailing List
> >Sent: Wednesday, October 1, 2014 7:37 PM
> >Subject: [MK8] Lost my voice - looking for videos!
> >
> >
> >Hi All,
> >
> >I think this has come up before, but I completely lost my voice the other
> >day and need something to do with my students tomorrow. I've been showing
> >this version (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ueGfjBKbiE) of Peter and
> the
> >Wolf (excellent, by the way) to K-5 and a Bobby McFerrin/Daniel Levitin
> >Science of Sound DVD to my middle school students. It's been great, but
> >tomorrow I have a few classes that I already saw earlier this week, which
> >means they can't see Peter and the Wolf again, great as it is! :)
> >
> >What are your favorite music-related videos to show when you have a sub or
> >when you have no voice? Must be available on YouTube or the Apple Store.
> >
> >Obviously I'm not normally the kind of teacher who shows videos all the
> >time in class, but this is the time for it, especially since I'm trying to
> >model good vocal health by resting my voice! :)
> >
> >Daniel
> >
> >
> >
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