Five Fun Music Games for Teaching Rhythm

Five Fun Music Games for Teaching Rhythm One of the most important jobs we have as music teachers is to teach our students to develop a strong sense of rhythm in music. When teaching rhythm in music, it’s not enough to repeat a single rhythm exercise. Repetition is key, but it needs to be the […]

Teaching Rhythm Composition with Picture Books

Teaching Rhythm Composition with Picture Books   I love incorporating picture books into my elementary music lessons. How? By teaching rhythm composition with syllables. I give my students opportunities to compose rhythms inspired by the stories we read together. There are so many stories that include rhythmic text, percussive words and rhymes – the perfect […]