In honor of St. Patrick's Day...

This is just a beautiful recording of "Danny Boy" sung by Celtic Women. I've used it to critique in my Voice classes in the past and they always appreciate it. =)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AW9sPAT7Hog

Calling all choral teachers!

This is one seriously cool choral website!! It contains EVERYTHING a choral teacher could ask for to make our jobs a little simpler: worksheets, rubrics, teacher and self-assessments, classroom management tools/forms... There are lesson plan and concert program templates, information on concert etiquette, sight singing and ear training activities. There are even question sheets for several popular movies - musicals, music-related movies, and even "Finding Nemo"! I've already spent too much time looking around on here... I hope you find it useful, too! 

http://www.fva.net/ctr/#Worksheets

Motown, anyone?

One of the topics we cover in my seventh grade general music classes is Motown. I was working on my unit today and came across this wiki. It includes basic information on all rock music! I found it searching for history of the Motown (their Motown page pays special attention to Michael Jackson, which my students are particularly interested in right now.)All the information is phrased using simplified, kid-friendly language. It also includes information, some interesting webquests, and project ideas, all on music from the 1960s-today. A great resource for anyone who covers popular music!
http://rockwritelisten.wikispaces.com/

Classroom Jeopardy

Hey all! I have used this free Flash Jeopardy creator in the past. It's quick and easy, and best of all, FREE! Definitely worth checking out - the kids are always excited about a game. =)


http://www.superteachertools.com/jeopardy/

Blog about Music Ed. blogging

In cruising around today, I came across a blog called "Music is Not For Insects". The title made me click, and what I found was a blog about music education. It covers aspects of why music education is important, has posts discussing the importance of social networking in regards to music ed., provides insights from music students and their parents... It's actually a blog comprised of many music education blogs, all compiled in one place. Definitely worth browsing.

http://mystro2b.edublogs.org/

Sight-singing help

For those of you who are vocal teachers, this is a website that includes several different tools to help with general music theory as well as sight-singing. There are examples students can sing, and each example is accompanied by a midi file that allows students to hear the example. There are basic examples that students can hear as "tune only", "rhythm only" or "whole thing", as well as lines from actual songs they can work on. Treble AND bass clef, too! I hope you find something helpful here.

http://neilhawes.com/sstheory/sitesing.htm

Need to explain the name...

Just to clarify the reason behind the name of my blog... I cannot tell you how often people who don't know me will call me "Kimberly" as though it's my first name. I end up having to tell them "No, the last name IS Kimberly!" It gets a little frustrating, as anyone with "two first names" can tell you. So, just to recap... That's MRS. Kimberly! 

New blogger

Hello all! As with many of you, this is my first blogging adventure. I'm excited to see what this class will bring for all of us, and look forward to sharing this experience with you!