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Baritone Ukulele Comparison for Music Class

by Michelle Rose | Elementary Music, Featured, Ukulele

Selecting the best baritone ukulele for your students can be a daunting task, especially when you can’t try the instrument out before you buy it. Here at Pitch Publications, we did the work for you! I tried out baritone ukuleles so you can compare options and decide...

Funding Your Ukulele Program through Donors Choose Part 1

by Michelle Rose | Elementary Music, Music Room, Ukulele

So you want to start a ukulele program. Then you look at your music classroom budget, the cost of a class set of ukuleles and teaching materials, and wonder how you’ll ever put ukuleles in students’ hands. Don’t despair – funding your ukulele...

Cleaning and Sanitizing Classroom Ukuleles

by Michelle Rose | Class Procedures, Elementary Music, Music Room, Ukulele

With most schools returning in person this fall, questions surrounding cleaning and sanitizing are still swirling around many music teacher’s minds, especially when it comes to cleaning shared classroom instruments like ukuleles. Understanding how to clean and...

Rainbow Ukulele Bead Motivation System

by Pitch Publications | 4th Grade, 5th Grade, Assessment, Classroom Management, Elementary Music, Ukulele

I designed the Rainbow Ukulele Bead System with student motivation and teacher flexibility in mind! It was one of my favorite tools to use when teaching ukulele. Why use the Rainbow Ukulele Bead Motivation System in your classroom? Ability to customize system to your...

Music Teacher First Year Flashback

by Pitch Publications | Elementary Music, Freebies, Linky Parties

I have been teaching for 13 years! I can hardly believe it. In that time I have moved states, gotten married, had three kids, and went back to school myself – twice! It has been amazing to think back to the wide-eyed girl who didn’t feel old enough...

Once Upon a Time….Storytelling in the Music Classroom

by Pitch Publications | Elementary Music, Pitch Hill, Storytelling

Music itself is like a story – it is has the power to bring people together and to take us to the outer edges of our emotions. Storytellers have passed down their stories through song for generations. Even when there are no words, composers use the elements of music...