Elementary Music - Page 2 of 3 - Pitch Publications with Shelley Tomich

Nursery Rhymes – Not just for the Nursery!

by Pitch Publications | Class Procedures, Elementary Music, Random Tips, Storytelling

Why are Nursery Rhymes and Folks Songs so Important? For younger students, nursery rhymes help with language development; they hear the sounds of vowels and consonants and later on, learn how these sounds combine into words. I see this in my own young children as...

January Survival Guide

by Pitch Publications | Elementary Music, Linky Parties, Reflections And Resolutions

I am so excited to be linking up with my good friend Melissa from Mrs. Stouffer’s Music Room! Even though we are at the end of January, I think these are all things you absolutely need to survive as a teacher! Georgia State Music Ed Conference (GMEA) GMEA...

Pitch Hill – Some Quick Thoughts

by Pitch Publications | Elementary Music, Pitch Hill

I see conversations all the time on various music chat-boards about how to teach elementary students solfege. Pitch Hill works because it is a story-based method. Children are enthralled by the silly stories and come back every week asking to meet new characters!...

Tech Talk Tuesday: Intro to iPads in My Music Room

by Pitch Publications | Elementary Music, IPads, Technology

I am so excited to bring you Tech Talk Tuesday! I just got back from attending the Georgia Education Technology Conference (GaETC) and I am in a techy mood! I am inviting all my educator friends to link up to discuss something you love pertaining to technology in the...

Rhythm Basketball – Great Lesson for 4th and 5th!

by Pitch Publications | 4th Grade, 5th Grade, Elementary Music, Ideas by Grade, Rhythm

We are finishing up Unit 1: Rhythm and I feel like I have brought out all the “old material,” already tried some cool new material (like centers!), but was still missing something. I have great rapport with my kids, but sometimes have a hard time reaching...

Rhythm Centers – Freebie!

by Pitch Publications | Centers, Elementary Music, Games, Rhythm, Sub Plans

Success! The past two weeks I have implemented music centers successfully for the first time in my career. Any previous experience doing centers resulted in students simply playing games with no purpose. I was determined to succeed this time! Rhythm Centers are a...