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...
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...
by Pitch Publications | 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, Class Procedures, Cup Games, Elementary Music, Games, Ideas by Grade, Kindergarten, Pitch Hill, Tempo
Happy beginning of the year everyone! I know many are already back in school or are starting up very soon! Nothing is more exciting than back to school! I have seen many request on music ed forums for “What do I do the first day of music class? Help!” So here is...
by Pitch Publications | Pitch Hill
I wrote Pitch Hill my second year of teaching many, many years go! I was attending a professional development conference and was doodling on the handouts they gave us. Part of the conference was on the power of literature in the music classroom – the...