Skip to content
Janine's Music Room

Janine's Music Room

Thoughts from a PYP music teacher

Menu

  • About Me
  • My Teaching
  • Resources

concepts

Getting started with (or checking in on) inquiry

When I first started working with PYP, I was beyond overwhelmed. I came with a lot of knowledge and ideas, and now I had to do everything a whole new way. I didn’t need convincing; obviously it was a great

Janine 1. September 201518. September 2015 Inquiry No Comments Read more

Exploring Musical Cultures Through Concepts

All the way back to my teacher training, I have always tried to incorporate as much “world music” (sorry, I don’t like that term) into my teaching as possible. From PreK and all the way up, we sing in many

Janine 7. March 20155. August 2015 Inquiry, Thoughts No Comments Read more

Expression and the Elements of Music

In Grade 2, I do a focus on the elements of music, reviewing many familiar terms (tempo, dynamics, pitch) and introducing new musical terminology as well. It’s the common PYP cycle of analysis and synthesis: We break the music down

Janine 14. December 20149. August 2015 Group activity, Inquiry, Unit 2 Comments Read more

Recent Posts

  • Cyber Monday (and Tuesday) sale
  • The Game My Kids Want All Year
  • Reminders for Exhausted Teachers
  • Flipping INSIDE the classroom
  • The most important back-to-school reflection

Archives

Tags

assessment back to school best practice composition cooperative groups creativity critical thinking culture curriculum download elements essential question exploring sounds formative assessment Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 holidays How We Express Ourselves inquiry instruments international Kindergarten large group learning lesson plans listening online learning pandemic PreK PYP questioning questions remote learning rhythm teacher tips technology thinking skills thoughts TpT transdisciplinary unit worksheet

Meta

  • Log in
  • Entries feed
  • Comments feed
  • WordPress.org
Copyright © 2021 Janine's Music Room. Powered by WordPress. Theme: Spacious by ThemeGrill.