By sharing these videos for beginner recorder players and related worksheets I am hoping to help teachers and parents to save time.
Have you tried using YouTube videos to inspire and motivate your music students? I have, and it seems to be working.
When we were taught how to teach rhythm to children way back at university, I learned something amazing, namely, using words and phrases to help children experience the length of note values and the pattern of a rhythm! For even better understanding we were taught to let them experience note values and rhythm through movement.
Memory aids or mnemonics! How do you feel about them? I use them all the time with my students. I tell them little stories or draw a simple picture to explain and also to help them remember what they have learnt.
“Strange times...”, is probably a thought we have all had more than once these past months. The norm is no longer the norm, and when it comes to teaching, I suspect that many teachers, parents and learners around the world have had to get used to online teaching in some form or another.