Jenny Ferris
Fruity Rhythms
If you're looking for a fresh way to practice rhythms - be it through reading, performing or composition - then why not add some fruit...
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Jenny Ferris
Oct 25, 20182 min read
Cup Song
After the release of the 2012 movie Pitch Perfect, you'd be hard-pressed to be in the same room as an adolescent and a cup without...
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Jenny Ferris
Oct 19, 20181 min read
Bumblebee Jamboree
When I attended the National Conference recently, I picked up a great new take on an old favourite from Jai Schelbach. Because it had a...
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Jenny Ferris
Oct 11, 20182 min read
Pumpkin
So whilst the shops are already starting to stock mince pies and play Christmas albums (no joke, I heard Winter Wonderland the other...
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Jenny Ferris
Aug 24, 20183 min read
Teaching silence with a candlestick
Today I'd like to talk about my saa presentation strategy. In case you're not too familiar with Kodaly methodology, the "presentation"...
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Jenny Ferris
Jul 27, 20184 min read
Centres - a great setup for learning and assessment in the music room
I first came across the concept of centres or stations a few years ago when I was doing some classroom release for a leading teacher. The...
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Jenny Ferris
Jul 20, 20182 min read
Songs for teaching Tika Tika
Teaching Tika-tika is perhaps one of my favourite units of Primary Music! The students are becoming more familiar with the process of...
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Jenny Ferris
Jun 1, 20182 min read
Pool noodle rhythm manipulatives
Rhythmic dictation can sometimes feel like a necessary evil in the music curriculum. Students can feel under pressure in test-like...
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Jenny Ferris
Apr 20, 20183 min read
An Apple A Day
An apple a day keeps the doctor away, or so goes the old adage. But did you know that an apple a day can also improve your students'...
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Jenny Ferris
Apr 10, 20182 min read
A picnic with Peter
As I'm sure you will know if you've ever worked with children (if you have, you've come to the right place!), kids LOVE talking about...
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Jenny Ferris
Mar 30, 20184 min read
Chick it out!
Hello there, fellow Kodalyphiles! Today you're in for a mega blog that has been a long time coming. I have been looking a lot recently at...
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