#manipulatives

Jenny Ferris

Jun 20, 20192 min read

The Lion Sleeps Tonight: A Scarf Dance

In one of my previous posts about neuropsychology, I mentioned attending a workshop with the wonderful Robyn Stavely in which she...

Jenny Ferris

Jun 14, 20193 min read

Rain, Rain, Go Away

Presenting taa & ti-ti as the first rhythmic concepts students will add to their growing vocabulary is an important step, and is a lesson...

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...

Jenny Ferris

Dec 31, 20172 min read

Rhythm Dictation Wallets

As the school year has wrapped up and the craziness of report-writing season has died down, I am left thinking about assessment and the...