TikTok Lesson Ideas You Should Steal For Your Music Classes Part 2
I recently shared a collection of TikTok music challenges you could adapt for your music classroom and today I’m going to share some more ideas around composing, arranging and collaboration. I really think TikTok is one
5 More Cool Canva Tricks For Designing Teaching Resources
If you haven’t already discovered Canva, it’s an excellent free online graphic design tool that you can use to easily create beautiful teaching resources. We’ve shared many Canva tips before (such as the preceding post to
How to Make Automated Personalized Certificates
Please watch this video for a detailed walkthrough of these steps. They are written out below to save you from taking notes! Step 1. Set up certificate template in Google Slides or Docs In Google Docs
Chrome Music Lab Lesson: C Major Musical Phrases on Shared Piano
This is a guest lesson by Katrina Proctor, Content Manager at Midnight Music. Learning basic piano is one of the most important foundational skills for any beginning music student. Understanding basic chords, scales, harmony/melody, and even
MTT126: How to make simple playalong videos with Google Slides and Loom
Back in January I launched a new course inside my Midnight Music Community called Video Creation for Music Teachers. In the 5-module course, two of the modules cover methods for creating playalong videos. The
TikTok Lesson Ideas You Should Steal For Your Music Classes Part 1
This is a two-part series covering creative TikTok ideas you can adapt for your music classes. These will not involve actually using the TikTok app in class with your students, but rather using some of the
MTT125: Music Tech Tips and Tools Shared By Listeners
Intro/Description Today’s episode is a special one - because it includes music tech tips and recommendations from you - the listeners of the podcast! Music teachers were invited to record a short video on
Using Technology to Run Center-Based Activities
This is a guest post by Katherine Miller. Both literacy and math instruction in my building utilize the workshop model. This is an instructional practice that includes a mini lesson, a workshop time and a debriefing
Blooket: A New Take on Trivia and Review Games
This is a guest post by Katherine Miller. If you are like me, you are always looking for new ways to increase student engagement! In my elementary music room, I love to include many ways to
Making Simple Playalong Videos With Google Slides and Loom
Background: For the past few weeks, a number of the members of my Midnight Music Community have been working through the various modules of the new Video Creation For Music Teachers course. The course has 5
How To Find Legal Music For Video Projects
If you are creating videos which include music and intending to share them online, you will need to find audio tracks that you are legally permitted to use. There are lots of great copyright-free, royalty-free and
4 Ways to Add Notation in Your Presentation Slides
This is a guest post by Katherine Miller. It was not until I was teaching completely online that I realized how important digital content design was to my students’ success. When I was not with them