Music Education in US Schools

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  When teaching recorder, you must always find creative and motivational ways to reward your students.  We are amazed at how much excitement and motivation are generated by the reward of stickers! The Be A Recorder Star and Recorder 500 Reward Programs give students a The post Reward Your Students With Be A Recorder Star appeared first on Macie Publishing Company.

  by Ed Sueta, Jr.   “I should know this but what is the difference between Baroque and German recorder fingerings?”  I have heard that question many, many times over the years at conferences, workshops and on the phone. The difference between Baroque and The post Baroque vs. German appeared first on Macie Publishing Company.

By Dr. Ran Whitley Recorders, what’s not to love?  From “Hot Cross Buns” to Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy,” children can experience the pure delight of making melody to fun pop tunes as well as great symphonic classics. Ukuleles, what’s not to love?  With only The post Recorders or Ukuleles? appeared first on Macie Publishing Company.

By Ed Sueta, Jr. The majority of problems faced by recorder students (and young music students in general) can be traced to difficulties with reading rhythms.  If they are able to read rhythm patterns and notes, they will have great success and great fun! The post The Power And Fun (Yes, I Said Fun) of Rhythm Charts for Students appeared first on Macie Publishing Company.

By Lynn Brooks Founder-Recorders without Borders In 2008, as my family prepared to travel to Tanzania, I discovered my son’s recorder collecting dust in his closet. I wondered if these plastic wind instruments would be of interest to Tanzanian children. With 200 recorders I The post The Gift Of Music: A Musical Journey From Kid’s Closets To Kenyan Classrooms appeared first on Macie Publishing Company.

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The pandemic has thrown us into a whole new world of distance learning/teaching and required us to search for the best, most effective technological platforms and resources for staying connected with our students.  We need these platforms to be easy to use.  I am The post Flipgrid for Recorder appeared first on Macie Publishing Company.

REQUEST A FREE TRIAL CODE ACCESS ONLINE VERSION OF BE A RECORDER STAR ONLINE RECORDER PACKAGES — The concept of digital content can be pretty daunting particularly because it is so all encompassing.   Just about everyone is involved with some form of digital content The post The Story of the Interactive, Online Version appeared first on Macie Publishing Company.