AC1019 Activate! Oct/Nov 2019
A general music resource for music teachers by music teachers
Activate! is a general music teaching resource subscription for all involved in teaching elementary students. We believe that music and movement are essential tools for learning and student achievement. It is our goal to present quality content that is developmentally appropriate, practical, and educationally sound. We strive to provide you with enjoyable opportunities to engage students in active learning.
Contents
| In this Issue | Mari Schay | 2 |
| AYT Activate Asks | 4 | |
| Hello, November! From Mixer to Ensemble | Deborah Zehler | 6 |
| Halloween Song: A minor Song to Sing, Move, Play, and Improvise | Deborah Cunningham | 11 |
| Skin and Bones: A Spooky Ensemble | Paul Corbière | 15 |
| It´s Thanksgiving Day: Celebrate in Harmony | Greg Gilpin | 20 |
| Anchors Aweigh: A Song of the U.S. Navy | Doug Edwards | 23 |
| AYT Better Stewards of Culturally Responsive Teaching | Patricia Bourne | 28 |
| AYT Giving Cultural Context to Teaching Native American Music | Michelle McCauley | 30 |
| Non Nobis, Domine: A Choral Prep Guide | Katie O´Connor-Ballantyne | 33 |
| Non Nobis, Domine: Octavo | Franz Joseph Haydn | 37 |
| AYT Moving the Dial Toward Love and Acceptance | Mari Schay | 40 |
| Marking Ukulele Chords: Two Strategies | Mari Schay | 42 |
| First Lessons on the Ukulele: Creativity for All | Abby Blair | 43 |
| Begin with the Blues: Soloing with Ukulele | Will Ulrich | 47 |
| Open-String Groove: Improvising over a Percussion Ostinato | Michael Checco | 51 |
| Look in a Book | Jeanette Morgan | 54 |
| Skin and Bones for the Uke: Play an Old Song a New Way | Paul Corbière | 55 |
| Put the Kids in Charge of Their Learning: A Keyboard Unit | Mari Schay | 58 |
| AYT Positive Classroom Culture: The Long Road is the Short Path | Russ Kleiner | 62 |
| Mr. Melody´s Adventures: Strategies for Learning Treble Clef | Deborah Zehler | 64 |
| Sing, Sophie! Low, Middle, High | Katie Grace Miller | 67 |
| Games to Promote Solo Singing: Normalize Singing Alone | Loretta K Mitchell | 70 |
| Steady Beat and the Quarter Note: Read, Write, and Play the Beat | Blake Siskavich | 74 |
| AYT Flexible and Fabulous: Partly Participating | Katie Grace Miller | 78 |
| Meet Clara Schumann and Fanny Mendelssohn | Charlene Heldt | 79 |
| Programmatic Music Composition Project: Stretch a Story with Music | Erik Whitehill | 82 |
| Calendars | 86 | |
| Family Connections: Exploring Music at Home | Michelle McCauley | 87 |
| Worksheets | 88 |
