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Posts by Zach VanderGraaff

link to Music SLO: A Beginner’s Guide

Music SLO: A Beginner’s Guide

Is your school district requiring you to do student learning objectives?  Have you heard about this from other music teachers and want to learn more?  These new ways of doing...

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link to 1 E And A: Rhythm Counting Breakdown

1 E And A: Rhythm Counting Breakdown

Are you a budding secondary instrumental teacher looking to better understand the most common counting system? Do you wonder if this system could help your elementary students?  There’s...

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link to Orff Rhythm Syllables: Do They Exist?

Orff Rhythm Syllables: Do They Exist?

Are you a fan of Orff-Schulwerk but confused as to what rhythm syllables they use?  As one of the main methods of music education you would expect this to be well-known, but when most people...

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link to Teaching Music Notes To Kindergarten: A Crash Course Guide

Teaching Music Notes To Kindergarten: A Crash Course Guide

Are you a new elementary music teacher wondering what to teach Kindergarten?  Do you want to teach notation to Kindergarten but don’t know how?  It’s a common question, but...

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link to Ta Ti Ti Rhythm Syllables: What’s The Big Deal?

Ta Ti Ti Rhythm Syllables: What’s The Big Deal?

As a music teacher, I’m sure you’ve heard some other teachers mention and use the “ta ti ti” rhythm syllables. “Ta ti ti” rhythm syllables are a common rhythm syllable system used by...

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link to Guide To Teaching Music With No Voice

Guide To Teaching Music With No Voice

Just last week, I caught a bit of a cough, and the next thing I know I’m a music teacher with no voice. So I pulled from my bag of tricks (and dug into some others) to survive teaching music with...

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About the Author

Zach VanderGraaff is a K-5 music teacher in Michigan with 12 years of experience. He's the President of the Michigan Kodaly Educators and founder of the Dynamic Music Room.

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