Musicplay Minutes

Originally published March 13th, 2020 We’re focusing in on Kindergarten students who are on the autism spectrum, and we want to make sure that your classroom is ready for them, so they too can enjoy the music classroom in a safe and caring way! We’ll be talking about sensory overload, working with fixations, and setting up a routine for success!

Originally Published March 6, 2020 This week, we’ve brought in a guest speaker to talk about music therapy in the classroom! Along side my passion for music was a growing desire to be a counselor and use the arts (and music in particular) towards emotional and spiritual healing. I am now completing a masters in counselling psychology, which will allow me to be a music therapist. Music is my life a...

Originally published February 28th, 2020 You’ve been working very hard in the classroom this new year, so let’s shake things up with a fun singing game! In today’s podcast, we review a few great suggestions from the teaching community with some exciting songs that students love! All the songs mentioned can be found on MusicplayOnline, with easy teaching instructions and other fun activities!

Originally published February 21st, 2020   Another great community topic we want to highlight and talk to you about! So many teachers out there often have to combine their music classes with different grades, and we want to make sure that students are still learning properly! Thanks to our wonderful community of teachers for their astute advice!

Originally posted January 24th, 2020 Join Charis and Carey-Lyn as they review some great teaching submits as submitted by you, the Musicplay teaching community! Some heartwarming moments can sometimes only be found in the classroom!

Originally published January 10th, 2020   When first starting off in our recorder section, there is so much you can review and teach! On today’s podcast, we go over some advice from the community as to how to best start off your students on the recorder, using MusicplayOnline!

Originally published January 3rd, 2020 We’re very excited to be finally launching into some non-holiday related material, and we are starting the new year fresh with some recorder material! In this episode, we are going to review what the students need to know before they even pick up the instrument! It’s a quick episode full of great lesson topics and tips for a smooth recorder season.

Originally published December 13th, 2019 Join Carey-Lyn and Charis as they recount the communities winter holiday concert stories on this week’s episode! Has anything crazy happened during one of your concerts? Let us know in the comments!

Originally published December 6th, 2019 With the winter holiday concert now in the rear-view mirror, everyone is now looking forward to the upcoming holiday break. At Musicplay, we have lots of fun songs, games, interactives, and other activities to help you get through December! Concert self-evaluation printable: Link

Originally published November 29th, 2019 With more and more diversifying cultures in the classroom, planning out activities for class during late November/early December, that respects different creeds, may seem like a daunting task. We are looking at some community advice, that best works for public school teachers, and how they can best optimize their classes and students for the season!

Originally published November 22nd, 2019 Who can coordinate and organize 500 students, 50 teachers and school staff, and nearly 1000 parents for multiple shows? That’s right, you can! Now’s the time of year we put everything on the line and put together the best Christmas/Holiday/Winter Concert you can! Just don’t forget, you’re not alone! We have some great tips and tricks to help you navigate th...

Originally published November 15th, 2019 This can be one of the most stressful music performances you will plan for your students, and we hope that you already have a good head start on planning and practicing the songs with your students! We have many suitable ideas and countless suggestions on putting together the best Christmas concert you can for your students!

Originally published November 8th, 2019 Still needing some ideas for music lessons about Thanksgiving? We have you covered! This week on Music Minutes from Musicplay, we are looking at some select ideas for Thanksgiving activities for the classroom.

Originally Published November 1st, 2019 This week’s episode of the Music Minutes from Musicplay Podcast focuses on what songs are ideal during your November 11th ceremony.

Originally published October 25th, 2019 From an original newsletter written by Stacy Chantel, this podcast covers the many aspects going into preparing an assembly or ceremony for Remembrance Day/ Veterans Day!

Originally published October 18th, 2019. Halloween classroom activities! We asked the community what their favourite activities are! We here love to do "Pass the Broom" and "Bats"! All songs can be found at Musicplay Der Erlkonig - Franz Schubert Danse Macabre - Camille Saint-Saens

In this episode, Denise Gagne demonstrates the value of having unpitched instruments in a preschool classroom. Example songs and chants from our Musicplay Pre-K curriculum are used, including Hello Beat Chant, Let's Play Instruments, Play & Stop, Chook Chook, Mm Ah Went The Little Green Frog, Five Little Ducks.