Welcome to our Teacher Trainer Corner. Here FAME members will find informative articles, great (free!) resources, and ideas for the Feierabend-inspired music program.
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First Steps in Music Articles and Resources
Call and Response Song Approach with Teacher Trainer Leslie Weaver
Vote for Me by John Crever
First Steps in Music Planning Sheets by Chris Anne Powers
The Play-Party: A Tuneful, Beatful, Artful Way to Play by Emily Maurek
Judas Maccabbee Finger Play by John Crever
“Wave” Movement Exploration by Leslie Weaver
Parent Tell Me Sheet by Connie Greenwood
Tree Dance by Lindsay Jackson
Movement Pose Cards by Stephanie Morris
Ask Me Sheets by Owen Hughes
Centers by Emily Maurek
Pitch Exploration modeled by Lindsay Jackson
Teaching on-Line Parent/Child First Steps in Music Classes by Connie Greenwood
Five Free Tech Resources to Integrate into First Steps by Amy Burns
Conversational Solfege Articles and Resources
Conversational Solfege Technique at a Distance by Dr. Missy Strong
Remember to Review One Concept from a Previous Unit in Every CS Lesson by Chris Powers
Alt-Write Techniques for Conversational Solfege by John Crever
Decoding Dilemmas by Lindsay Jackson
Efficiently Incorporating FS & CS by Chris Anne Powers
“I Have Who Has” Cards by Chris Anne Powers
Implementing Dance in Small Spaces by Emily Maurek
Unit 4 Pattern Set Recordings
General Articles and Resources
Peter Amidon’s Virtual Choir Tutorial by Peter Amidon
Women and Gender Expansive Composers in the Feierabend Classroom by Miriam Capellan
Book Review: Feierabend Fundamentals by Andy Himelick
Bridges to the Community by Lillie Feierabend
Bridges to the Community: All School Sing
Bridges to the Community: How to Host a Family Folk Dance
AM Dance
Ask Me Notes
Ask Me: The Sequel!
May Day
Parent Participation Day
Feierabend Friendly Seesaw Activities by Chris Anne Powers
Letter to the Aides by Missy Strong
The Male Singing Voice in the Elementary Music Classroom by Andy Himelick
Pyramid of Musical Greatness by Missy Strong.
Tuneful, Beatful, Artful Posters by Ginny Capps and Missy Strong
Instrumental ArticlesOnline Learning Beginning Band Resource by James Froseth
The Singing Band by Carol Swinchoski
CS Beginning Band-Ready, Set, Go! by Carol Swinchoski
The Singing Band, Part 2 by Carol Swinchoski
The Singing Band in Time of Covid by Carol Swinchoski
Quincy Hilliard Instrumental FSIM Commission for Beginning Band
Movement 1: SHOHEEN SHO (Lullaby)
Movement 3: BELLS IN THE STEEPLE
