Games and Activities for the Middle School String Class Presented ...
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IMEA Conference 2012<br />
<strong>Games</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Activities</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Middle</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>String</strong> <strong>Class</strong><br />
<strong>Presented</strong> by Kathleen Swayze<br />
Zionsville middle <strong>School</strong><br />
kswayze@zcs.k12.in.us<br />
Personal website: www.violakeeper.com<br />
1. New st<strong>and</strong>ards (h<strong>and</strong>out)<br />
http://dc.doe.in.gov/St<strong>and</strong>ards/AcademicSt<strong>and</strong>ards/PrintLibrary/arts.shtml<br />
2. Anne Frank – ghetto songs, approved composers/banned composers<br />
http://fcit.usf.edu/holocaust/arts/musreich.htm<br />
3. 9/11 article (William Harvey) http://greenroom.from<strong>the</strong>top.org/2009/09/09/williamharvey-reflects-on-sept-11-experience/<br />
4. Musician Birthdays <strong>for</strong> nearly every day of <strong>the</strong> school year. If you want it, send me an e-<br />
mail.<br />
5. Music writing (my kids study <strong>and</strong> write rounds – you’d be surprised that kids don’t know<br />
what a round is!!)<br />
6. Conducting (my beginners <strong>and</strong> second-year players conduct <strong>the</strong>ir own concerts)<br />
7. Letters to soldiers www.anysoldier.com<br />
8. Skype with someone<br />
9. www.emusic<strong>the</strong>ory.com<br />
10. www.music<strong>the</strong>ory.net<br />
11. Quaver music http://www.quavermusic.com/Default.aspx<br />
12. Barrage<br />
13. www.noteflight.com<br />
14. Mozart season (or o<strong>the</strong>r novel)<br />
http://www.uni-mannheim.de/users/bibsplit/anglistik/musicalnovel.htm<br />
15. Peter <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> Wolf<br />
16. Magazine subscriptions:<br />
www.musicalive.com<br />
www.intunemonthly.com<br />
www.teenstrings.com/<br />
17. Guest speakers you may not have considered: parent musicians, university prof, someone<br />
from <strong>the</strong> International Violin Competition, recent grads, college students, retired string<br />
teacher, private teacher, local professional symphony non-per<strong>for</strong>ming employee, like<br />
librarian or personnel manager<br />
18. Getting started – musician parents, recent grads<br />
19. Story time (read <strong>the</strong>m a short story)<br />
20. Youtube sensations: Time <strong>for</strong> Three, Apocalyptica, Cello Guys, Piano Guys, Igudesman <strong>and</strong><br />
Joo, The Haygoods, The Section Quartet, Barrage, Scala, Vitamin Quartet, Bond, No <strong>String</strong>s<br />
Attached, Nuttin’ But <strong>String</strong>z, Uptown Quartet, Cathy Morris, Office Max SCHOOLED,<br />
Animusic, Devil Went Down to Georgia claymation, musanim (Steven Malinowski)<br />
21. Room mom<br />
22. Radio program: from <strong>the</strong> top http://www.from<strong>the</strong>top.org/<br />
<strong>Class</strong>ics <strong>for</strong> Kids http://www.classics<strong>for</strong>kids.com/<br />
23. Website of International Violin Competition http://www.violin.org/<br />
24. Smart Music
25. Fiddle Music website http://hetzler.homestead.com/<br />
26. Saline Fiddlers<br />
27. Halloween stories with sound effects<br />
Audience Participation Section<br />
28. Speedy note names (like rocket math)<br />
29. Train wreck<br />
30. Jamey Aebersold improvising<br />
31. Scale games<br />
32. Improv in a circle<br />
33. My Bonnie Lies Over <strong>the</strong> Ocean<br />
Speedy Note Names – How well can YOU do?<br />
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