How to conduct music

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I had the privilege of going to an Activity Day last week with 18 of the cutest 8-11 year old girls in my ward. The leaders had asked me to come and spend an hour with them teaching them how to conduct music. This would help them fulfill one of the requirements in their 'Faith in God'. (It is under 'Developing Talents' page 10- "Learn to play, sing, or lead a song from the Children's Songbook.") I put together a slideshow to help with my presentation. It ended up being 28 slides long with…

Are you studying music theory in your homeschool? Use this worksheet with students from upper elementary on up to help them to understand time signature.

How do you teach beginners what your conducting means? During my 29 years of being a band director, I have heard many directors say, “look up,” “follow me,” “watch,” and “watch the baton.” But I didn’t see them explain the conducting gestures to the students. Here are some simple “rules” of conducting and the language ... Read More about Teaching Beginners Conducting Gestures

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Want to start (or expand) a career in music? One tactic you can use is to be in the right place at the right time. The advice in this music career article gives you ways you can be in the right place at the right time

Learn how to conduct a choir like a pro by checking out Musicnotes’ detailed how-to guide. Understand the basics of cues, cutoffs, assembling, and more!

How to Read Music: Hi! Do you want to learn to read music, but are think it's too hard? This instructable breaks down the basics of reading music into simple, easy to follow steps. Reading this instructable will make it easy to learn to read and play music o…

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