Prep – put bundles of 20 rhythm sticks under each teacher’s chair and post these words at the front of the room (Nephi, time, vision, God, …in, ..lime, shown, rod. Hold, iron, strong, true, iron, word, safely, through.) Tell the … Continued
Younger Children Prep – put bundles of 20 rhythm sticks (2 for each child in the class, plus the teacher) under the teachers’ chairs. Ask the children, “Can your hands follow my hands?” Show them the 3/4 pattern of patsch, … Continued
Here is the link for the 2020 songs for Primary music. https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/come-follow-me-for-primary-book-of-mormon-2020/singing?lang=eng Notice that there are 3 songs listed each month. What could seem overwhelming turns into manageable with these few principles. The best way to learn something is with … Continued
Create a melody map (or download this one from this site here). Display it in front of the children. Ask them: What do you see? What do you notice? What’s the same? What’s different? Receive their answers. The children may … Continued
Copy the following words. Make enough copies so that every 3 to 4 children in your Older Primary have a set. Cut apart the words of each set and put them in an envelope…(thus the name envelope game). If you … Continued
Story Song is such a strong way for the children to hear the whole song, associate it with a real person, and feel the emotions and the Spirit that the song brings. Tell the children: I have a story. Tell … Continued
The brain is a sorter. Every night as you sleep, the brain takes the different experiences of the day and sorts through them, lodging them for storage and analyzing different aspects of the experiences. (For some interesting and very accessible … Continued
Update: The video is now available here – https://gum.co/PrimaryMusicWorkshop2020 I will be giving a workshop in Logan Utah on Saturday Nov 2nd. It will be 3 hours, from 9am – 12noon. The location is 1385 E 1100 N Logan Utah. … Continued
Another Melody Map is now available. Search Ponder and Pray – 2nd Verse. Melody maps are a great activity that uses multiple intelligences. As the children use logic to decode what the different colors and shapes mean, they will be … Continued
Click here to buy it on Gumroad. This year, in 2019, I presented a 2 and a half hour music workshop in Washington, all about teaching Primary Music. We did multiple examples of Sharing Time, using different teaching styles, learning … Continued