Over 20 years ago, I started what became one of my big win-wins in my studio. After years of frustration, I decided to replace regular lessons in December with a holiday camp. I call my camp, Christmas camp but it can really be called whatever you want. Winter,...
Mission Santa
Jack Frost has not been kind this winter. Santa has been frozen and is stuck at the North Pole… LITERALLY! He must be rescued in time for Christmas! Luckily the Superhero Apprentices have been training and are ready to help! Each challenge will test their abilities...
Christmas Camp Lesson Plans Added!
Have any fun plans in store for the holiday season? I have been doing Christmas camp for almost 20 years now and will never go back to the traditional lesson format during this time because it has been such a win in my studio. Matter of fact, just the other day while...
Free Music Games and Activity Ideas for Christmas
I thought I would share some of my favorite Christmas games and activities I have done with my students over the years. Most do not require any printing! If you are new to the idea of running a Christmas camp or group lesson, I highly recommend it! You can read why...
Light Up The March From The Nutcracker
Last week was our first week of our Nutcracker Christmas camp. One of my favorite activities is using flashlights to help the kids learn about the musical form. Before we bring out the flashlights, I have them pick out the A, B and C sections. Before camp, I had...
Christmas Camp: The Most Wonderful Time of the Year!
I just love this time of year. Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas.... I LOVE Christmas music. It just has a way of lifting the spirits and I do not mind it one bit when I hear it in stores, restaurants or radio a little bit "early". Matter of fact, I was having...
Christmas Camp 2014
As you probably know by now, our theme for Christmas camp this year was Christmas Around the World. In my preparation for this camp I definitely over-prepared so we didn't have time to include Israel/Hanukkah this time. It will definitely get used sometime if not next...
Christmas Around the World
Did you hear the good news! Group Made Fun: Christmas Around the World is now available and it's 20% off right now! I put together a short video to give you a good idea what you can expect. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrdJvPkHzL8 As with all my Group Made Fun...
Christmas Around the World (Sneak Peak)
I've been working hard on getting the Christmas Around the World camp done. Even though I've done this camp before in my studio, I'm pretty much starting from scratch. While it has been quite the project, it's been a fun journey in research. My husband is getting his...
Group Made Fun: Christmas Lessons and More!
Halloween isn't over yet and I'm already talking about Christmas! Well as you know teachers need to be ahead of the game so we are prepared! Over 10+ years ago, I started what I call "Christmas camp" in my studio. For the first two weeks in December my students come...