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SMART Board Files
I created these SMART Board files with SMART Notebook software. 
These files are specifically for the SMART Board and will not open 
with software for any other brand of interactive white board.

SMART Board Music Lessons for Elementary Music
This package of 35 interactive pages contains the following groups of lessons:
-Beat practice 
-Vocal Exploration
-Melodic tracking practice with mi sol and la
-Melodic staff reading practice with do re mi sol and la
-Amazing "Stick to Staff Generator": Pull the stick notation down to reveal the same melody on the staff
-re Song flashcards (with patterns from "Hot Cross Buns," "Great Big House,"  "Bow Wow Wow," and "Closet Key")
*Many song notations and games included!

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Remote Control singing game
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Bounce High melody decoding
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Stick to Staff Generator
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Vocal Exploration: Sail the boat down the river.
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re Song flashcards

SMART Board Files:free downloads
I created these SMART Board files with SMART Notebook software. 
These files are specifically for the SMART Board and will not open 
with software for any other brand of interactive white board.

Old House

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This popular call and response song highlights low la. Students drag the correct response into the boxes.

old_house-_la__.zip
File Size: 591 kb
File Type: zip
Download File

Mama, Buy Me a China Doll

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Students drag rhythms from the rhythm bank above the lyrics of "Mama, Buy Me a China Doll." This song is a favorite ti ti-ka practice song.

mama_buy_me_a_china_doll_ti_ti-ka.notebook
File Size: 29 kb
File Type: notebook
Download File

Rain Rain Rhythms

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Rhythm decoding and rhythmic dictation.
To see a short video of students using this page click here.

rain_rain-_ta_and_ti-ti_practice.zip
File Size: 25 kb
File Type: zip
Download File

Quarter Rest (Z) Practice: Pease Porridge Hot and Naughty Kitty Cat

Practice rhythm decoding with Pease Porrige Hot and Naughty Kitty Cat..
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naughty_kitty_cat.zip
File Size: 164 kb
File Type: zip
Download File

Sol-fa Pentatonic Mittens

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Practice pentatonic melodies with these mittens. 
Touch the cuff or fingertips of a mitten to flip it to a right hand mitten.
Click here to see the manipulatives I use with this SMART Board page.


sol-fa_pentatonic_mittens.zip
File Size: 292 kb
File Type: zip
Download File

Star Spangled Banner fill-in the blank

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Students race against the clock (a rocket timer,) to fill in the missing lyrics for the Star Spangled Banner. 

star_spangled_banner_fill-in_the_blank.zip
File Size: 411 kb
File Type: zip
Download File

Recorder: 
Beginning BAG Songs
This file includes fingering pictures for BAG and two BAG songs ("Frog in the Meadow" and "Au claire de la lune") for beginning recorder players.
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Notation and fingering for B A and G
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recorder-_beginning_bag.zip
File Size: 266 kb
File Type: zip
Download File

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