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MONTHLY NEWSLETTER:
LESSON PLANS & ARTICLES<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n

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June, 2026 – e-Newsletter – Featured Lesson<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

TEMPO – SLIDES BY BATYA LEVY<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This month\u2019s feature is a ready-to-use \u2018end of year\u2019 lesson. This easy to follow slidedeck\/lesson includes goodies such as fun videos, online metronomes, the \u201cSevens Percussion Game\u201d activity at different tempi, and ends with a fun interactive quiz game. HINT: Be sure to view this in \u201cslideshow\u201d mode.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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May, 2026 – e-Newsletter – Featured Lesson<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

THE NEIGHBOURS \/ DING DONG DIGGI DIGGI DONG – UNIT\/LESSONS BY LINDSAY ROSEN<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Check out this great set of lessons for using the song \u201cDing Dong Diggi Diggi Dong\u201d with the book \u201cThe Neighbours\u201d by Einat Tsarfati. This unit has lessons for grades 3 through 6. (\u201dDing Dong Diggi Diggi Dong\u201d is a staple of the level 1 Orff course, and can be found in Orff-Schulwerk Volume 1, p.136 (the Margaret Murray version). It is a song in C-pentatonic, featuring sixteenth notes, ostinato, and works really well as a canon.<\/em><\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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April, 2026 – e-Newsletter – Featured Lesson<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

THE SLEEPING BUNNIES – LESSON\/ARTICLE BY JENNIFER STACEY<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You may find that your kindergarten students ask for this activity again and again. Don\u2019t be surprised if they even ask for it after moving on from kindergarten.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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March, 2026 – e-Newsletter – Featured Lesson<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

CELEBRATING THE PERSIAN NEW YEAR, NORUZ – BY BAHAREH AMERI<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Noruz (commonly spelled \u201cNowruz\u201d), is the Persian New Year, and occurs on the first day of spring, which this year, is March 20. This simple song and movement activity is partly in Farsi and partly in English, and is a great way share something from the Persian culture with your students! (In the video, this lesson starts at 2:16)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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February, 2026 – e-Newsletter – Featured Lesson<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

BOW, OH BELINDA – BY JAMES ALLEN<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In this lesson plan and accompanying video, James Allen takes you through a series of fun movement (folk-dance type) activities that can be enjoyed by students of all ages. He then extends it to an easy-to-follow lesson on I V harmony and form. (In the video, this lesson starts at 23:09)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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January, 2026 – e-Newsletter – Featured Lesson<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

RHYTHM BRICKS & FRAME\/HAND DRUMS – BY JAMES ALLEN<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This is a continuation of last month\u2019s introduction to the frame\/hand drum<\/a>. Focusing on form as the organizing feature, this lesson culminates in a group project where students organize \u2018rhythm blocks\u2019 (4 beat rhythm blocks), arrange them in a form, and then choose (from a list of possibilities) how they wish to perform it. (In the video, this lesson ends at 28:06)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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December, 2025 – e-Newsletter – Featured Lesson<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

AN INTRODUCTION TO THE FRAME\/HAND DRUM – BY <\/strong>JAMES ALLEN<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In this lesson and accompanying video, James shows how he introduces frame drums to his students. It includes a procedure for handing out the drums, playing technique, and games, culminating in an extended activity based on the poem, \u201cQueen, Queen Caroline.\u201d (This video also continues with James introducing some more advanced Frame Drum techniques.)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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November, 2025 – e-Newsletter – Featured Lesson<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

INTRODUCTION TO THE BARRED INSTRUMENTS – BY MARION ROY<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

After telling you about the barred instruments, Marion walks you through some activities she uses to introduce her students to the barred instruments. This video is from a workshop on September 21st, 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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October, 2025 – e-Newsletter – Featured Lesson<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

LOOK WHAT I DID WITH A LEAF!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This simple autumn themed lesson geared towards grade 2 students has it all: A book, a poem, movement, scarves, singing, and creating. It even has an extension involving ABA form. Check it out below!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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August\/September, 2025 – e-Newsletter – Featured Lesson<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

COMPILATION OF “HELLO” AND “GOODBYE” SONGS\/ACTIVITIES – BY LINDSAY ROSEN<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A free gift from the Ontario Orff Chapter to our members: This resource contains twelve \u201cHello\u201d and five \u201cGoodbye\u201d songs\/activities, including videos and teaching processes!  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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June, 2025 – e-Newsletter – Featured Lesson<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

PROLONGING THE LIFE OF YOUR INSTRUMENTS – BY BRUCE GRANT<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

As you pack up your classroom – including your instruments – read this article for some advice on what to do with those instruments to prolong their life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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May, 2025 – e-Newsletter – Featured Lesson<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

BABY SHARK – VOCAL WARM-UP & ORFF ARRANGMENT BY LINDA SONG<\/strong> (from workshop on October 22, 2022)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In this fun vocal warm-up, students get to move and sing simple harmonies. This warm-up is then moved onto the Orff instruments – both pitched (barred) and unpitched. Be sure to check out the inspiring video of this activity!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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April, 2025 – e-Newsletter – Featured Lesson<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

MOTHER GOOSE NURSERY RHYMES FOR THE 21st CENTURY – A UNIT BY JENNIFER STACEY, BASED ON A UNITE BY ALICE BRASS<\/strong> (from Workshop on October 24, 2023)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In this unit, students work together in small groups to come up with different ways of performing a nursery rhyme: (1)The original nursery rhyme; (2)Changing the last line to fit with a fun rondo; (3)Changing more of the nursery rhyme so that it relates to the environment. Watch a video of Jennifer Stacey doing this lesson at a workshop.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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March, 2025 – e-Newsletter – Featured Lesson<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

ALLIGATOR PIE – A POEM BY DENNIS LEE – LESSON\/ARRANGEMENT BY ROB AMCHIN <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In this lesson, children play the poem, \u201cAlligator Pie\u201d on barred instruments. In addition to a very accessible lesson on the barred instrument for almost all grades, you will see great techniques for classroom management while using the barred instruments. This is spread out over 3 very short<\/strong> videos. Enjoy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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February, 2025 – e-Newsletter – Featured Lesson<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

LET THE CHILDREN MARCH & ASSATA – UNIT BY ANDY LUCK<\/strong> (from Workshop on January 30, 2021)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In honour of Black History month, here is a series of lessons created by Andy Luck, based on the book, \u201cLet the Children March\u201d<\/em> by Monica Clarke-Robinson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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January, 2025 – e-Newsletter – Featured Lesson<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

SNOW – UNIT BY MARION ROY<\/strong>(from Workshop on March 28, 2015)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Here are a series of lessons geared towards grade 1 that engage students in creating and active listening, incorporating Vivaldi\u2019s \u201cSnow\u201d (from \u201cThe Four Seasons\u201d) and the book \u201cSnow\u201d by Uri Shulevitz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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December, 2024 – e-Newsletter – Featured Lesson<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

GRIZZLY BEAR – LESSON\/ACTIVITY BY LYNNE STEWART<\/strong> (from Workshop on March 29, 2014)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This fun song and game can be used to teach half notes to students in grade 2 and quarter and eighth notes to students in grade 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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November, 2024 – e-Newsletter – Featured Lesson<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

THE RECORDER – THE UNSUNG HERO OF MUSIC EDUCATION<\/strong> (from Ontario Chapter Newsletter – Fall, 2014)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Read about the history of the recorder, its history in music education, and why people use the recorder in their music classes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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October, 2024 – e-Newsletter – Featured Lesson<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

CAT\/PUMPKIN – ACTIVITY\/LESSON BY SUE HARVEY <\/strong> (from Workshop on October 19, 2013)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This engaging activity for grades 1 and up gets students reading and creating rhythms using quarter and eighth notes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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September, 2024 – e-Newsletter – Featured Lesson<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

VOCAL WARM-UPS – BY LINDA SONG<\/strong> (from Workshop on October 22, 2022)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

These warm-ups include:
>Fun physical warm-ups with vocalizations
>Scales with movement and interesting rhythms.
>Fun songs with movement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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August, 2024 – e-Newsletter – Featured Lesson<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

HELLO – BY JEWEL CASSELMAN<\/strong> (from Workshop on April 7, 2019)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Welcome your students back to school with this song! Jewel presents different activities to go with this song, ranging from kindergarten through to grade 5. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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April, 2020 – Lesson Plan Corner<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Charlie Over the Ocean – by Allison Tipler<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Enjoy this snippet of Allison Tipler’s lesson from the 2015 workshop. It will give you a hint of what to expect from her upcoming workshop, Fun With Music ‘N Yoga Adventures!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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December, 2019 – Lesson Plan Corner<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Alligator Pie – poem by Dennis Lee – Lesson\/Arrangement by Rob Amchin<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A fun Orff lesson based on the poem ‘Alligator Pie’ by Dennis Lee, arranged by Rob Amchin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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November, 2019 – Lesson Plan Corner<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

A Lesson in 6\/8 Time – by Allison Wires (Keith Bissell Scholarship Winner)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Here is a great lesson that helps you teach the compound rhythms in 6\/8 time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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September, 2019 – Lesson Plan Corner<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

La La – by Chris Judah-Lauder<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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August, 2019 – Lesson Plan Corner<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Hello – by Jewel Casselman<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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June, 2019 – Lesson Plan Corner<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Teaching Music in an Inter-Generational Setting – Article by Brenda Schepper<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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May, 2019 – Lesson Plan Corner<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Aeolian Alphabet – by Joy Reeve<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In this lesson, students learn note names, the definition of melody and harmony, and practice their mallet technique.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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April, 2019 – Lesson Plan Corner<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

A great way to celebrate Earth Day is to rewrite nursery rhymes with an environmental theme. Check out this video of Alice Brass’ students version of Mother Goose Rhymes for the 21st Century – Environmental Rhymes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Environmental Rhymes Video – Alice Brass’ students version of Mother Goose Rhymes for the 21st Century<\/a>
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March, 2019 – Lesson Plan Corner<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Movement Activity to Oscar Peterson’s Night Train<\/em> – by Marion Roy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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Mosaic – Volume 23 #2 – Fall 2017<\/a><\/mark><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Featured Article: “Ostinatos”<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Mosaic – Volume 23 #1 – Winter 2017<\/a><\/mark><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Featured Article: “Drumming & Orff Schulwerk”<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Mosaic – Volume 22 #2 – Fall 2016<\/a><\/mark><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Featured Article: “New Benefit for Ontario Orff Members”<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Mosaic – Volume 22 #1 – Winter 2016<\/a><\/mark><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Featured Article: “The San Francisco School”<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Mosaic – Volume 21 #2 – Fall 2015<\/a><\/mark><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Featured Article: “Resources for the New School Year”<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Mosaic – Volume 21 #1 – Winter 2015<\/a><\/mark><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Featured Articles:
“How the Orff Instruments Came into Being”
“Care & Feeding of Teachers”<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Mosaic – Volume 20 #2 – Fall 2014<\/a><\/mark><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Featured Article: “The Recorder: The Unsung Hero of Music Education. Part One”<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Mosaic – Volume 20 #1 – Winter 2014<\/a><\/mark><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Featured Article: “Ontario Orff Chapter’s New You Tube Channel”<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Mosaic – Volume 19 #3 – Fall 2013<\/a><\/mark><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Featured Article: “How to Create Strong, Effective, Ostinato Parts”<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Mosaic – Volume 19 #2 – Spring 2013<\/a><\/mark><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Featured Article: “Music Monday”<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Mosaic – Volume 19 #1 – Winter 2013<\/a><\/mark><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Featured Article: “Music Teachers on the Web”<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Mosaic – Volume 18 #3 – Fall 2012<\/a><\/mark><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Featured Article: “Confessions of a Travelling Music Teacher”<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Mosaic – Volume 18 #2 – Spring 2012<\/a><\/mark><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Featured Article: “Mentorship Program”<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Mosaic – Volume 18 #1 – Winter 2012<\/a><\/mark><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Featured Article: “How to Create a Website for Your Orff Classroom”<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Mosaic – Volume 17 #3 – Fall 2011<\/a><\/mark><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Featured Article: “Building Music” (by James Harding)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Mosaic – Volume 17 #2 – Spring 2011<\/a><\/mark><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Featured Article: “The Annoying Buzzing Basses”<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Mosaic – Volume 17 #1 – Winter 2011<\/a><\/mark><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Featured Article: “Music as a Mean of Language Instruction”<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Mosaic – Volume 16 #2 – Spring 2010<\/a><\/mark><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Featured Article: “Care and Feeding of Hand Drums”<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Mosaic – Volume 15 #3 – Fall 2009<\/a><\/mark><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Featured Article: “Orff, the Creative Process and the New Curriculum”<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Mosaic – Volume 15 #2 – Spring 2009<\/a><\/mark><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Featured Article: “Shirley Peters: Honorary Orff Membership Recipient 2009”<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Mosaic – Volume 15 #1 – Winter 2009<\/a><\/mark><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Featured Article: “To Want to Read – Part 2”<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Mosaic – Volume 14 #3 – Fall 2008<\/a><\/mark><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Featured Article: “To Want to Read – Part 1”<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Mosaic – Volume 14 #2 – Spring 2008<\/a><\/mark><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Featured Article: “Literacy Through Music: Character Education Song Writing”<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Mosaic – Volume 14 #1 – Winter 2008<\/a><\/mark><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Featured Article: “Donna Wood”<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Mosaic – Volume 13 #3 – Fall 2007<\/a><\/mark><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Featured Articles: “Orff Levels Teacher Training” & “RCM Children’s Festival – A Description of the Music & Processes”<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Mosaic – Volume 13 #2 – Spring 2007<\/a><\/mark><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Featured Articles: “Q is for Quality”<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Mosaic – Volume 13 #1 – Winter 2007<\/a><\/mark><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Featured Articles: “Additional Qualifications and the RCM Orff Levels Courses”<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Mosaic – Volume 12 #4 – Fall 2006<\/a><\/mark><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Featured Articles: “Additional Qualifications and the RCM Orff Levels Courses”<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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