Janis Aston
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Nashville, Tennessee, United States
About the store
My store is full of the curriculum, resources, and activities that I created over the 30 years I taught in the elementary music classroom. Upon retirement, I was asked to serve as an independent side-by-side coach for music teachers across the Nashville Public Schools district. I have also worked as a curriculum writer and editor at Lifeway Christian Resources, a music typesetter/editor, and graphic artist.
Side-by-Side Coach, Music Makes Us, 2015-2019
Adjunct faculty, Trevecca Nazarene University, 2012
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Movement Activity for Elementary Music: La Raspa
Elementary music activity and elementary music lesson plan using the music, "La Raspa." Use the movement activity, music. and standards-based lesson plans to teach same/different sections, same/different phrases, the movements—leap, elbow swing, and AB form, K-2nd grade. Fun dance! An activity that "grows" with your students as they love it year after year. Use these age appropriate activities to sequentially teach the standards for each grade. Introduce the end of kindergarten. Build on those s
K - 2nd
Music, Other (Performing Arts)
Elementary Music Curriculum Bundle, K-4
Best Curriculum anywhere. Why? Solid, standards-based curriculum for the elementary music classroom. Based on 30 years experience. Keep reading! This music curriculum includes weekly lesson plans, activities, and songs for K, 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th grades. Also adaptable for 5th grade music classes. Unbelievable resource!! BEFORE PURCHASING, PLEASE read this description CAREFULLY to know if this what you are looking for. Four units with Pacing GuidesBased on the national standards for elementary
K - 4th
Music
Music Cards: Melody Cards for Elementary Music
Use this Elementary Music Card set of Melody cards to enhance music reading for each grade level. Print your own high quality melody flash cards based on Kodaly use of solfege syllables and Curwen hand signs. . The preview file shows all of the patterns included in the K-4 set. These are not actual size, thumbnails. The kindergarten set uses color-coded iconic notation. As you see, the 1st grade set leads the students into using standard notation and the 2nd-4th grade sets are all standard not
K - 4th
Music, Other (Performing Arts)
Teaching Music Reading Skills Bundle
Learn how to teach music reading skills to elementary music students. Online Teaching Tips. Use this method and your students will be reading music by the end of second grade and be ready to learn an instrument in third grade! Includes Method bookRhythm, melody, and vocabulary cards Powerpoint lessons to establish the routine in kindergartenDemo videosThese music cards are also included in the Elementary Music Curriculum Bundle.Download and print a set of melody, rhythm, and vocabulary cards fo
K - 4th
Instrumental Music, Music, Vocal Music
Instruments of the Orchestra Powerpoint Game
Play a fun Powerpoint game to teach your elementary music students about orchestra instrument families. This game will also work with middle school students. Powerpoint based game has great graphics and sounds of instruments. Visit my blog— MrsAstonsHighNotes.com/blog and be sure you are on my mailing list. Email me at mrsastonshighnotes@gmail.com If you love this item, be sure to come back and leave a review!! Total Pages 30 pages
2nd - 8th
Instrumental Music, Music, Other (Performing Arts)
Teaching Music Reading Skills, K-4, method book
Teaching Music Reading Skills (TMRS) is a method of teaching that begins in Kindergarten and is built on Kodaly's philosophy of singing and signing. My method book is for the elementary classroom music teacher and also a supplemental resource for the college methods class—eBook PDF format for download. Includes a video of beginning recorder class with 3rd graders. TMRS is a teaching method— Based on the concept of learning language;That has evolved as a result of over 30 years of use in the el
K - 4th, Higher Education
Music, Other (Performing Arts)
Song and Movement for Elementary Music—The Farmer in the Dell
Elementary Music Song and Movement activity using the song, "The Farmer in the Dell." Elementary Music Standards-based lesson plan, and also ELA standards. Use this familiar song with Kindergartners and 1st graders to play the circle game and teach sequencing and elementary music reading skills for the music classroom and also the language arts class. Large motor skills—skipping. Character cards with easy-to-read labels are included for the children to place in order according to the lyrics of
K - 1st
Music, Other (Performing Arts), Reading Strategies
My First Recorder Book, Student
Elementary music recorder songs for the elementary music classroom. Also, adaptable to beginning middle school students. My First Recorder Book is a single-user, PDF file designed for students to easily download to their computers, tablets, eReaders, and phones. 46 pages, Levels 1 and 2 for recorder instruction in the elementary music classroom. Great graphics and easy to read music notation make this book a fantastic resource for the music classroom. Simple, educationally sound, proven succes
3rd - 4th
Instrumental Music, Music, Other (Performing Arts)
My First Recorder Book, Teacher's Guide
My First Recorder Book is an elementary music recorder curriculum that includes an elementary recorder lesson plan book with 28 recorder songs for teaching recorder in the Elementary Music Classroom, Levels 1-2. Also, adaptable for beginning recorder students in middle school. This method of teaching recorder is a solid, tried and proven method developed over 30 years in the classroom. 3rd-4th grade students should have recorder instruction during every class for 2 years. What they will be able
3rd - 5th
Instrumental Music, Music, Other (Performing Arts)
Music Cards: Rhythm Cards for Elementary Music
Use this Elementary Music Rhythm Card Set to enhance music reading skills for each grade level. Also included in the Teaching Music Reading Skills Bundle.Print your own high quality rhythm flash cards. Color-code your cards to match the vocabulary/symbol card sets by printing on different colors of card stock. The preview file shows all rhythms for each grade level. But they are thumbnails, not actual size. The images show the finished product. Card dimensions: 8.5" x 3" A cutting guide is incl
K - 4th
Music, Other (Performing Arts)
Small Group Project for Elementary Music: Rockin' a Rap for 3rd-6th
Great Elementary Music small group project using "Rockin a Rap" for students to learn and demonstrate the difference between a rap and reciting/chanting a poem. Elementary music lesson plans included. Students will demonstrate the importance of keeping a beat in the rap genre. Students will discover that composers of any music usually draw from life experiences. Students will be encouraged to draw from their own life experiences to compose their own raps. Little to no materials/resources are
3rd - 6th
Music, Other (Performing Arts), Vocal Music
Elementary Music Unit 1 - Aug-Sept-Oct
Elementary Music Lesson Plan Unit 1—Easy-to-follow lesson plans for your first nine weeks of school. Based on the NAfME standards! Don't you wish you had plans to be Back-to-School ready? PERFECT for the new teacher. Tips for classroom management. FRESH ideas for the experienced teacher. This Elementary Music Unit 1 has everything you need to begin your year. And if you continue with the other three units in this curriculum, you will have the sequential and comprehensive lesson plans you need
K - 4th
Music
Movement Activities for Elementary Music: 3 Ways to Teach ABA Form
Elementary Music Movement activities and elementary music Lesson Plans using three fun ways to teach K-1st graders to recognize ABA form. Use students natural tendencies to gallop, skip, and pretend. Based on National Standards—Students will listen to, analyze, and describe music. Lesson plans and suggestions for assessments Songs/music used—"Doot, Doot," "Wild Horsemen," and "North Winds Blow." The first two can be downloaded from iTunes if you do not have the old Share the Music series from
K - 1st
Music, Other (Performing Arts)
Patriotic Recorder Song Bundle, Levels 2-3, 4th-6th grades
Four patriotic recorder songs for every child's repertoire. Historical background, lesson plans integrated into your curriculum and based on the standards. All-school performance for Veteran's Day, Memorial Day, July the 4th. “America the Beautiful” and “My Country ‘Tis of Thee” are two of the most loved patriotic songs that have endured the test of time. These two songs, bundled with the rousing and fun songs, "This Land Is Your Land" and "You're a Grand Old Flag,” will provide a fantastic
4th - 6th
Instrumental Music, Music
Instruments of the Orchestra Family Posters
Use these posters to teach your elementary music students about orchestra instrument families. Also Included in the "Instruments of the Orchestra Bundle"—Lesson Plans, Activities, Games, Assessments. Four beautiful posters for your classroom and as you teach the instrument families—Brass, Woodwinds, Strings, and Percussion. NOTE: The saxophone is not included because it is not considered to be an orchestral instrument. Great link that explains the ongoing controversy—https://www.notestem.com/
Not Specific
Instrumental Music, Music, Other (Performing Arts)
Music Cards: Elementary Music Card Bundle, K-5
Use these Elementary Music RHYTHM, MELODY, VOCABULARY, SYMBOL Card Sets to enhance music reading skills of your students. Create Word Walls, Balanced Literacy, and teach music reading skills. Download the PDF templates and print hundreds of cards. Easy-to-read from a distance. Follows the Teaching Music Reading Skills method (also found at my store, Teachers Pay Teachers). Also include in the Teaching Music Reading Skills Bundle with the method book! Also included in the Elementary Music Cu
K - 5th
Music, Other (Performing Arts)
Hanukkah Song Bundle
Hanukkah Song BundleTwo Hanukkah favorites—Bundled again for the first time since 2015!! Singing, dancing, and playing the recorder!—"Oh, Hanukkah" and "The Dreidel Song." Professional, quality accompaniment tracks by Seneca award winner, Jared DePasquale. Your students will learn about—Same/different phrasesA-B formCultural traditions Stanza/refrainMajor/minor tonalityMeasures, key signature, and pick-up notes. Download the preview to listen to the sample tracks of both songs and also see
K - 5th
Music
Humpty Dumpty Activity, Lesson Plan, Story, and Song
Great Elementary Music activity and Elementary Music Lesson Plan using the childhood favorite—Humpty Dumpty. This product includes an elementary music activity with Lesson Plans, Story, and Song. Just who was Humpty? What really happened? Use with K-1st to reinforce the higher order of thinking skills (HOTS), analyze, and respond to some very challenging questions about Humpty Dumpty found in Bloom’s Taxonomy of Learning Domains. A poster of these skills has been included for you to post in yo
K - 1st
Literature, Music, Poetry
Instruments of the Orchestra Assessments
Instruments Families of the Orchestra Assessments. Assess your elementary music students about the four instrument families of the orchestra—Strings, Brass, Woodwinds, Percussion. Great way and easy to validate your music program. What are your students learning? What have they retained? Five assessments with quality photos of the instruments. Easy to read and based on the standards. Also based on lesson plans found in the Instruments of the Orchestra Bundle and the Curriculum Bundle. See PREV
1st - 6th
Instrumental Music, Music
Music Activity for K-1st: Boa Constrictor
This Elementary Music Activity and elementary music Lesson Plan uses the Shel Silverstein poem, "Boa Constrictor," to encourage students to listen and improvise through movement what is happening in this hilarious poem. Your students will beg for this activity over and over. Your room will be filled with giggles and peals of laughter each time you do this fun activity. Students pretend to be snakes as they "gobble up" their partner. Elementary music Standards-based lesson plan, Music and Englis
K - 1st
Balanced Literacy, Music, Other (Performing Arts)
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About the store
Experience
My store is full of the curriculum, resources, and activities that I created over the 30 years I taught in the elementary music classroom. Upon retirement, I was asked to serve as an independent side-by-side coach for music teachers across the Nashville Public Schools district. I have also worked as a curriculum writer and editor at Lifeway Christian Resources, a music typesetter/editor, and graphic artist.
Side-by-Side Coach, Music Makes Us, 2015-2019
Adjunct faculty, Trevecca Nazarene University, 2012
Teaching style
As a music educator, my methodology included both large and small group activities, project-based learning as I became the facilitator of child-directed activities in an interdisciplinary and differentiated classroom.
It was very important for every child who entered my room to feel safe and to enjoy learning in a non-threatening environment. I feel I was highly successful in creating that experience for my students.
Awards & shining teacher moments
Elementary Teacher of the Year, Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools, 2010-11
DAIS Award
Nortel Institute
Many grants
Chair of Faculty Advisory Committee, Technology Committee
Internal coach, Positive Behavior Support (SWPBIS)
My own education history
Middle Tennessee State University, Bachelor of Music, 1973
University of Tennessee, 1976, certification in music, K-12
Tennessee State University, 2010, Masters in Education, Technology
Additional biographical information
I grew up in Nashville, Tennessee and attended public schools there. I lived in Maryville, TN, for 3 years after I married. We returned to Nashville in 1976. I have been happily married to Don for over 50 years. I have a daughter, son-in-law, and 2 grandchildren who now live in Nashville. I attend and have been active in the music ministry at First Baptist Church Nashville for over 30 years.
I am thoroughly enjoying retirement and making available the many resources I created throughout the years in my classroom. I also was hired by CMA/Music Makes Us as an independent side-by-side coach and enjoyed having the privilege of helping other elementary music teachers for several years. I continue to help some of these teachers who just refuse to let me go! LOL
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