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This is one of my favorite end-of-year activities. It's called The Case of the Missing Meter! It's a class favorite, and I use it for 3rd-5th Grade classes. Check it out here:

https://creativemusicroom.com/elementary-music-curriculum/music-lesson-plans/the-case-of-the-missing-meter/

I’m incredibly proud to be the founder of a music education curriculum and resource designed to help lessen the amount of screen time our elementary students experience each day.

At Creative Music Room, we focus on meaningful, hands-on music learning with one-click offerings and downloads created by real teachers for real classrooms. The results are powerful.

If you’d like to learn more, I’d be happy to share a free resource or two for you to explore and try in your own classroom.

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It starts like this… 🌸 Our Spring Twinkling Tree is underway! Final version coming soon, but the real magic is seeing their note-writing grow over time. I save it all, and it’s so fun to see.

I snapped this sweet moment of a 3-year-old working on writing ti-ti… and it got me thinking.

Sometimes in early childhood music, there’s a belief that concepts like rhythm reading or notation are “too much” for this age. But the truth is they ARE connecting sound to symbol.

They are noticing patterns.

And maybe most importantly… they feel proud.

These experiences are about exposure and exploration, and I have come to trust that even our youngest learners are capable of more than we sometimes expect.

Have you seen moments like this in your classroom?

Impossible not to share how proud I am of our son Chris Kelly and his band Edgehill.

BILLBOARD NO. 1!!!

His awesome voice is featured on many of our CMR songs, and we could not be more grateful for his contributions.

Go Chris, Aiden and Jake!

Edgehill Scores First Billboard No. 1 as ‘Doubletake’ Tops Alternative Airplay Edgehill is No. 1 on the Alternative Airplay chart with "Doubletake."

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how powerful it can be to reframe something.

What if the key to better engagement isn’t doing more, but shifting how we teach rhythm?

I’ve shared what’s worked for me in my latest blog:

Rhythm Activities for Music Class | Creative Music Room Rhythm Lessons That Keep Kids Engaged Teaching rhythm is one of the most important elements of a music curriculum, but sometimes even the tried-and-true approaches can lose their spark. When I began to feel that slump in my own classroom, I found myself digging back into

Here is a YouTube video I created for one of our favorite songs, "My Favorite Time of Year."

Enjoy, music teacher friends!

My Favorite Time of Year - Springtime Song for Kids - Creative Music Room My Favorite Time of Year | Springtime Song for Kids & Elementary MusicCelebrate the magic of spring with "My Favorite Time of Year," an original song from Cr...

I love finding small ways to help my students connect with their breath and the sounds around them. These tiny notes are a great way to transition into a musical mindset.

Our First March Madness Bracket results are in!

Rainbow Egg Match was the clear winner! So proud of how these kiddos worked hard to learn each song, lesson, plan, game and Rhythmic Tale. Go First Grade!!!