Mr. Noteman

Learn to Play the Piano E-Book

Curtis Hollembeak — Fri, 08 Nov 2013 19:20:41 +0000

Here is another module created for the Mr. Noteman Music Is for Kids workshop. This one is for teaching small kids the basics of piano playing.

Learn to Play the Piano

Free e-book!

Song for Unicycle and Ukulele

Curtis Hollembeak — Fri, 11 Oct 2013 01:08:37 +0000

OK, so an online mentor of mine jokingly said maybe I should go around riding a unicycle playing a ukulele. Ha! Little does he know I DO ride a unicycle and can play the ukulele. I never thought about combining the two.

Till now.

Presenting, “Mary Had a Little Lamb” as you’ve never seen it before:

Music Verse Posters

Curtis Hollembeak — Wed, 09 Oct 2013 14:22:43 +0000

For my music classroom this year, I made a set of 3 posters.

Psalm 13:6

Psalm 118:14

Zephaniah 3:17

I had them printed at the local Walmart photo department as 8″X20″ posters. They look great!

Resonator Bell Stairs

Curtis Hollembeak — Sat, 05 Oct 2013 17:05:41 +0000

I made this set of resonator bell stairs out of some scrap wood I had in the garage. Looks like the Noteman Babies have made themselves at home!

This little tool is useful for training to recognize notes going “higher” and “lower.” I use it when doing solfege and singing-by-number exercises.

A simple wooden platform to elevate a scale’s worth of resonator bells

Looks like the Noteman Babies like to sing along!

Ukulele e-Book for Beginners

Curtis Hollembeak — Fri, 27 Sep 2013 18:59:33 +0000

Learn to Play the Ukulele

The ukulele is a fun little instrument to pick up and play, and is suitable for students of all ages and sizes. This e-book teaches kids to play using colored notes, and starts off with simple 1 chord songs before moving on to 2 chord songs and 3 chord songs.

We use colored dots on the fingerboard – easy to read for even small kids!

1 Chord Songs:

Row, Row, Row Your Boat
Are You Sleeping?
Ring Around the Rosies
Praise the Lord
The Farmer in the Dell

2 Chord Songs:

Go Tell Aunt Rhody
London Bridge is Falling Down
Mary Had a Little Lamb
Clementine
Skip to My Lou
The Wheels on the Bus
Do Your Ears Hang Low
How Much Is That Doggy in the Window
Itsy, Bitsy Spider
It’s Raining, It’s Pouring
Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee
My Country, ‘Tis of Thee

3 Chord Songs:

God Is So Good!
Jesus Loves Me
If You’re Happy and You Know It
Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
This Little Light of Mine
Amazing Grace
Deep and Wide

This instruction book was developed as part of the Mr. Noteman Summer Workshop materials as an optional module.

Free Ukulele e-book

By the way, here is a great beginner uke at a great price!

Sight Singing Exercises

Curtis Hollembeak — Wed, 28 Aug 2013 14:53:28 +0000

Teaching choir members to read music on sight is one of the most important tasks a music teacher can fulfill. Here are 9 weeks worth of exercises I have developed for use with my choirs.

9 Weeks of Sight Singing Exercises

Name-A-Note Music Playing Card Game

Curtis Hollembeak — Fri, 09 Aug 2013 21:53:06 +0000

My latest project, music note playing cards, is now available. I call it the Name-A-Note game.

Name-A-Note is a fun music card game using all the music notes in bass and treble clef.

The Name-A-Note card game, featuring Mr. Noteman the music note puppet, is a fun educational game for learning the names of music notes on the music staff. This set of cards contains all 52 notes encompassing the range of a standard piano, also including some overlapping notes on ledger lines between the treble and bass clef staff lines. There are a total of 79 cards.

Click on the picture below to read the rules of the game. A listing of all the note cards is also included.

Name-A-Note Game Documentation

Free 2013-2014 Academic Calendar

Curtis Hollembeak — Sat, 29 Jun 2013 17:03:47 +0000

Every year I make an academic calendar for myself to use in personal planning. If you would find it useful, feel free to download and print a copy for yourself.

Free academic calendar! Download and print now!

2013 to 2014 Calendar

Instructions:

Download and open the zip file.
Open the Calendar file and print as “Booklet” using Adobe Reader.
Open and print the Calendar Cover file on card stock paper.
Fold all the pages in half and assemble the calendar.
Staple the fold two or three times using a booklet/centerline/saddle stitch stapler (or DIY).
Enjoy!

My New/Old CD

Curtis Hollembeak — Fri, 21 Jun 2013 18:48:59 +0000

I recorded and mixed a CD a couple of years ago, that I never officially finished. This week, I finished the artwork for it, and I plan on releasing it soon. Here’s a sneak peek at the cover.

Songs include:

This I Know
A Crown to Cast at His Feet
His Mercies Are New Every Morning
I Am Not Ashamed
Redeeming Grace
Sweet Beulah Land
Washed in the Blood
This Is My Song
Jesus Paid My Debt
Jesus Took My Place

I also posted an MP3 on my story page describing a bit of who I am, and why I’m passionate about teaching music. Check it out!

Psychology of Music

Curtis Hollembeak — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:37:19 +0000

Here’s an interesting way of presenting the effect that music has on people.

Psychology of Music