Merry Christmas! | December 2011
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Merry Christmas MMF! Family,

Thanks for a another year visiting and sharing our family of websites with your friends and others. Every share on Facebook, every RT on Twitter, and every link from your website to ours in appreciated. These wonderful gestures inspire us to continue to create.

Our Favorites
Every year we like to share our favorite resources so far. This year we though we would expand to include resources from each or our websites. Perhaps this list will point you to something special that you'll share with your students, or you could benefit from yourself.

MakingMusicFun.net
MMF! continues to grow, both in it's collection of resources and in the quality of each resource. This year we have taken the time to refine the resources in our collection, adding fingerings to the sheet music, adding lessons ideas, and improving the look of things.

Free Sheet Music
Trumpet Tune for Piano Solo by Jeremiah Clarke
Camel Hump, Funny Bump for Piano Solo by Andrew Fling
Pop Goes the Weasel for Piano Solo | Traditional
Jingle Bells Boogie for Piano Solo by Andrew Fling
Catch the Villain for Piano Solo by Andrew Fling
The Holly and the Ivy for Piano Solo | Traditional
Up on the Housetop for Piano Solo by Hanby
Jeannette, Isabella for Jazz Piano Solo | Traditional
The Minstrel Boy for Piano Solo | Irish
MMF! All-In-One Beginner Piano Book/Level 1A by Andrew Fling

Music Teacher Directory
Our music teacher directory is growing, and we're excited about the value it will bring to the teachers with this growth in traffic to MMF!

Check out the stats for the top directories (The lower the number the stronger the website):

MakingMusicFun.net - 180,892 Global Ranking/Last 3 Months
PrivateLessons.com - 734,499 Global Ranking/Last 3 Months
GetLessonsNow.com - 866,664 Global Ranking/Last 3 Months

Interested in trying our directory out with FREE MEMBERSHIP? You still can!

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Music Teacher Directory Benefits

Music Classroom Lessons
These are a few of my all-time favorite super-silly-make-the-kids-giggle lessons that will make you glad you came to school that day.

Run From The Farmer | Syncopation Lesson Plan/Grade 2-3
Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks | ABA Form Lesson Plan/Grade 1-2
Trashin' the Camp/Tarzan | AABA Form Lesson Plan/Grade 2-3
Suck It Up! | Music Lesson Review Game/Grade 2-6

Free Composer Worksheets
"Meet the Composer" Scavenger Hunt worksheet is a great way to introduce kids to the great composers. If you can find a day in the computer lab, pair your students up, hand them a worksheet, and let the fun begin.

"Meet the Composer" Scavenger Hunt Worksheet
Haydn Surprise Symphony | Listening and Activity Lesson Plan/Grade 3-4
Surprise Symphony | Listening Map

MakingArtFun.com
Our art website is jam-packed with art projects, artist biographies and worksheets, and free coloring pages. Here are a few of the special ones.

Stained Glass Nativity | Free Coloring Page
Jonah and the Whale | Free Coloring Page
Coat of Many Colors | Free Coloring Page
Mermaid | Free Coloring Page
Lesson 2: Fraggle Monster Vase | Learn to Draw (Featured in Woman's Day Online Magazine)
Hey Kids, Meet Pablo Picasso | Biography with Lessons and Printables
Michelangelo | Paint the Creation of Adam

StorehouseBuilder.com
If you are interested in launching a music studio website sometime soon, check out the free website templates we've added to StorehouseBuilder.com. They can save you hundreds in design costs.

Free Website Templates | Website Design Tips

Thanks for your interest in our resources,

Andy Fling
Owner/Teacher

Shelly Nierman
Website Development Associate/Teacher

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