Music+K-8

Hello to all of our Newbie Mailing List Members:

Welcome to the Music K-8 Mailing List! We are so glad that you decided to join us! Here are a couple of links and suggestions to make navigating the Mailing List easier:

This Mailing List is hosted by Plank Road Publishing (PRP). We publish music materials for elementary music teachers. Our most popular products are Music K-8 magazine: [] []

our VERY popular recorder method, Recorder Karate: []

and Recorder Classroom: [] []

There are LOTS of helpful places on MusicK8.com. Some of our most popular pages are:

1. When someone says, "Check the Idea Bank," they mean the MusicK8.com Idea Bank: [] Click on the "Resources" button, at the top of every MusicK8.com page. Click on the "Idea Bank" link.

The Idea Bank contains hundreds of free and printable music lesson plans, bulletin boards, movement/choreography ideas, etc. You will find yourself coming back to this page time and time again throughout the school year.

2. When someone says, "Check the Archives," they mean the Mailing List Archives, link in the footer at the bottom of this e-mail or here: [] Click on the "MusicK8.com Mailing List" button, at the top of every MusicK8.com page. Click on the "List Archives" link.

The Mailing List Archives contain ALL of the messages since the Mailing List began. You can search for keywords, author, or by date. **Be sure to click the "All" button if you want to search all of the records. Otherwise, to keep the search brief, it only goes back to May of 2010.**

3. When someone says, "Go to the Dojo," they mean the Recorder Karate Dojo: [] Click on the "Site Features" button, at the top of every MusicK8.com page. Click on the "Recorder Karate Dojo" link.

Certain pages in this section are only available to those who own Recorder Karate. We offer a section for students to play along with steaming audio and graphics related to the method. Please do not share or post the password to access these pages.

4. We offer hundreds of free downloads on our Downloads page: [] Click on the "Resources" button, at the top of every MusicK8.com page. Click on the "Downloads" link.

5. To find the location of any Music K-8 published song or article, use the online Magazine Index: [] Click on the "Music K-8 Magazine" button, at the top of every MusicK8.com page. Click on the "Magazine Index" link.

With Mailing List messages, in the subject line of the message, type: 1. NMR - Not Music Related, then your subject line - E-mail is an off-topic, not related to music. This is used often with messages of a personal nature or with something fun or silly. 2. NTR - Not Teaching Related, then your subject line - E-mail may be music related, but is not teaching related. 3. ***, then your subject line - This indicates that your message contains a lesson plan or teaching idea.

PowerPoints with Plank Road Publishing (PRP) lyrics can be shared by sending a message to Tracy at MusicBulletinBoards.net: mzmmakers@aol.com

link to the downloads page: []

Although we are not affiliated with Tracy's site, she has one of the largest compilations of Plank Road Publishing (PRP) PowerPoints which are password protected. Tracy is a full-time teacher, so please keep that in mind as she cannot immediately post all submissions.

We hope these links and resources will help you navigate the Mailing List and MusicK8.com. Please feel free to write me directly with any questions!

Welcome!

Kristyn Johnson, Web/Contributing Editor and Mailing List Administrator kristyn@musick8.com Plank Road Publishing, Music K-8 & Recorder Classroom magazines [] []