Engaging Students
What can I do with the Manie Musicale songs?
Looking for ways to bring Manie Musicale into your daily lessons?
Here's a growing library of classroom-tested ideas, from teachers who've been doing this for years.
Ideas for Engagement
Beginner Tips
A presentation from the Ontario Modern Language Teachers Association conference, aimed at teachers in their first two years with Manie Musicale.
Delving Deeper
A companion OMLTA presentation for teachers with 2+ years of Manie experience, going further into discussion and analysis techniques.
Music & Opinions
Chat mats and opinion-sharing activities (MM Chat Mats 2.0, "Bop ou Flop?" slideshow and reaction guide).
Digital citizenship lessons
Ready-made presentations on respectful online discussion, built specifically around Manie Musicale voting and artist interactions.
Learn to play the songs
Tools like Chordify (turn any song into chords for any instrument) and Piano2Notes (auto-transcribe piano music from YouTube or your own recording).
Zooms with Artists
We've been fortunate over the years to host a number of Zooms with Manie artists — an unforgettable experience for our community.