When You’re Away, the Kids Will Play: Musical Games to Leave With Your Sub Plans
Today’s post comes courtesy of one of my colleagues – Sydney Johnson. She thought up some awesome musical games that you can leave with a sub, so your kids are actually learning musical content while you are gone! At the Florida Music Conference, she presented this awesome idea at the Curriculum Fair and I thought […]
SignUp Genius: an amazing site to effortlessly manage parent volunteers
Our winter musical is right around the corner, and that means I need helpers. Between bringing in donations and having parents signing up to help with check in and other needs the day of the concert, it can get to be a lot to keep track of. That is why I love SignUp Genius, an […]
Sitspots: Mark Students’ Spots Without Ruining Your Carpet
Readers, I cannot tell you how long I have tried to find a way to mark things on the floor of my room (line for end of class, student spots, etc). However, nothing ever worked. Either it was to flimsy to withstand the daily abuse of kids, or it was something that would destroy my […]
One of These Things is Not Like The Other: Part of the Getting Started with Gordon Series
Hello readers! Welcome to the next installment of the Getting Started in Gordon Series. Perhaps you read that last sentence and thought, “Nah! I don’t need Gordon stuff. I already have my own method (Orff, Kodaly, Dalcroze …) so I’m good, bye!” Ah! Don’t leave! My main message point with this entire series is that […]
Tips to Land Your Dream Music Teaching Job
Are you a recent grad looking for a music teaching job? Or perhaps you are back out on the job market for the first time in a while. This post will cover the steps before, during and after interviewing for a music teaching position. With the helpful tips I have included, you will be well […]
Get on Your Feet: A New Way to Teach a Song to the Class (part of the Getting Started with Gordon Series)
Usually when teaching a new song, many teachers (including myself) start by having the class echo you in small pieces, gradually adding more until they sing the whole song. This can be efficient, but it can also be problematic. Do you ever have a song you are trying to teach to your kids, but they […]
Getting Started with Gordon: Reading Notation
A couple weeks ago, I started a series – Getting Started on Gordon, to introduce Music Learning Theory to teachers. You can check out the first parts here: Getting Started with Gordon – Intro Getting Started with Gordon – Learning Levels Getting Started with Gordon Demo Video Today I’m going to talk about the last two […]
Getting Started With Gordon: Levels of Understanding (Aural)
Welcome to Getting Started With Gordon, a series for people interested in learning more about Music Learning Theory and how they might apply it in their classroom. Last week we looked at how MLT meshes well with what you are already doing in your classroom and what unique things it can offer. Getting Started With Gordon: […]
iDoceo: The Best $8 You Will Ever Spend
There are very few apps that I am willing to pay money for. iDoceo is one of them. Check out my review below to see how you can use this Gradebook/Seating Chart style app in your own classroom. iDoceo App Review Video
The Rhythm Tree: a Music Therapy Resource
A Missed Opportunity Back in college, we actually had a music therapy department and there was a music therapy elective that music education majors could choose to take as part of their course load. I, in my “infinite wisdom,” passed it up in favor of “more important” classes that were “more suited to my major.” […]