It’s easy to look back on my first year of teaching music and cringe. It’s like going through puberty all over again, except instead of raging hormones, you’re responsible for hundreds of student’s music educations. Every mistake has the...
In October of 2014, Marie Kondo’s The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up was published, and a sudden frenzy for de-cluttering was born. Though I never read the book, it was referenced in TV shows and other media so many times that it was impossible to ignore. For...
Knock the Cymbals is a great song to review several basic music concepts as you get closer to the end of the year. You can use this song and game to practice steady beat, do pentatonic scales, and instrument techniques. THE GAME Since there are several variations on...
I’m thrilled to be writing this on day in which it truly feels like May. The sun is shining, the birds are singing, and it’s time for me to go over my favorites from last month. I don’t have many to share this time, but I do have a few gems that I...
Elementary music teachers are looking for songs and games they can play outside as the weather continues to warm up here in the states. In light of that, I decided to focus on The Swallow, which has a chasing game with a familiar format. The song is great for...
I use the phrase “unique classroom situation” (or something similar) regularly in my blog posts. I often use it as a caveat to accompany my suggestions for lessons and the grade levels in which to use them. It’s a reminder that every lesson idea must first be...
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