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Name Games for the First Day in Music Class

Name Games for the First Day in Music Class

One struggle that all elementary music teachers seem to have in common, is learning students’ names. And the first year of teaching is always the hardest, because you have to learn hundreds of names all at once. When I taught, I usually had around 500 students,...
Finding Your Music Teacher Support System

Finding Your Music Teacher Support System

I’m a music teacher turned small business owner, so you may be surprised to learn that I’m an extremely shy person. And like me, you may have assumed that shy people are part of a scarce minority. Yet in reality, almost half of adults describe themselves...
Going Down to Cairo for the Elementary Music Classroom

Going Down to Cairo for the Elementary Music Classroom

Going Down to Cairo has an addictive melody and fast beat, which makes it work well in the elementary music classroom. You can use this song to practice steady beat, half note, and folk dance movements. You can find a wonderful recording of this song by Jill Trinka...