This year has highlighted the need for easy prep resources that can be used by a non-music substitute. This need is tripled when we consider all the tech that is involved in distance learning. In light of this, I’ll be sharing my favorite easy prep resources for...
A shout-out to Josh and Chuck from the Stuff You Should Know Podcast for introducing me to Explorable Explanations. Explorable Explanations is a website dedicated to learning through play. Lucky for us, they have several explorables dedicated to the arts and music!...
The season of sickness is here. All around me I’m hearing stories about the flu, ear infections, and stomach bugs. Being sick is bad enough, but is made worse with the thought of having to write out sub plans. In a perfect world, we’d have sub tubs full of...
CIRCLE GAME This game is simple, and one that could be used to practice steady beat or played with a sub. It could also be used as an covert way to practice student names, in case you’re still struggling with some. With hundreds of student names to memorize,...
Wouldn’t you love to feel like the kids in that picture? They’re running around with not a care in the world, longing for their next ice cream fix. Come to think of it, that describes music teachers pretty well, minus the “not a care in the...
Today’s feature song comes from my grandmother’s music textbook, which you may remember from past blog posts. The song, as it originally appears in the textbook, is as follows: However, several variations of this song exist. For today’s...
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