Teaching Music Composition
Try these music composition lesson ideas and activities with your upper elementary and middle school general music students.
Recorder Lesson Planning Made Easy
Teaching the recorder can be a very rewarding experience. It can also be a very stressful one. What helps, besides experience, is planning. The best thing you can do before… Read more Recorder Lesson Planning Made Easy →
3 Simple Music Games
Try using rhythm games in your music classroom with these sets of rhythmic notation cards
Time to Party!
Well, lovely, it is time to party! I have a couple of reasons to celebrate, and I want to share the joy with you. Firstly, I have finally completed all… Read more Time to Party! →
The Secret to Surviving this Time of Year Stress Free
Depending on where you live, you are either starting to wind down and trying to get to the end of year without using too much energy OR you will soon… Read more The Secret to Surviving this Time of Year Stress Free →
Music In Our Schools Month
March is Music In Our Schools Month, and this is the perfect time to advocate for why Music is so important for our student’s overall education. There are so many… Read more Music In Our Schools Month →
Easy Recorder Composition
One of my most favorite classroom activities to do is Composition. I just love, after teaching students the basics, watching them go through the creative process. I just love watching… Read more Easy Recorder Composition →
Returning to Work
Next week, I start back at school for the 2018 school year. Call me crazy, but I am really looking forward to going back to school! If you have been… Read more Returning to Work →