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 →
Inject some fun into your music classes with these 3 simple rhythm games. Your students will enjoy playing these games and along the way they will even learn something! These… Read more 3 Simple Music Games →
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! →
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 →
Thinking about starting a new program with your music classes? Not sure what to do? Is this the problem…. Your time is precious, and you don’t want to waste it.… Read more A Beginners Guide to Starting a Recorder Program →
Welcome to the third blog post in this series about using the Super Six while teaching the Elements of Music. This post is all about the Element of Music –… Read more Super Six and the Elements of Music – Dynamics →
This time of year, here in Australia, brings mixed blessings. On one hand you have finished your testing and your reports are just about done. On the other hand, you… Read more End the Year With a BANG! →
Teaching The Elements of Music to students is a tough ask. Most of the time, your students simply come to class wanting only to “make noise”. They don’t want to… Read more Elements of Music and the Super Six – Timbre →