by Melissa Stouffer | Sep 8, 2026 | Curriculum/Planning, Folk Songs, Kodaly, Literature
There are TONS of folk song collections out there. Of course, I want to analyze everything and catalog it in a spreadsheet (maybe someday). But I’ve been on a kick of trying to re-organize my folk song collection. Having completely my levels across different...
by Melissa Stouffer | Jul 28, 2026 | All, Curriculum/Planning
Lesson planning can be tough, and learning to write them takes time, getting to know your students, and getting a feel for how long things take. Let’s take a look at some of the ways we can make lesson planning a little easier! 1. Pacing is important! I actually...
by Melissa Stouffer | Jul 14, 2026 | All, Curriculum/Planning
Curriculum Maps are GOLD, but only if you know what to do with them. Otherwise they are just a document with info you don’t know how to use. Or even worse, you don’t even know where to start with one. Chances are, when you student taught, you didn’t...
by Melissa Stouffer | Feb 10, 2026 | All, Curriculum/Planning, Music Games
Passing games are some of the most engaging student activities. Everyone is involved, the games are FUN, and then of course there is the opportunity in some games to either guess who has the object, or to get a classmate out. But passing games aren’t just an...
by Melissa Stouffer | Sep 2, 2025 | All, Curriculum/Planning
Around this time of year when we are all thinking about lesson planning, I get a lot of the same questions, and see a lot of similar ones in Facebook groups. I thought it would be helpful to put all my answers to those questions in one place! Q: How do you know what...
by Melissa Stouffer | Sep 17, 2024 | All, Curriculum/Planning, Kodaly
Sequence for concepts is a really big thing that doesn’t get talked about often. If you are struggling to figure out what’s next, let’s chat about how you develop a sequence. Creating your own only works if you’ve had the time, and opportunity,...
