Creativity should be an essential part of music education. Not only can we include small creative elements into our lessons, but we can include bigger creative activities for our students as well. For ideas to incorporate small creative elements into class, check out...
Composition and creativity sometimes seems like it is a checklist item. It’s a standard, we did it, now we can move on and don’t have to do it anymore. But that’s SUPER not true. We can include a creative element in our students’ class every...
Sitting down to plan for an entire year of general music seems really daunting. If you are a ‘typical’ elementary music teachers, you likely have Kindergarten – 5th grade. So six grade levels and curriculum to know. If you are extended to middle...
While I don’t usually write on here to tell you about things I’ve been working on, I’m SO excited about what I’ve been doing lately, and if you aren’t following me on Facebook or Instagram, you might not know yet… I opened an Etsy...
I’m a huge fan of using books in the music class. In current times, it’s even more of an activity so many of us are leaning on because we can do it without sharing or singing. I am always keeping track of different lists of books or pictures that I see and...
Prepping for Back To School seems to be every teacher’s favorite time. New music, new decor, new pencils, new possibilities. But… This year is so different! New stresses, concerns, budget issues across the board. How do we even prep for this? I’ve...
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