by Melissa Stouffer | Aug 30, 2022 | All, General Music Lessons, Literature
I know that I’ve been talking about books for the music classroom a lot recently so I thought I’d share some of my current favorites! If you saw my post from last week, I go over some different ways to use books in the music classroom. These books are all great books...
by Melissa Stouffer | Jun 21, 2022 | All, General Music Lessons, Manipulatives
Summer break can definitely mean vacations. Even if it’s a stay-cation because gas prices are ridiculous, sometimes, if you have kids, they still want a souvenir or tchotchke. These cheap toys for music class are the common...
by Melissa Stouffer | Apr 19, 2022 | All, General Music Lessons, Instruments
In my post last week, I talked about all the things you can buy for the music classroom from non-music stores. But what if you don’t have a lot of instruments and only a little bit of money to spend? Obviously you would love to add to the classroom instruments...
by Melissa Stouffer | Mar 22, 2022 | All, General Music Lessons, Season: Spring
When Spring finally arrives, it hits differently. Everyone can feel it. There’s a little bit of excitement, and teachers and student alike are just a little bit over it. Here are some great activities for spring that will keep everyone’s attention! 1....
by Melissa Stouffer | Oct 6, 2020 | All, Composing, Dance/Movement, Distance Learning, General Music Lessons, Music Games, Music History
Teaching in a restricted environment is no fun at all. I get it. This is why I think it’s important to have awesome lessons that don’t even feel like the students are missing out on anything. I wrote these 6 lessons for COVID teaching to help you out. ...
by Melissa Stouffer | Sep 30, 2018 | All, General Music Lessons, Grades: PreK-2, Instruments
Using instruments with preschool and kindergarten music class is one of the most exciting things for kids, but looking for stuff to do with your youngest kids can be difficult because those instruments are expensive. You need to instruct them on how to hold, use, and...
