Next week is Tuesday “TWOsday” February 22, 2022 – 2/22/22. You know I love a good pun, so if you are wanting to celebrate the fun day in your class here are some easy ideas. Partner Fun DuetsPartner songsFolk dances with a partnerAny game that has...
Steady Beat Listening These are some great songs to listen to that have a really solid steady beat. They are great for playing instruments, body percussion or locomotor/non-locomotor music. Some of these are available in Kidzbop versions. Hoe-down from...
The big one. The ultimate music ed concept. This one is SO important. I’d argue that this concept is more important than a good number of other musical concepts that we teach because this one really as a life long impact on our students. This concept is Steady...
Hi friends, This week I am elated to share my guest blogger, Mary Neeley Stevens. While I was doing some research about the Danielson Framework, I stumbled across a post from her that mentioned a presentation she did for TMEA in 2016. I am thrilled that she has agreed...
October is Filipino American History Month. If you read my blog regularly or follow me on Instagram, you know I am half Filipino/Chinese, and that earlier this year I found my grandma’s huge family by chance thanks to a cousin who responded to a random Facebook...
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...
I’m a busy music teacher located near Metro Detroit, MI. I help busy music teachers who want highly engaging materials for student led learning so they can take time for themselves.
