by Melissa Stouffer | Feb 8, 2022 | All, Assessment, Music Games
Back in 2011, I taught at a Montessori where one day a week I had grades 1-5 together for an hour. Not exactly an easy class to plan for. One day, the students came in and had obviously had “a day”. You know what I mean. They were begging to play a game...
by Melissa Stouffer | Aug 17, 2021 | All, Back to School, Music Games
Learning names can be a challenge for teachers. When you have a couple hundred or more every year the task is even more daunting. Even if you are a veteran at your school, there are always the youngest students and new students in each grade. These are some of the...
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 | Mar 15, 2017 | All, Kodaly, Music Games
I think in the last month, I’ve seen more than a few articles discussing the lack of play in a child’s education. Play is a big part of my music classes, even with my oldest students. I incorporate play parties, adaptations of playground games, and...
