by Melissa Stouffer | Dec 2, 2025 | All, Music Teacher Life, Season: Winter, The Sustainable Music Teacher
The closer it gets to holiday breaks, a lot of teachers lean into a little holiday fun, relaxing, extra crafts, movies, and parties, (don’t come for me, I know learning is still going on!!!), music teachers are often rushing to get MORE done because concerts....
by Melissa Stouffer | Jan 10, 2023 | AAPI, All, Holidays, Music History, Musical Cultures, Season: Winter
A lot of teachers and schools are incorporating Lunar New Year into their yearly plans. Lunar New Year is not a celebration specific to China. As with other cultural celebrations, please buy resources from creators who are actually of Asian descent and celebrate Lunar...
by Melissa Stouffer | Dec 1, 2020 | All, Holidays, Season: Winter
We’re almost there. December in the music class is always crazy, and this year it’s even more insane. I don’t want you to drown, so I thought back on experience teaching and asked around to come up with these 5 ways to make it through December in...
by Melissa Stouffer | Mar 15, 2017 | All, Season: Winter
In February, the winter blues start to hit. We’re stuck inside more often, and the kids get really a bit more rowdy. We all suffer from the lack of fresh air. 1. Play Parties. I had never heard of them until last weekend at MMC with Jill Trinka, even though...
