So…if you are online this year, there are some BIG questions. (Or in person, or both…but let’s tackle one thing at a time). We didn’t sign up to teach this way, but here were are. How can you sing in a digital environment with issues like...
Vocal Explorations are one of the best ways that we can help kids find their singing voice. But kids can get tired of the same old, same old…so I thought I’d go over some the best ways to keep it fresh! (Some affiliate links – won’t...
With the growing list of things we think we might not be able to do, we are looking at not being able to do a lot of the things that are a big part of what we love about teaching general music. You may want to give up (I know there’s a part of me that does...
This 3-part post was drawn from my presentation for the Michigan Kodaly Educators in September of 2019. Solfege…even the most quiet whisper of the word is enough to awaken our PTSD from undergrad and sight singing and ear training. All kinds of...
Recently, I was spotlighted by the Michigan Music Education Association (MMEA) as a featured educator. They asked me to put together some ideas featuring the Kodaly method, so I prepared a list of ways to practice Sol/Mi. This was one of the hardest things...
This week I tried something new with my band kids: A few of my coworkers definitely gave me some strange looks when I told them what we were doing this week. “How do you do that??!” I saw this great article from BandDirectorsTalkShop.com about the...
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