by Melissa Stouffer | Jul 26, 2017 | Back To School Lesson Plans, Teacher Tips
That time is almost upon us (I know..!) This year is going to be a Here are my 5 top tips for Back to School! Start off on the right foot and get ready! Click here to check out a quick video of this post on my Facebook page. As you ran out in June, things got shoved... 
by Melissa Stouffer | Mar 15, 2017 | All, Teacher Tips
A few weeks ago, I headed to Grand Rapids on a Friday night to spend the weekend with my husband’s family for his birthday. On Saturday, I had to take a side trip towards Mt Pleasant for the fall MIKE workshop. Very excited for some of the ideas I got!... 
by Melissa Stouffer | Mar 15, 2017 | All, Back To School Lesson Plans, Band, Choir, Teacher Tips
Getting back into the school year, I find that I’m a little overwhelmed by school music. Mostly choosing for my ensembles. I feel like there is so much GOOD music, and so many choices, that I have no idea where to start. I think sometimes that teaching lower... 
by Melissa Stouffer | Mar 15, 2017 | All, Band, Choir, Singing, Teacher Tips
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... 
by Melissa Stouffer | Mar 15, 2017 | All, Teacher Tips
I travel between schools. Last year, I was on a cart in one of those schools as I am for band class this year. This year, I teach my preschool and elementary classes aIl in one place, but my band class is in another room, and the cart I use is shared. I really... 
by Melissa Stouffer | Mar 15, 2017 | All, Kodaly, Lesson Planning, Teacher Tips
In addition to my Kodály newbie blog this week, I’m here to talk about children’s literature for music class. What do you use? I love learning about new literature for the classroom! This week went pretty well. I sat down with my copy of The Music...
