by Shelley | 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 linking up with Jen Bailey from Sing to Kids to talk about children’s literature for music class. Make sure you check out the other posts – I love learning about new literature for the classroom!...
