Today I have a guest post from Caitlin at Hale Yeah Designs. She's sharing three of her favorite Spanish folk songs for K-2. I know and love two of these but one is new to me! I hope you can use these in your classroom! If you've ever taught in a diverse classroom, you know…...

Manipulatives in the elementary music classroom are one of the greatest tools we have. They are an engaging way to get students involved hands on without having to write. Writing notes is definitely a skill and necessity but sometimes you want to focus on a task that writing will make slower, especially if students are…...

Today's blog is a little different. I thought I'd reach out to my friend Jennifer from Music Educator Resources about piano lessons. Now that I've got my own child who I'd eventually like to put in lessons I was thinking about when parents ask about wanting to get young children in piano lessons. "How can…...

As the school year progresses, stuff breaks. Some of it is irreparable, but other things can be fixed. So what do you need to have on hand to make sure you can fix the easy things? Here's a basic tool kit that every music teacher should have in their classroom so when things go awry,…...

Back to School is a busy time and it feels like there is SO much to cover right out of the get go. So what should you do the first week? If you are debating first week lessons, here's six things you should do the first week of school. 1. Teach Growth Mindset Some students…...