If you've ever visited The Ultimate Music Ed Book List, you know that it's a Google Sheet with a bunch of different columns for Children's Literature for the music classroom as well as a few other tabs for Collections and Professional Development books. I kinda love looking at it. But I use Google Sheets for…...

Summer break is a time that many teachers implement changes in their classrooms. We switch curriculum, toss old and unusable materials, and make policy decisions for our classroom. This summer as you are making changes, think about student dress codes for concerts and performances. Why? Making a dress code as simple as possible is great…...

June 21st is Make Music Day. The party started in France in 1983 and has been gaining steam ever since! Here are a few ideas for you to participate in Make Music Day either at home or with your students, even if you can't celebrate it ON June 21st with your students. Give an impromptu…...

Some of us get to teach summer music classes and camps which is such a fun way to get to dive into a little bit of extra. But what do you teach? Conceptual learning is difficult because you will have to come back to it since not all students have summer classes. Often times ages…...

I heard the term May-cember the other day and I think that completely sums up May. ALL the things crammed in before the school year ends and it is bound to catch up to you! We all need all the help we can get so here are my "3" resources for the end of the…...

I always see a lot of posts asking what to teach. What to teach when, for what grade, when you run out of stuff, etc. But I think there are a few things that are REALLY important in a music classroom. These are things you can come back to, include again, and approach a variety…...