The end of the school year is a flurry of activities, busyness, and events. Sometimes things can slip through the cracks, and sometimes, you're simply in need of something to get by. Here are a few great resources for the end of the school year that will help you cover some of those busy moments.…...

You know you are checking out for good. You are moving on to a new position, or you are retiring. Wooo-hooo! But you want to leave your soon to be former students in the best hands possible. Here's some things you can do to prep your job for the next teacher! If you are coming…...

The end of the year is a flurry of things to do, never ending activities, and for a lot of music teachers, more performances, sing a song at this event, and coordination of extra activities. It can be really easy to forget some tasks at the end of the year. Hopefully this list will help…...

We all had conducting courses in college but if you don't teach an ensemble, you don't use it as often. Maybe you feel a little out of practice, or maybe you are looking to feel more effective when you are conducting. Here are some of my best conducting tips for elementary music educators. 1. Memorize…...

Multicultural A few weeks ago I talked to music ed students at a local university about Kodaly and I was thinking about this. There are a bunch of music "methodologies" and not only that, but many people choose to teach using a mix (which is a good thing!). I definitely operate heavily Kodaly but I…...

May is Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month. If you have been following me on socials for a while, you know that I have been doing a book a day for AAPI Heritage Month for a few years. I was thinking that this year, it may be a good idea to put them all in…...