I've featured some of these before but I thought I'd have a big list in one place! Books about names are important even if they aren't necessarily musical. There are thousands of names out there and they are all different and special. It's important that students know their name is important. Saying a space is…...

This list is for the Creating Cultural Connections post for The Music Crew's 2025 conference. You can find out more about this FREE conference here. Willie Nelson & Bobbie Nelson: Sister, Brother Family (Depression Era Texas) Benny Goodman & Teddy Wilson Taking the Stage as the First Black-and-White Jazz Band in History (representation, Swing music,…...

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…...