May is Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month. If you have been following me for a while, you know that I always been doing a book a day for AAPI Heritage Month for a few years. Here all of the books now here so you can reference them easily throughout the year instead of having…...

Recently Michigan Kodaly Educators invited my friend Dr. Miriam Factora to come present for us for a full day workshop. Let me just say how much of an absolute BOSS this woman is and you need to learn from her. This amazing educator wanted to incorporate more traditional Filipino music and instead was challenged to…...

The world is full of dance and there are hundreds of kinds of dances. For Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, I thought I'd feature some AAPI books about dance! AAPIHM Month is celebrated in May so this post is a little early so you have time to plan! I'm so excited about a…...

This is the time of year that people start considering if they want to take a levels course. But there are so many options! How do you know what to take? Here's a little run down to help you out: Consider Your Teaching Style Different 'methods' have different appeals. Do you like to move? Do…...

Solo singing is a skill that needs to be developed. For a lot of students, it's a point of anxiety. Singing out in front of their peers can feel exposed, and some kids will really resist the urge to sing out. One of the easy ways to get students to feel more comfortable is to…...

I've talked before about how visuals are the late part of the prepare stage when following the Kodaly "Method" in music class. But how do you know when "late prepare" is? Let's talk about 3 signs to know your students are ready for visuals in the prepare stage. Without knowing the NAME of the target…...