I am writing this, Summer of 2020. Yes, the infamous year of the PANDEMIC!

Program suggestions for Veteran's Day. Songs, media presentations, lesson plans, history of patriotic songs every child should know.

Teaching music reading skills begins in Kindergarten Kindergartners come to you with a lot of vocabulary, preconceived ideas, and a wide...

Are you really ready? Your room looks great. It should. You've spent hours getting everything just right. Butterflies are fluttering...

My room's ready! Now what?!? Maybe you'll be spending the next few weeks getting your room ready, putting up posters, arranging and...

End-of-the year blues? This year has been a doozie! You may have gone from no classes to virtual learning to a hybrid...

You might be surprised! The last 4-6 weeks of the school year, I found it difficult to engage my 4th graders in just about anything until...

I do not profess to have all the answers although my family would say differently. Not that I have all the answers but that I think I do....

Give your students the gift of music that they can share at home. I have seen all the tacky Facebook posts about the horrible sound of...

Do you remember when you were learning your first instrument? You just thought you sounded good. LOL

Should teachers address what has been happening or just try to quickly move past and get back to the routine?

The 4 most important words I used for classroom management! Say those 4 words when you ask a question, students will not shout out answers!

It is our job as educators to challenge students to think and become problem solvers; helping them become well-rounded, lifelong learners.

Halloween is a great time to teach how composers use tempo, dynamics, and tone color to create mood in music. 3 great activities!

Music is a language and must be learned in the same way any language is learned. Children experience, listen to, feel before articulating.

The great thing about reinforcing Gen-Ed standards is that you will not have to change anything you do because you are already doing it.

Starting with what they know gives them LOTS of room to grow. It's hard work but the result will be . . .

Post about Classroom Management! Many teachers are overwhelmed with the daunting task of organizing their music library.

You want to move your students forward in their skill development, so how are you going to do that in these months of online learning . . .

How to turn a simple song into a set of sequential, fantastic activities. Tips for how to take a song or activity and revise into . . .