Author Archive: A. Burns
Amy M. Burns is an elementary music educator, clinician, author, and musician. She currently works at Far Hills Country Day School in Far Hills, NJ teaching PreK through Grade 3 general music, grade 5 instrumental music, and grades 4-8 instrumental band. She is an author for Online Learning Exchange™ Interactive Music powered by Silver Burdett. This all-digital program, developed by Pearson in partnership with Alfred Music Publishing, will include lessons, resources, downloadable assets, and interactive musical activities to enhance any music educators' PK-8 general music classroom. In addition, she is the Past-President of Technology for Music Education TI:ME . You can find out more about Amy at her website: amymburns.com
CCSU Summer Music Institute
This summer I will be heading back to Central Connecticut State University (CCSU) Summer Music Institute to teach a course titled, “Integrating Technology into the Elementary Music Classroom: A Course For Elementary Teachers Taught By An Elementary Teacher.” CCSU Summer Music Institute is an excellent program that has been around for numerous years. Music educators from [...]
Some Wonderful Pinterest Boards for Elementary Music Educators
As I completed two more concerts this past Friday, I reminded myself that it was time to update my pinterest page and add a new board titled “Music from 2012-2013 Concerts.” In 2011, Pinterest became a hot social media network with TIME magazine listing it as one of their “50 Best Websites of 2011.” People were [...]
Interactive Music: New Resources for Today’s Classrooms
A few of weeks ago, I had the pleasure of presenting “Interactive Music: New Resources for Today’s Classrooms” at the 53rd NAfME Eastern Division Biennial In-Service Conference in Hartford, CT. I adore this area of CT as I earned my Masters of Science in Music Education at Central Connecticut State University (CCSU) in New Britain, CT, and [...]
2nd Graders Podcast About Beethoven
During the winter trimester, my second grade music classes studied the composer, Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827). They performed a variety of activities to learn about the life of Beethoven and to experience his music. When the unit ends, the students and I created podcasts about Beethoven’s life. The students were divided into groups, they wrote [...]
Integrating With 3rd Grade Social Studies: “Adventure America”
This week, the third graders will be presenting their annual “Adventure America” where the third graders present about facts of the states that they researched and studied. The students will each set up their info at a table set up in our Performing Arts Center as parents and older students filter through to stop, listen [...]
“Bring Your Parents* to Music Class” Recap (Grades PreK through One)
Last month, I held our week-long “Bring Your Parents* to Music Class” week where parents of students in grades PreK Youngers (3-year-olds), PreK Olders (4-year-olds), Kindergarten, and Grade One can participate in a designated music class. I started this week-long event back in 2007 after talking with Christine Nowmos, an amazing music educator in South [...]
When You Begin to Add Technology into Your Classroom…
This past month has been a wonderfully busy one as I prepared sessions about iPads, internet resources, and technology integration for the elementary music teacher for three difference state conferences. After my presentations, I thoroughly enjoyed meeting numerous music educators at various tech levels. Some described themselves as novices, some as “dabbling with technology,” and [...]
