When You Have to Teach Elementary Music From Home…
Teaching elementary music online is becoming a reality. Check out this blog post by Amy M. Burns that gives you assistance and ideas for teaching online.
Continue readingTMEA and TI:ME 2020: First Two Days!
The Technology in Music Education’s (TI:ME) National Conference and the Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) had a wonderful first two days of informative and amazing sessions. The presenters are the…
Continue readingTOP 10 TRANSFERABLE HARD SKILLS THAT ALLOW FOR SUCCESS AT ANY JOB
What are the top 10 transferable hard skills that can you help get that dream job or help in your current one? This article will reveal 10 hard skills that are valuable in any job.
Continue readingASSESSMENT IN THE ELEMENTARY GENERAL MUSIC CLASSROOM
For many elementary music educators, we are asked for data that proves our students are learning. This seems daunting as with our field, data is not the first choice when…
Continue readingUnearthed Arcana, Part II: 20 Videos From the “Amazing Music Video Series”
This was a series that I started in March of 2007, and continued for years on MusTech.Net. At the time, we (music teachers) were all just becoming aware of how…
Continue reading2020 Countdown: 10 Websites for the Elementary General Music Class #8 and #7
As I continue to countdown 10 websites for the elementary general music class, I remind you of the following: Treat this like a dessert buffet and taste test the ones…
Continue readingElementary Music Teacher’s Love|Hate Relationship with the Sound System – Part 2/2
About these posts… It is that time of year when many of us elementary music educators are preparing for a performance and we are given the task of trying to…
Continue readingElementary Music Teacher’s Love/Hate Relationship with the Sound System – Part 1/2
If you teach elementary music and are preparing for concerts, then you know this pain: the love/hate relationship you have with your school’s sound system. Whether you perform in an…
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