The Never Say This post has generated a lot of discussion. It’s been wonderful to hear what so many of you are asking your students to help discover whether they really understand a concept. It’s also been good to hear […]
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A fellow teacher suggested that it might be helpful to know what units in Rhythm Menagerie a student should cover when preparing for the Kansas Music Progressions, Washington Musicianship Exams, and North Idaho Musicianship Festival. So, I thought I’d make
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Last week, I shared the form my students use to record the titles of their Practically Perfect Performance Pieces. Today, I thought I’d share the form that we use for their WTL pieces. These are pieces that they “want to
When a giant figure like Steve Jobs dies, everyone feels a need to comment. Of course, writing or commenting often helps us process our grief and shock in sad moments like these. But, sifting through the volume of comments and
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I’m always reading articles on creativity and last week, I came across a quote about asking questions and curiosity. This obviously applies to parenting and teaching, but I wondered, “What does can this teach us as adults about how to
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Here’s a wonderful composition contest to enter for all my composer friends: This $5000 cash prize is presented annually to an ASCAP concert composer for a work requiring a conductor that has not been performed professionally. A jury of conductors
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MTNA has announced that grant applications are now available for the 2012 MTNA Teacher Enrichment Grants. The purpose of the Teacher Enrichment Grants is to provide assistance to music teachers for private study, specific college-level course work or other projects
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I’ve had several teachers ask what the PPPPiece is that I refer to at the bottom of the new Assignment Journal. It stands for “Practically Perfect Performance Pieces” and each of my students have received a chart to put at
It’s that time of year when we teachers begin looking for interesting Christmas music for ourselves and our students. If you want this years’ Christmas recital to contain some really memorable arrangements, I’d invite you to listen to check out the
In the past few months, I have taken mental note of how many times I use the phrase, “Does that make sense?” when explaining a new concept to a student. I have noted that this phrase merely asks my students
Perk Up Practice!
Autumn & Halloween Music
Grab your pumpkin spice latte and listen to composers talk about how to teach their newest autumn & Halloween music! Join hundreds of creative teachers for an uplifting time of encouragement & learning! New MACs released at this webinar!
