New Prize Ideas
Susan Johannessen on Facebook was mentioning how quickly the “Sticky Hands” disappear from her prize box. I asked her where she got these wonderful little toys and she said they were at the $2 stores in Australia! Well, that’s a […]
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Laminating Rhythm Drills
I don’t know why this didn’t occur to me until now, but a great way to save money on printing rhythm drills and Rhythm Menagerie would be to print them on card stock and then laminate them! Then, students
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ComposeCreate® is on Google+
If you have a gmail address, you’ll want to get in on the new Google+ social network! It’s far cleaner and easier to make sense of than some of the other social networks. Plus, there are great “hangout” features which
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Boredom and Curiosity
Here’s a great thought to follow-up the post: Why Are Adults Less Creative? ‘I’m a big believer in boredom,’ [Steve Jobs] told me. Boredom allows one to indulge in curiosity, he explained, and “out of curiosity comes everything.” The man
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Never Say This – Part 2
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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Music Progressions and Rhythm Menagerie
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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Learning from Giants
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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Why Are Adults Less Creative?
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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MTNA Teacher Enrichment Grants
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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Art and Self-doubt
I bought a book last weekend called Art & Fear: Observations on the perils (and rewards) of artmaking. I have yet to determine if it’s a good book, but there have been a number of good points made that I
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