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Great Songs to Sing with Children -1

by Bonnie | Jul 6, 2019 | Music Classroom Library, Reflections and Caveats, Singing with children, singing with children

This Little Light of Mine One of my FAVORITE empowering songs is “ This Little Light of Mine” When I use it, I always include a reading of the book entitle “This Little Light of Mine” illustrated by E.B. Lewis. The book includes a beautifully illustrated story of a...

The next 20

by Bonnie | Jul 2, 2019 | blogging, music teacher encouragement, Reflections and Caveats

(What I hope for my next 20 years in the music classroom.) I cannot believe that I've been teaching general music for 20 years! Given the average enrollment at each of the 3 schools where I have spent the last twenty years, and the annual addition of a new crew of...

Feeding Your Creative Fire Without Burning Down the Forest – (13 ways for music teachers to avoid burn out)

by Bonnie | Jun 5, 2019 | music teacher encouragement, Reflections and Caveats, Teaching in a Crisis

Burnout among teachers is real! IF you are a music teacher you already KNOW the things you face daily that put you most at risk of burnout. After 20 years of teaching music here are some things that help me avoid burnout. 1. Celebrate The Good Stuff - even if it's...

Generating Buy-In Through “Auditioning” a Non-Auditioned Choir

by Bonnie | May 28, 2019 | Choir Resources, Reflections and Caveats, Singing with children, singing with children

For the last 10 years or so, at 3 different campuses students interested in singing in the volunteer extracurricular choir simply turned in a form (paper or digital) to join choir. In anticipation of next year's choir, I decided to try something new, and I am so glad...