by Bonnie | Mar 7, 2012 | digital portfolio, donorschoose.org, Technology, Technology, Tips and Tricks, What to record |
This fall I had a project funded through donorschoose.org for a pack of small handheld digital recorders. Since I have never had anything like this before in my classroom, I was filled with all sorts of dreams about ways that we could use them in class to...
by Bonnie | Mar 4, 2012 | Book Lists, Music Classroom Library, Music Classroom Library Set-Up |
I LOVE children’s books! I LOVE children’s books that share great information in a meaningful way even better. I find that children’s books are especially useful in helping my students experience Jazz. Today I’m going to share my very favorite...
by Bonnie | Mar 2, 2012 | after-school program, Music Listening
In response to some questions I’ve gotten about my Music Listening Club post I thought I’d write an update about how things are going now that we have been meeting almost every Thursday for 8 weeks. My after school listening club has grown from 15 to 22...
by Bonnie | Feb 28, 2012 | Composition, Music Literacy, Rhythm |
As a song writer, I compose new music almost every day. Ironically, despite the fact that I LOVE writing music, it is very difficult for me to teach music composition to my students. In this area of instruction I consider myself a novice because I think I can do...
by Bonnie | Feb 15, 2012 | Book Lists, Music Classroom Library, Music Classroom Library Set-Up, Music Literacy
It’s Valentine’s Day, so I thought I’d tell you about something I LOVE! It was during my second year of teaching that I discovered what was going to become my very favorite set of books to use in my music classroom. I love these books so much that...
