by Bonnie | Feb 14, 2012 | Go Texas Day Sing Along, Singing with children
Each February in Houston as we prepare for the annual Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, we have “Go Texas Day!” Everyone in Houston wears their boots to work. Literal wagon trains converge on the city and meet up in time for the Rodeo parade that opens...
by Bonnie | Feb 7, 2012 | Careers in Music, Music Classroom Resources, Online Resources for the Music Class
Our 5th grade students are supposed to have the opportunity to explore careers in music as part of their “Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills” or TEKS….. This has always been a challenge for me to teach for two reasons….. 1. There...
by Bonnie | Feb 1, 2012 | Absolute Pitch, FREE! Downloads!, Music Classroom Resources, Music Literacy, Online Resources for the Music Class
Some people are just blessings! My first few years as a music teacher I was blessed to work with Meredith Leblanc who because of our time of working together has become a dear friend. When I was a clueless newbie music teacher, she was kind and patient. When I was...
by Bonnie | Jan 29, 2012 | Composition, Music Classroom Resources, Music Literacy, Online Resources for the Music Class
Yesterday on another blog that I write I told a story about a song my daddy used to sing to me when I was little. A music teacher friend of mine asked me about the tune of the song because I had decided to only type the lyrics.. I wanted to answer her well, so I...
by Bonnie | Jan 27, 2012 | Classics for Kids, Music Listening, Online Resources for the Music Class
Classics for kids is a GREAT website that includes podcasts that are only about 6.5 minutes long. My favorite part about the podcasts is that they do several episodes about each composer, so by the time your students have listened to each of them, they have...
