Choir Attendance Tracking- Keeping it Simple, Keeping it REAL!
My after school choir is made up of volunteers. The folks who have a good attendance record and who attend 80% of rehearsals get to go on our field trips. With that in mind, over the years I've spent a TON of time keeping track of choir attendance. I've...
Caution: Elementary Music Centers Under Construction – Part 6
Here is a center dilemma that I didn't have a good answer to for a long time....mostly because the answer was so easy and obvious that I almost missed it. I would like my students to have access to instruments during centers, but I find that what starts out as gentle...
Confessions of a Tired Music Teacher! – Two Unrelated Truths I’ve Unexpectedly Uncovered.
This was a tough week. In terms of school it is a tough time of year because the calendar is not our friend. Both teachers and students are suffering from fatigue. After all we have been in school for a very long time. Yet, in Texas we have our heaviest round of...
Tips and Tricks – Sound expert extrordinare
Have you noticed that when you teach elementary music, you suddenly become a sound technician? You might not know a coaxial cable from a quarter inch, but suddenly, you are the on call expert in all things related to sound..... Everything I know about sound can fit...