DonorsChoose.org Blog: “Favorite Things” from Ms. McSpadden’s Music Room
I was recently asked to contribute to the donorseChoose.org discussion board. The link below takes you to the Donorschoose.org blog. Within the their post you can click on the "discussion forum" link to see my complete contribution. Please be sure and leave a comment...
Top 10 Tips for an Excellent and Stress Free “Holiday Sing Along”
I gotta tell ya'll that I LOVE our annual "all-school sing along". I came upon the idea of a holiday sing along completely by accident as it was already a tradition at the school where I first started teaching. I'm now preparing for my 14th annual all-school sing...
Backdrop SOS – one idea that worked!
I've not had the time to blog as much as usual because our biggest student performance of the year was on the Monday and Tuesday before Thanksgiving, so I'm just now recovering. I'm also sad to say that we also had a death in our family so in the midst of my craziest...
Performance check-list – how this music teacher plans performances
Whether you are managing several small performances or one big performance there are always logistics that need attention, so here is my "to do" list for one big-ish performance.....If I do this then I'm on track and not panic-y.... This year I had a few interruptions...