by Bonnie | Apr 14, 2016 | Choir Resources, music advocacy, Singing with children, Uncategorized
These days I am VERY busy working full time while working to earn my Masters in Music Education through the online program at Kent State. I am loving every minute of my time studying, but spending time on class work has kept me from blogging. However, this weekend...
by Bonnie | Nov 25, 2015 | Choir Resources
Kusimama by Jim Papoulis is one of those choral pieces that is both challenging and really fun to sing. I’ve had 5th graders at two different schools with various degrees of choral singing experience sing this piece very successfully and with great joy. It is...
by Bonnie | Nov 15, 2015 | Choir Resources
Winter Canon by Andy Beck is simply beautiful. Not only is it beautiful, but it has my 5th graders talking. Yesterday during dismissal, a couple of 5th grade choir members who also serve as Safety Patrol were telling me, “Mrs. McSpadden! Everyone, and I mean...
by Bonnie | Nov 10, 2015 | Music Classroom Resources, Musical Instruments, Playing Instruments, Rhythm |
So I have a confession to make…. I REALLY hate love drumming! I haven’t done as much as I like in recent years because my school has just a few hand drums and even fewer “world” drums. I use what we have often, but I’d like to do...
by Bonnie | Nov 2, 2015 | Music Classroom Resources, Performance Resources
So this year our 3rd graders are performing music from around the world. This is an especially exciting program because my amazing team is working together to make this year special. While we are teaching the singing and instrument playing, the PE teachers are...
by Bonnie | Oct 19, 2015 | Recorders
So my students are starting recorders very soon! While almost everyone purchases a recorder, I always have a few students who for a variety of reasons need to borrow a recorder. so I always keep recorders on hand to borrow. In years past, I’ve marked borrowed...
