by Bonnie | Apr 8, 2013 | music teacher encouragement, Reflections and Caveats
May performances here we come! Here is my list of May events which range from full blown costumed performances, to “informances”, field trips and simple deeds of appreciation but all together they mean that May is going to be crazy, and April is FULL FULL...
by Bonnie | Apr 3, 2013 | after-school program, music teacher encouragement, Reflections and Caveats |
Just like everyone else in the state of Texas, the last two days have been our first round of standardized testing. We have another round the last week of April. As a music teacher, I get to be a part of the army that it takes to get this chore done properly. Because...
by Bonnie | Mar 29, 2013 | Music Centers |
Playing the Pipes! This center just works. I am here to tell you that you can put this center in front of children within the ages of 5 and 11 and they can stay busy creating music, improvising, creating patterns and learning how instruments work for the entire class...
by Bonnie | Mar 26, 2013 | Music Centers |
Quiet Please We’re Testing! Those are not the words a music teacher wants to hear when she shares a wall with a testing room…….. ALL my speakers are on the “testing” wall….. My instruments were bleeding through to the other...
by Bonnie | Mar 24, 2013 | Music Centers
Here it is, another favorite center from the last several days of center reconstruction! Compose a rhythm! First I wrote quarter notes, quarter rests and eighth notes on foam sheets. Using foam sheets instead of cardstock in need of lamination saved so much time! ...
by Bonnie | Mar 23, 2013 | Music Centers
Although I’m not ready to fully roll out centers for all of my classes, my schedule this week has allowed me the time to experiment some and try centers with a few individual classes in kinder, 1st and 2nd grade. Today I’m going to share one of my centers...
