by Bonnie | May 8, 2012 | Education Through Music, Music Classroom Resources, music teacher encouragement, Reflections and Caveats
This post is specifically intended to illicit some feedback from my ETM friends….. I typically stick with the safe tried and true ETM song experiences that I KNOW will work and that I feel very comfortable playing…. Over the years, I’ve tried...
by Bonnie | May 7, 2012 | blogging, Reflections and Caveats
Busy Busy Busy! I like to post about once a week on this blog. However, it’s been a while and because of all that is up these days it will probably be a little while longer before I post again. Here are a few of the things that I’ve been up to for the...
by Bonnie | Apr 20, 2012 | Book Lists, Music Classroom Library, Music Classroom Library Set-Up, Yummy Award
Drum roll please……….. The April 2012 Melodysoup.com YUMMY Award! goes to…….. “Birds” by written by Kevin Henkes and Illustrated by Laura Dronsek What a delight it is to read this with children! There are so many...
by Bonnie | Apr 20, 2012 | Book Lists, Music Classroom Library, Music Classroom Library Set-Up
I tend to teach patriotic music in the late spring because the vocabulary and often the melodies for most of the songs are rather advanced. By waiting until the late spring, I share these super fun songs with my students when they are the oldest they will be all...
by Bonnie | Apr 19, 2012 | Classroom Management and Discipline, Education Through Music, Reflections and Caveats, Teaching Music 101 |
If you’ve been teaching music for long, you’ve noticed that often, it’s those first few moments of each class where you and your students establish the success or failure of your lesson. Snagging the attention of students as they come in is...
by Bonnie | Apr 16, 2012 | Absolute Pitch, Composition, Melody, Music Literacy |
It’s that time of year when novelty and creativity are the key to happy students and teachers. Everyone is weary of the year and ready for summer. Yet, summer is a VERY long way off. So it’s at this time of year when I pull out every trick I can think...
