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MATCH conference 2015 – See you there!

by Bonnie | Sep 4, 2015 | Professional Development, Technology | 0 comments

Let me encourage you to attend the MATCH 2015 conference! I am presenting a session about blogging as a music teacher and I would love to meet you. I think that this conference will be especially nice as MATCH provides a variety of great course offerings like you...

Google Drive is AWESOME!

by Bonnie | Sep 17, 2014 | Classroom Organization, Professional Collaboration, Technology, Technology | 1 comment

Today we started choir! Yippee! This year we had a much easier time starting choir than last year because THIS year, instead of asking parents and students to return a sheet of paper letting us know that they were coming to choir today, we sent home a hyperlink that...

The Library of Congress, Song of America Radio – lazy late summer learning for languorous lads and ladies.

by Bonnie | Jul 7, 2013 | Performance Resources, Technology, Technology | 3 comments

There are some things that are just simply true about me. 1. I would love to take voice lessons again sometime, but if I wait for it to be convenient I’ll never learn anything. 2.When I went to college, I knew how to get pretty good grades, but I didn’t...

3 things to record that will make your life easier

by Bonnie | Jun 25, 2013 | Classroom Organization, Music Classroom Resources, Online Resources for the Music Class, Professional Development, Reflections and Caveats, Technology, Technology, Tips and Tricks, What to record | 1 comment

Sometimes a simple recording can make your life easier. Sometimes a simple recording can make your lesson run smoother. Sometimes a recording can help you keep your voice healthy so that you can teach another day. I find that taking the time to record the following...

3 things to record with children in general music

by Bonnie | Jun 21, 2013 | Classroom Organization, Music Classroom Resources, Reflections and Caveats, Technology, Technology, Tips and Tricks, What to record | 0 comments

As I’ve mentioned in previous posts, having an app that makes it easy to record on a device that is easy to use and easy to carry means that I am more mindful and therefore have found myself recording MUCH more often than I used to. Here are my favorite things...

Scratch recording students on the cheap without a lot of fuss.

by Bonnie | May 20, 2013 | Classroom Organization, digital portfolio, Music Classroom Resources, Professional Development, Technology, Technology, Tips and Tricks, What to record | 2 comments

Wildcat’s Roar Necessity is the mother of invention and in preparation for our annual round of standardized tests, I wanted to record my students as they chanted a rap that I wrote for them last year. Last year because of time I had no choice but to circulate a...