by Bonnie | Jul 19, 2013 | music teacher encouragement, Reflections and Caveats |
1. Music: – the best thing about being a music teacher is the time that I get to spend singing and playing with children. However, I’m not really talking about voices or instrumental technique. I most enjoy that moment just after a class has created a...
by Bonnie | Jul 15, 2013 | How to Dress, music teacher encouragement, Professional Development, Reflections and Caveats, Teaching Music 101 |
Sometimes balancing the professional look of a teacher with the physical demands of the job itself is tricky. In my music class we run, hop, skip, jump, spin, roll and crawl, bend and reach. Before and after school, I am painting, gluing, glittering, hauling,...
by Bonnie | Jul 15, 2013 | music teacher encouragement, Reflections and Caveats |
So It’s a Sunday night in the summer, I’ve been blessed by a wonderful Sunday at church and I’m thinking about how nice it is to not have to get ready for a school Monday….. Which leads me to think about all the little things I do to ensure...
by Bonnie | Jul 3, 2013 | music advocacy, Music Listening, music teacher encouragement, Professional Development, Professional Videos, Reflections and Caveats |
Ordinarily I try to share any videos that I might use in my classroom on Wednesdays, but since it’s summer I’m going to share with you some videos that we should watch in order to lift our spirits, renew our minds and challenge our thinking. As a result,...
by Bonnie | Jun 10, 2013 | music teacher encouragement, Next Year, Professional Development, Reflections and Caveats, singing with children, Vocal Health |
Follow my blog with Bloglovin Now that it’s summer Don’t forget to invest in your voice by allowing yourself the time you need for restorative vocal rest. Enjoy some silence. If you have to talk, try to save most of your talking in quiet places away from...
by Bonnie | May 3, 2013 | music teacher encouragement, Reflections and Caveats |
Our choir concert on Tuesday was super sweet. Our day yesterday at the choir festival was really special and today one of the 5th graders who played the djembe for one of our pieces got to audition for a highly coveted place in the 6th grade percussion class for band...
