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 13, 2013 | Teaching Music 101 |
This post is intended for anyone who is a new teacher, but especially music teachers because I am a music teacher, so all of my advice comes from that perspective. Let me first tell you that although I have opinions I am no expert. Like all educators, teaching is...
by Bonnie | Jul 5, 2013 | singing with children, Teaching Music 101 |
One of my favorite singers of all time is Ella Fitzgerald. I love listening to her sing. I love everything that she sings. I love hearing recordings of her when she was young. I love hearing recordings of her when she was old because every time she sang she shared...
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,...
