by Bonnie | May 18, 2012 | Choir Resources, Music Classroom Resources, Performance Resources, Professional Collaboration, Reflections and Caveats, Singing with children, singing with children |
A few years ago I had the chance to work with a really great teaching artist by the name of Becky Valls. You can find out more about how amazing she is at Becky Valls For pictures of some of her work with and for students, go to teaching. I met her through our...
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 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 | Mar 23, 2012 | donorschoose.org, music teacher encouragement, Reflections and Caveats |
Today we got our brand new metallophone from donorschoose.org. This was by far the quickest delivery I’ve EVER had from donorschoose.org and I was so excited! In my music schedule I have my regular daily schedule, but then at the end of each day, I have an...
by Bonnie | Mar 13, 2012 | Composing Music, Reflections and Caveats
For as long as I can remember, I have written music for pleasure. I write for myself, I write for my friends and I write for my family. I write as an expression of my faith in Jesus Christ…. but as much as I write, only occasionally do I write music for...
