Music Listening Club – part 2

by Bonnie | Mar 2, 2012 | after-school program, Music Listening

In response to some questions I’ve gotten about my Music Listening Club post I thought I’d write an update about how things are going now that we have been meeting almost every Thursday for 8 weeks. My after school listening club has grown from 15 to 22...

Deep in the Heart of Texas – Hoe Down and Texas Sing Along

by Bonnie | Feb 14, 2012 | Go Texas Day Sing Along, Singing with children

Each February in Houston as we prepare for the annual Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, we have “Go Texas Day!”  Everyone in Houston wears their boots to work.  Literal wagon trains converge on the city and meet up in time for the Rodeo parade that opens...

Donorschoose.org – How did I ever teach music without it?

by Bonnie | Jan 25, 2012 | Music Classroom Resources, Professional Collaboration, Reflections and Caveats | 2 comments

I’m currently right in the middle of my 13th year as a music teacher 10 years at my first school and  2.5 years into teaching at my current school.  And Ya’ll I wish that I had found out about donorschoose.org a long time ago! I FINALLY discovered...

Pinterest: Is it an addiction or a potential path to better teaching?

by Bonnie | Jan 14, 2012 | Classroom Organization, Music Literacy, Music Teacher Planner, Reflections and Caveats

I’ve discovered Pinterest!  It is a guilty pleasure at the end of a long day to scroll through image after image of beautiful things and nice ideas.  It’s like an ever evolving magazine on steroids that I can “rip” pages out of to keep AND...

Every day is a new day!

by Bonnie | Sep 20, 2011 | music teacher encouragement, Reflections and Caveats, Singing with children

Each morning after breakfast duty, I run up to the office to help my 5th grade helpers as they do the announcements.  Then I run back to my classroom just in time to greet my first class of the day which is always kindergarten.  I think that kindergarten is great in...

After school is where it starts

by Bonnie | Sep 13, 2011 | after-school program, music teacher encouragement, Reflections and Caveats, Singing with children, Teaching Music 101 | 1 comment

This is shaping up to become a truly great year.  In addition to my regular school day I’ve been given the chance to provide music classes to students who want to take them after school.  This year my half time co-teacher is coming back to campus each Monday...