by Bonnie | Jul 2, 2019 | blogging, music teacher encouragement, Reflections and Caveats
(What I hope for my next 20 years in the music classroom.) I cannot believe that I’ve been teaching general music for 20 years! Given the average enrollment at each of the 3 schools where I have spent the last twenty years, and the annual addition of a new crew...
by Bonnie | Jun 5, 2019 | music teacher encouragement, Reflections and Caveats, Teaching in a Crisis
Burnout among teachers is real! IF you are a music teacher you already KNOW the things you face daily that put you most at risk of burnout. After 20 years of teaching music here are some things that help me avoid burnout. 1. Celebrate The Good Stuff – even if...
by Bonnie | May 28, 2019 | Choir Resources, Reflections and Caveats, singing with children, Singing with children
For the last 10 years or so, at 3 different campuses students interested in singing in the volunteer extracurricular choir simply turned in a form (paper or digital) to join choir. In anticipation of next year’s choir, I decided to try something new, and I am so...
by Bonnie | Apr 19, 2019 | Music Classroom Resources, music teacher encouragement, Reflections and Caveats, Teaching Music 101
This year my fifth graders and I embarked on a new adventure…. We learned how to play ukulele. Before adding this to our musical adventure there were quite a few steps that my co-teacher and I had to accomplish. Research and Funding Before we ever started...
by Bonnie | Nov 25, 2018 | Professional Development, Reflections and Caveats, Vocal Health
Last week something bloomed in Houston and when it did my voice disappeared! On Tuesday morning, I was speaking to and occasionally model singing for my before school choir quite comfortably. By 5th grade that afternoon, I was able to croak out enough notes to model...
by Bonnie | Sep 15, 2018 | Classroom Management and Discipline, Rhythm
This year I tried something I’ve never done before!!!! I’ve seen other folks create rules that align with rhythms which is super cool…. but I wanted to have rhythm rules that fit with the acronym M.U.S.I.C. SOOOOO To make these I used digital...
