by Bonnie | Jul 11, 2015 | Instructional Road Maps, Reflections and Caveats, Teaching Music 101
1. Synchronize your calendar with your instructional rotation. Your schedule will vary significantly depending on how often you see your students. In my 16 years of teaching I have taught within a variety of rotations including a 3 day rotation, a 4 day...
by Bonnie | Jul 10, 2015 | Classroom Organization, Instructional Road Maps, Reflections and Caveats, Teaching Music 101
Congratulations! You’ve got your first job as a music teacher at an elementary school! Now what? It’s July, so that means that in about two breathes you will be standing in front of your very first set of students. Your first year of teaching will be a...
by Bonnie | Jun 11, 2015 | Reflections and Caveats
1. Soak up the Silence – or at least the almost silence My ears get weary…. So my favorite thing to do during the summertime is to enjoy silence. Turn off the TV, turn off the music, put away your ever present devices and do something surrounded by...
by Bonnie | Jun 7, 2015 | Reflections and Caveats
Have I mentioned that I LOVE my school? THIS is how awesome they are! Teachers voluntarily attended several before and after school rehearsals in MAY to learn how to play a song on instruments all in order to celebrate what a great year it has been and to take the...
by Bonnie | Mar 12, 2015 | music teacher encouragement, Reflections and Caveats
So this week is spring break and I been taking life VERY VERY easy! 1. SLEEP – I did quite a bit of extra sleeping this week. Sleep is such a simple and important thing….. Luxuriating in extra (needed) sleep and rest can feel quite decedent. Maybe...
by Bonnie | Feb 18, 2015 | music advocacy, Reflections and Caveats
The keynote address at TMEA was absolutely stunning and beautiful and this is just a little bit of a taste of what was shared…. The TMEA talk was so much better and yet I have to share at least a little bit.
