by Bonnie | Dec 23, 2014 | 5 tips for potential music teachers, Reflections and Caveats, Teaching Music 101
Occasionally, I get find myself in conversations with high school and college students who are hoping to become music teachers. Recently, this seems to happen more often. Here are the things that I tell my young friends when I have the chance. Disclaimer:...
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 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 | Jun 10, 2013 | music teacher encouragement, Next Year, Professional Development, Reflections and Caveats, singing with children, Vocal Health |
Follow my blog with Bloglovin Now that it’s summer Don’t forget to invest in your voice by allowing yourself the time you need for restorative vocal rest. Enjoy some silence. If you have to talk, try to save most of your talking in quiet places away from...
by Bonnie | Jan 11, 2013 | music teacher encouragement, Reflections and Caveats, singing with children
More than half my students are learning English as their second language. I would never consider my Spanish good enough to be called bilingual, but most of the time I can figure out what my students are talking about regardless of the language they are speaking in....
