by Bonnie | Jun 21, 2026 | Uncategorized
Today I logged into my MelodySoup.org website and was SHOCKED to realize that the last time I wrote a blog post was way back in 2023! At that time I announced out loud that I was writing a book. I was writing a book…. , well I still am writing a book, but doing...
by Bonnie | Mar 18, 2023 | Music Classroom Resources, New Music Teacher, Professional Book Shelf, Professional Development, Reflections and Caveats, teacher corner, Uncategorized
Writing and composing have always brought me joy. While hopscotching through the extremely busy pace of teaching elementary music I have regularly found myself gleefully diving into seasons of writing or composing diligence. Its not at all surprising that these...
by Bonnie | Jan 17, 2023 | Classroom Organization, Music Classroom Set up, New Music Teacher, Professional Development, teacher corner, Uncategorized
I’ve been teaching for 24 years and I have always been terrible with paper management. Whether it is simply that I am overwhelmed by the volume of papers that cross my desk, overwhelmed by the tasks represented by each paper or simply overwhelmed, it is not at...
by Bonnie | Jun 22, 2022 | Music Classroom Set up, teacher corner, Uncategorized
Today a younger music teacher who belongs to one of the Facebook teacher groups that I am in who is moving campuses expressed concerns about what to do first when moving to a new campus. Getting started can be overwhelming and so I thought I would reply. What you see...
by Bonnie | Jul 21, 2018 | Uncategorized
Today came across a Facebook post where another music teacher had shared a musical alphabet I made MANY MANY MANY years ago as part of my blog melodysoup.blogspot.com. Often people find my free stuff on Pinterest, but now many of the links are broken because...
by Bonnie | Jun 18, 2018 | Fund for Teachers, Music and Travel, Professional Development, Uncategorized
Day 1 – Katy TX to Hope AR Today I embarked on a musical adventure I have been dreaming up for years! Today I drove the most familiar part of my journey and yet by the time I got to Humble I was driving to and through places I have never been before. As I...
