Best moment of the day.
Our choir concert on Tuesday was super sweet. Our day yesterday at the choir festival was really special and today one of the 5th graders who played the djembe for one of our pieces got to audition for a highly coveted place in the 6th grade percussion class for band...
Choir Attendance Tracking- Keeping it Simple, Keeping it REAL!
My after school choir is made up of volunteers. The folks who have a good attendance record and who attend 80% of rehearsals get to go on our field trips. With that in mind, over the years I've spent a TON of time keeping track of choir attendance. I've...
Caution: Elementary Music Centers Under Construction – Part 6
Here is a center dilemma that I didn't have a good answer to for a long time....mostly because the answer was so easy and obvious that I almost missed it. I would like my students to have access to instruments during centers, but I find that what starts out as gentle...
Confessions of a Tired Music Teacher! – Two Unrelated Truths I’ve Unexpectedly Uncovered.
This was a tough week. In terms of school it is a tough time of year because the calendar is not our friend. Both teachers and students are suffering from fatigue. After all we have been in school for a very long time. Yet, in Texas we have our heaviest round of...