Questions for FIRST YEAR MUSIC TEACHERS Should Ask IF You Have a MUSIC BUDGET!
Music teachers typically fall into two categories; those with school money and those without. You might not yet know what your situation will be, BUT if your school has some money set aside for your use, GREAT, you need to be a good steward of the money so that the...
3 Things First Year Elementary Music Teachers Can Do BEFORE You Get the Keys to Your New Classroom!
If you are looking for a post about how to decorate your classroom or how to write a lesson plan or plan a performance, this is not that post. As a first year music teacher you may be facing hours of professional development with other first year teachers, most of...
FREE Musical Alphabet
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...
Roots of American Music – The Road Home – Day 20-24
The Road Home - Swannanoa NC - Katy TX Swannanoa NC to Knoxville TN - My dear friends Paul and Mary Magyer had invited me to stay with them in Knoxville, NC on the way home. While Swannanoa NC and Knoxville TN are less than 3 hours away from each other, like me the...