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It’s here, it’s here! It’s finally here! Well…. Almost. It’s almost the end of the school year… so how do you keep kids engaged right now?! In this blog post, we’re talking about end of the year music lessons for lower grades– K-2.  These lesson focus on activities that are fun and engaging, but also… Continue reading End of Year Music Lessons for Lower Grades

I don’t know about you, but as soon as the weather gets warm and Spring Break is over with, I’m looking forward to the end of the school year. There is, however, still quite a bit of school left– so what do you do when both you and the students are ready for it to… Continue reading Tips for Making it to the End of the School Year

Ah Spring! The birds are chirping, the weather is warming up, and the kids are CRAZY. Seriously. They are ready for summer– and we are too! So here are some of my favorite Spring music lessons to keep you elementary music students engaged through testing season, Spring Break, and the end of the year madness. … Continue reading The Most Exciting Spring Music Lessons

When it comes to December in the music room, it’s important to come up with holiday music lessons for all of your students, and to showcase different groups of people. One of the ways that you can do that is with songs for Hanukkah!  Hanukkah is a Jewish holiday at the end of November or… Continue reading The Best Folk Songs for Hanukkah Elementary Music Lessons

I have a theory that most music teachers feel more comfortable teaching either melody or rhythm. They seem similar, but they are completely different. I, for example, find rhythm so much easier to teach. Other elementary music teachers find it the opposite. Because I had a harder time with melody, I really had to work… Continue reading How to Teach Melody in Elementary Music

Today we're talking all about how to structure your class (on a daily basis!)     Basic class structure: Stretches I can statement (focus) Movement activity Main focus of the class (what concept are we working on?) Extension activity (working on the main focus of the class) Closing activity Click here to download a (free)… Continue reading New Teacher Course Day 2

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I never thought that I would be teaching online. If you'd told me a year ago that this was happening, I would have thought you were completely crazy. Distance learning as a music teacher is tough-- but it's not impossible. In the Spring, I had a really, really hard time. I was beyond stressed out.… Continue reading How to Survive Distance Learning as a Music Teacher

  This situation sucks. This is the guide to making teaching elementary music online manageable and fun with this book full of lesson ideas.           Let's make online learning simple for you and fun for the students. You never thought you'd be teaching music online. It's not ideal, but it's necessary.… Continue reading Virtual Music Lessons for Teaching Music Online