by Jeanette Mihalchik | Oct 15, 2026 | Classroom Management, Motivation for Music Teachers, Tips and Tricks for Music Teachers
Picture this: It’s the Friday before a holiday break, or maybe the day after a fifth-grade field trip. The students walk into your music room buzzing with wild, chaotic energy. You have a complex unit planned, but within five minutes, you’re yelling over the noise,...
by Jeanette Mihalchik | Oct 7, 2026 | Behavior Management, Classroom Management, Tips and Tricks for Music Teachers, Tips for First Year Music Teachers
If you’re wondering what to do when kids aren’t behaving in music class, the answer isn’t to push harder. Powering through a lesson when students’ energy doesn’t match your plan sets everyone up for failure. Picture this: Your next class walks...
by Jeanette Mihalchik | Sep 23, 2026 | Motivation for Music Teachers, Tips and Tricks for Music Teachers
We’ve all had those days. You shut your classroom door at 3:15 PM, sink into your desk chair, and think: “I am terrible at this.” The truth is, you’re NOT a bad teacher. Here’s what I want you to know right off the bat: You are not alone—we all have...
by Jeanette Mihalchik | Sep 16, 2026 | Behavior Management, Classroom Management, Tips and Tricks for Music Teachers
You know the feeling: your lesson was planned to perfection, but the second you told your 4th graders to head to the xylophones, absolute chaos breaks out. Running ensues, instruments get bumped, and suddenly you’re shouting over the noise just to get their attention...
by Jeanette Mihalchik | Sep 9, 2026 | Behavior Management, Classroom Management, Student Engagement
Every elementary music teacher knows the feeling: you pause for two seconds to check your lesson plan, and suddenly three kindergartners are rolling on the floor, two are making funny faces, and the entire room is in stitches. Early in my teaching career, silly...
