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...
by Jeanette Mihalchik | Sep 2, 2026 | Adding Literacy to the Music Classroom, Student Engagement
We’ve all been there: a classroom of students who are “bouncing off the walls and struggling to focus. In those moments, it’s easy to feel like the “Sunday Scaries” have leaked into your Monday morning. That’s why body percussion games are an...
by Jeanette Mihalchik | Aug 26, 2026 | Student Engagement
The Power of the Pivot When Music Lesson Plans Aren’t Working You spent hours building a beautiful lesson plan—an intricate Orff arrangement, a high-energy movement game, and a step-by-step setup. But less than five minutes in, it turns into a complete dumpster...
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