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First Steps in Teaching Ukulele
The ukuleles have arrived. They are unpacked and waiting for the next step. The question is, what is the next step? Where do you start?
5 Reasons You Should Teach Ukulele
Ever since Grace VanderWaal hit the stage in 2016 on America’s Got Talent, ukulele has been all the rage with elementary school students. Almost 2 million ukuleles were sold in the United States in 2021!
5 Secrets to Help your Students Overcome Fear of Failure
As a music teacher, one challenge you run into all the time is students who don’t think they’re good at music. They may think they can’t sing well (or maybe someone’s told them they have a bad voice).
How to Turn Ew’s into Yay’s – Classical Music Reboot
How many times have you heard, “Ew, this music is so boring”, when you’re trying to give your kiddos some culture and hone their music listening ears? Yep, it can be super difficult to create lesson plans to introduce your students to the great composers and their music.
How to Encourage Positive Behavior with a Solid System
Kateri Swavely-Verenna is on the blog today to talk about how engaging lessons and solid classroom management skills need to work hand-in-hand in your music classroom.
How to Set Your Students Up for Success Part 2
Creating a safe space for your students is probably the most important thing you’ll do in the first weeks of school. When it comes to classroom culture, being a music teacher comes with its own set of challenges.
How to Set Your Students Up for Success – Assessment
As a teacher, you are always thinking about a better way to reach your students and the best way to help them learn. The beginning of the year is the perfect time to think about how last year went and to put some new procedures and ideas in place.
5 Time Saving Tips to Help You Plan for the New Year
Whether you’re a first year teacher, or a seasoned pro, the new year is always jam packed FULL of all the things. There’s so much to consider… a new behavior management system, classroom decor, a theme for the year, curriculum planning, program ideas, I mean it’s an endless list.
How to Learn 300 New Names by December
One of your biggest challenges at the beginning of the year is learning a BUNCH of new names. I feel you! That seems to be a bigger struggle for me every year.
Plan Your School Year with YOU in mind
You’ve done the resting and relaxing. You’ve probably taken some summer PD. You’re having the back-to-school nightmares. Yep, it’s getting super close to the first day of school. Are you excited? Nervous? Terrified? All of the above?