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31 Days of Rhythm – Rhythm Restaurant

Welcome to Day 24 of 31 Days of Rhythm, a collaborative blogging adventure for Music In Our Schools Month. Interested in seeing all 31 posts about rhythm? Check out the Music Ed Blogs Community Facebook page for the rest of the posts in the series.

Small Goals: March 2017

Hey! Heeeeeey! Look at me - I'm blogging! It's been over a year and a half since my last blog post, and so much has happened since then. I've switched districts and am no longer a traveling teacher. (I have a room!!!) This has been a blessing for sure...

music room setup… in a jiffy!

Guess what?!?!? I get my very own room this year (well, at least part of the time).  The day before school started, my Monday school informed me they had an open room this year and that I could use it every Monday...

getting to know you blog hop

Hi there! Long time no see! If you haven't noticed, I'm a pretty crummy blogger. I have so many ideas I want to share, but I can never seem to find the time to write them all down. In an attempt to get myself blogging more often about quality content, I've joined...

recorder sequence (part 1) – starting on E

A while back I posted about alternatives to starting your recorder sequence on B-A-G. Several people have asked for more details as to what materials I use to teach my sequence and what my overall sequence looks like. I will try...

solving the mallet mystery

You may choose to view the video through this blog post, on YouTube’s website, or by visiting the video’s project page. Read about the advantages of visiting the video’s project page when showing it to a class . My master’s class last semester was on creating videos...

bla bla bla app review

Welcome to Techie Tip Tuesday (No. 1). Techie Tip Tuesday will be a semi-regular feature here on i ♥ teaching music. In the first edition of Techie Tip Tuesday (which I’m actually posting on Monday cause I’m ahead of schedule for once), I’d like to introduce you to...

beginning recorder – alternatives to B-A-G

One of the benefits of being a traveling teacher is getting exposed to different teaching philosophies. I teach in at least 3 schools each year and when you factor in all the schools I’ve taught in, I’ve worked closely with 9 different elementary music teachers...

31 Days of Rhythm – Rhythm Restaurant

Welcome to Day 24 of 31 Days of Rhythm, a collaborative blogging adventure for Music In Our Schools Month. Interested in seeing all 31 posts about rhythm? Check out the Music Ed Blogs Community Facebook page for the rest of the posts in the series.

Small Goals: March 2017

Hey! Heeeeeey! Look at me - I'm blogging! It's been over a year and a half since my last blog post, and so much has happened since then. I've switched districts and am no longer a traveling teacher. (I have a room!!!) This has been a blessing for sure...

music room setup… in a jiffy!

Guess what?!?!? I get my very own room this year (well, at least part of the time).  The day before school started, my Monday school informed me they had an open room this year and that I could use it every Monday...

getting to know you blog hop

Hi there! Long time no see! If you haven't noticed, I'm a pretty crummy blogger. I have so many ideas I want to share, but I can never seem to find the time to write them all down. In an attempt to get myself blogging more often about quality content, I've joined...

recorder sequence (part 1) – starting on E

A while back I posted about alternatives to starting your recorder sequence on B-A-G. Several people have asked for more details as to what materials I use to teach my sequence and what my overall sequence looks like. I will try...

solving the mallet mystery

You may choose to view the video through this blog post, on YouTube’s website, or by visiting the video’s project page. Read about the advantages of visiting the video’s project page when showing it to a class . My master’s class last semester was on creating videos...