24 years of teaching middle school band and I still get excited about beginning a new school year. Seeing eager new and returning...

In this article, I’ll show you three ways SRF can be incorporated into your next band rehearsal. Short melodic exercises are automatically

Given our profession, music teachers are reflective practitioners always finding ways to make a performance better. Helping our students reflect on a past performance helps them recognize areas for improvement and celebrate successes. Student reflection is an incredibly important skill transferable to all aspects of their lives and an important component for growth. Use these questions below to craft your own concert reflection. *Download PDF below If you need a daily rehears

(Updated) Being a music teacher, you know firsthand how crazy the end of the year is with performances, SLO's, classroom clean-up, and more. However, with all the busyness it's important to remember that our students' experience is what matters most. Before school's out, create a survey for your students to reflect on their year. They can complete this on paper, in a Google Form or use these questions to facilitate a discussion. To help you get started, I've included a list o

By and large, we as music educators do a phenomenal job educating our students, but I believe it’s also important to dedicate some time...

If you're making accompaniment tracks for your students to play-a-long with, here's an easy way to add a count-off to your tracks.

Are you teaching music online? Are you struggling to get your students to keep their cameras on? Would you like to be able to communicate...

I've started curating resources related to the music education profession and the COVID-19 pandemic. Our professional organizations have...

When my school district first started with remote learning, I created assignments that focused on fundamental music skills like key...

Don't short change your percussionists during remote learning! Add some variety to their remote learning activities and assignments with...