Marching band season is almost upon us. That means there’s a lot of music to learn, and MakeMusic Cloud can help.
Let’s MakeMusic This Summer!
The traditional school year is nearly over and everyone is dreaming of the fun change of routine that summer brings.
Time Hacks for Teachers: Use Your Time More Wisely
Teachers are incredibly busy people. We have demands placed on us constantly – both in and out of the classroom – and there never seem to be enough hours in the day.
Time Hacks for Teachers: Reclaiming Your Time
There never seems to be enough hours in the day. To help, you might turn to time management experts for advice., Unfortunately, they never seem to grasp the life of a music educator.
5 Ways to use Canva in the Elementary Music Classroom
This article was originally published in the October 2022 issue of NJMEA’s TEMPO Magazine.
Canva for Education is a free tool for K–12 teachers and their students where one can create and personalize their own original designs, posters, videos, manipulatives, badges, certificates, or choose from thousands of high-quality, copyright-free educational templates.
From Methods to Madness: Ideas for a Sane Teaching Experience
We currently live in a crazy time for teachers. If you’re just starting out, your undergraduate methods classes and student teaching experience can’t begin to prepare you for all that is about to happen.
Student Motivation in the Music Classroom
I want to motivate my students, but how? In the music classroom, motivating students is so important because it encourages them to constantly seek to improve.
Teaching Music with Technology
Technology is a powerful tool in the music classroom. There are countless apps, programs, and resources available to educators that can use to enhance their teaching and explain complicated concepts with ease.
Classroom Management Part 1: General Music Classrooms
The two words we hear in education more than anything else: Classroom Management. One of my former colleagues and close friends has a plaque in her office that says, “I teach music, what’s your superpower?” No group of words has ever been more true.
5 Conducting Tips for Choir Rehearsals
Here are five tips to help improve your conducting during choir rehearsals.
1. Know What Sound You WantI believe it’s important to know the sound that you ultimately want your choir to achieve – and audiate it – before you give them a downbeat.