You know this student, too. Maybe there’s an IEP in the file, or a learning difference that never got a formal name, or a home situation that makes “practice 20 minutes a night” a nonstarter through no fault of their own.
Building a Community, One Voice at a Time
Teacher Pain Point: “I don’t have the budget, the venue, or a massive feeder program to build a thriving music department.”
When Chelsey Sweatman walked into Bridgetown Middle School 12 years ago, the choir program was practically non-existent.
Still Doing Manual Grading and Tracking? Here’s How to Optimize
You got into teaching music because you love music. You love the moment a section finally locks in on a chord, the look on a student’s face when a tough passage clicks, the energy of a great rehearsal.
Why the Student Practice Experience Matters and How MakeMusic Helps
You spend your days in the room with your students modeling tone, correcting posture, building ensemble skills, and doing the hundred other things that make you a great director.
Teaching the Elective You Didn’t Ask For
Admin handed you an elective full of kids who landed there because they needed somewhere to be, not because they asked for it.
Level Up Your Sight-Singing: Introducing Sing at First Sight Templates
Sight-singing is one of the most important skills for any singer to develop, and often one of the most intimidating.
5 Ways to Re-Engage Students Who Stopped Practicing
They’re not a bad kid. They’re just unconvinced.
The instrument goes in the case in October and doesn’t come back out unless you’re standing right there.
Easy Challenges for Advanced Students (No Extra Lesson Plan Required)
You know this student. First chair, self-taught half the time, finished the assignment before you were done explaining it. Maybe a perfectionist about it too: never satisfied, hard on themselves over every missed note.
5 MakeMusic Cloud Features Teachers Say Saved Their Year: Straight From The Survey
There’s a reason music educators are a breed set apart. The before-school sectionals, the late-night concert prep, the sheer love of the craft that keeps you coming back every school year.
How to Win Over Your Least Motivated Music Students
You know this student, too. They’re not a bad kid; they’re just unconvinced. The instrument goes in the case in October and doesn’t come back out unless you’re standing right there.