This article was originally published in the October 2022 issue of NJMEA’s TEMPO Magazine.
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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.
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.
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.
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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.
As an elementary school orchestra and general music teacher, I have heard these two words countless times over the last ten years of my teaching career.
We can all agree that music directors who run highly effective programs may possess specific traits that contribute to their success.
Many band directors are frustrated by sub-par performances from their ensembles and mistakenly blame their students. My 33 years of conducting and observing have helped me identify some common band rehearsal mistakes that lead to poor performances.
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