The holiday season is a busy time for music teachers, filled with performances, celebrations, and altered schedules. To help keep your students engaged and inspired before the holiday break, we’ve put together a collection of holiday activities.
Clearing the Path: Leadership in the Age of Change
Leadership development is a crucial element in ensuring success for students, teachers, districts, and any organization. Development isn’t just reading the “Top 5 Leadership Strategies” as you scroll through your Linkedin timeline; Leadership requires constant engagement with your personal habits and their relationship to external forces.
Teaching Concert Music or the Method Book
Do I teach concert music or the method book? It’s a conversation I have with colleagues all the time and it’s something I ask myself each day in the classroom.
Music Educators: Don’t Leave on Break Before Doing These Things
5 Survival Tips for the Days Before Break
Preserving the Gift: The Importance of Hearing Protection for Musicians and Music Educators
Each May 31, National Save Your Hearing Day recognizes the importance of preserving our hearing. As musicians and music educators, our auditory sense is a treasured gift that allows us to connect with our artistry and share it with the world.
Appreciating the Teachers Who Shaped Us
Taking Care of Yourself Physically, Musically, Mentally, and Emotionally
Self-care is the most important guiding principle to have as a music educator.
Helping Parents and (Other Potential Volunteers) Say: “Sign Me Up!”
Open this when you need some inspiration
Thank you for your work in music education! Even on the hardest days, your students are still so lucky to call you their teacher.