You already know the job description doesn’t capture half of it.
Yes, you’re a music educator, but you’re also a counselor, mediator, mentor, coach, cheerleader, schedule-juggler, and, on some days, a miracle worker.
Reaching the Quiet Music Student Who Never Raises a Hand
You know this student, though “know” is a funny word for it, because they’ve made a quiet art out of not being noticed.
From Zero to 100+ Instrumentalists: How Kim Rosenbaum Built a Thriving Music Program in the Center of Brooklyn
When Kimberly Rosenbaum walked into P.S. 197, The King’s Highway Academy, in central Brooklyn six years ago, she was met with an ambitious goal from her administration: build an instrumental music program from scratch.
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.
Why Students Still Aren’t Practicing (and What the Research Says Actually Works)
You already know the feeling. You plan an incredible rehearsal, you give clear assignments, you send students home with everything they need, and then Monday rolls around and it’s like the music evaporated over the weekend.
How to Challenge Your Most Advanced Music Students
You know the student. They show up already knowing the piece you recently assigned, or they’re sight-reading the next page while everyone else is still working through measure four.
5 Ways to Get Music Students to Practice Outside of Class & Enjoy It!
Are you at the point where you’re ready to bribe your kids to practice? You’re not alone!
For many music teachers, the struggle to get students to practice outside of class is all too familiar.
How to Bring A Music Program Back to Life: Recruitment & Retention
It’s a cold weekday morning. You step into the crime scene you’ve been called to and take in your surroundings.
Marching Band Camp Checklist
Before the marching season can get started, there are tons of things to do. Marching band is really not a “season” but a year-round endeavor!
Build It. Sustain It.
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.