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Creating Meaningful Performances in General Music educational tips music teachers teacher tips Jan 14, 2020

      Performance is obviously a large part of what music is and how it is taught in the public schools these days. The thing is, sometimes we as music educators get too focused on the final product and forget about the musical moments along the way. While I personally think...

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10 | Building a Program from the Bottom Up with Abby Helbling music teachers show notes that music podcast Nov 01, 2019

 


 

      So many music educators face the task of building a music program from the bottom up. It can be hard to know what to do in these situations, especially when most of our fieldwork in undergraduate settings are in well-established settings. 

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Staying Sane As A Traveling Teacher music teachers teacher tips travel Aug 13, 2019

      For better or for worse, being a traveling teacher is a reality for a large percentage of music teachers, especially those at the elementary level. While I can vouch that there are definitely advantages and disadvantages of sharing your time between multiple schools, I can...

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I Learned More About Teaching Music Outside of the Music Classroom music teacher journey music teachers Apr 16, 2019

      Like a lot of educators fresh out of college, especially those that graduate in the middle of the school year, my first job post-graduation was as a substitute. By the end of my first student teaching placement in March 2017, I was ready to have my own classroom. But...

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