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Tag Archives: perform
How to tell when your child isn’t practicing.
Excellent article that applies to all instruments, and not only to the piano. (And it’s not too long, either!) Click Here to read it! Not much needs to be added to the article, but I do want to make the … Continue reading
Recital Programs!
As a creative person, I do enjoy making an attractive product like a recital program, but sometimes they are a pain. Below you will find a link to purchase some I have created, if you do not want to go through … Continue reading
Posted in Teaching Band, Teaching Chorus, Teaching Elementary, Teaching Orchestra, Teaching Other Music Classes, Teaching Piano, Teaching Private Lessons, Teaching Voice
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Recital Tips (gifts!)
As far as teaching careers are concerned, mine has been relatively short. I taught a few lessons as a teenager, but have only been consistently teaching for approximately 6 years. Here is what I have learned: Make a simple program … Continue reading
Posted in Teaching Piano, Teaching Private Lessons, Teaching Voice
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3.5 Rules for Picking Christmas Music
It’s that time of year, when music teachers all over America (and I assume other places too!) begin picking Christmas music with their students. I enjoy this particularly because it is like hitting the reset button for the students: they … Continue reading
Posted in Teaching Piano, Teaching Private Lessons, Teaching Voice
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10 Things You Should Do BEFORE Your Child Starts Piano Lessons
Check out this excellent article by Elissa Milne. Click Here to read it. I would also add to this list: 11. Make sure your child knows the difference between high/low and loud/soft. You wouldn’t believe the number of students who … Continue reading
Posted in Teaching Piano, Teaching Private Lessons
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Music Curriculum Standards and Pacing Guide
Hi all! I’m currently sitting in a chorus/band summer training institute for teachers and we are discussing music standards, and how to work with them. Some useful websites for planning lessons and exploring standards are: 1. http://www.CPALMS.org, the site for … Continue reading
Posted in Teaching Band, Teaching Chorus, Teaching Elementary, Teaching Guitar, Teaching Orchestra
Tagged arts, band, choir, chorus, cpalms, elementary, essential learnings, fine arts, guide, high school, incomplete curriculum, marzano, middle school, music, orchestra, pacing, perform, Race to the top, standards, strings, sunshine state, vocal, voice, winds
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Tips for vocalists and singers.
Yes, I make the distinction between vocalists and singers. A vocalist is generally one who has studied voice and has learned basics of healthy singing as well as learning a variety of repertoire. A singer is a person who likes … Continue reading
Posted in sight-singing, studio, Teaching Chorus, Teaching Private Lessons
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10 Lessons the Arts Teach
The arts teach children to make good judgements about qualitative relationships. The arts teach children that problems can have more than one solution and that questions can have more than one answer. (There are different ways of doing things, though … Continue reading
“Did you know?” Facts about music’s effect on us.
In 2012 I had the privilege of teaching at a middle school and working with a very kind and smart student who loves music, and enjoys composing. He is now a sophomore in high school and taking composition classes. This … Continue reading
Posted in Informational, Inspirational
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Resource: FREE Music Lesson Plans
Check out this database of music lesson plans from Hillsborough Countyu Schools: Music Curriculum Search You will need to enter the provided username and password. I have not examined these lesson plans in detail, but when you log in you … Continue reading
Posted in 3rd-5th Grade Lessons, Kindergarten Lessons, Lesson Plans & Ideas, Teaching Elementary
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Adventures of a Music Teacher 