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Tag Archives: teachers
Mass Shootings: Please, don’t scare the children.
Note: This is not a political statement either for or against guns, just something worth noting if you teach children. Most of my students are either young and blissfully unaware of the shooting that ocurred last week, or they are … Continue reading
7 Tips for saving Money on Music!
Hello everyone! Check out this post for some excellent tips on saving money on sheet music. Some things I do personally: Only buy copies of books you know you will use frequently. For me, this is usually the primer level … Continue reading
Posted in Teaching Private Lessons, Tips and Tricks
Tagged copy, lesson, money, music, piano, save, sheet, teacher, teachers, tips, voice
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Forget STEM, it’s time for STEAM!
Finally, someone is getting a clue that something is missing from the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) program, and that is the letter “A”, for Arts! Read this article on a new project starting in New York. http://nationswell.com/well-rounded-education-new-york-city-revive-arts-additional-teachers/
Posted in Informational, Inspirational
Tagged art, arts, budget, cut, education, engineering, funding, hire, math, new york, pay, school, science, steam, stem, teachers, technology
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Double Bass Basics
Double Bass Basics Photo from http://www.dafmusic.com Based on information given by bassist and orchestra teacher Mauricio Rodriguez, at a strings clinic I attended recently. The bass should be viewed as an extension of your body, it should be very natural … Continue reading
Posted in Instruments
Tagged action, basics, bass, bass for dummies, body, bout, bow, bowing, bows, class, contra, double, dummies, endpin, etude, finger board, French, German, hair, height, help, hold, how-to, left hand, lesson, material, music, neck, orchestra, position, posture, repair, resources, right hand, scales, scroll, size, string, strings, teach, teachers, tips, tricks, tutorial, upright, website
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Why Our Education System is Collapsing…
Someone sent me an interesting article on the collapse of the American system of education, by Glenn Beck. I don’t know a lot about him, but this video makes some great points and I thought I would share it with … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Uncategorized
Tagged beck, collapse, common core, conform, conservative, critical, education, educational, glenn, government, home, language, learn, liberal, music, president, problems, progressive, public, read, school, system, teachers, think, wilson, wisdom, woodrow
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Elementary Music Classroom – Links
Elementary Music Classroom Resources (Most of these are included elsewhere, but compiled here.) Music in Motion: http://www.musicmotion.com This is where the theory posters with the toucans are found! Enchanted Learning: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Home.html Resources for general education as well as music. Including … Continue reading
Posted in Elementary Music Classroom
Tagged audio, beat, chart, classics, clips, composer, database, diagram, diagrams, elementary, Elementary Music, enchanted, flash card, free, games, institute, instrument, kids, kindergarten, kodaly, label, learning, lesson, lesson plans, lessons, motion, mp3, music education, music in motion, piano, poster, private lessons, radio, resources, rhythm, sample, show, sound, symbol, teacher, teachers, teaching, theory, timbre, toucan, worksheets
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Adventures of a Music Teacher 