This year, our principal asked our special area teachers for ways to better communicate with parents. In addition to updating our classroom ...

Do you still have Frozen Fever? Most of my students, and some teachers, are still obsessed with Frozen!  (Theresa, I'm calling you o...

I love Jimmy Fallon and the Tonight Show! Occasionally, Jimmy and the show's band, The Roots, perform popular songs with one of their m...

I have planned lots of new music centers for this year and my students have really enjoyed them. I will be blogging more about the cent...

In Memory of Dr. Michael Tunnell 1954-2014 I am deeply saddened to hear that my former trumpet professor, Dr. Michael Tunnell, los...

  In addition to music, I also teach visual art. My student teacher for the fall, Ms. Reed, had a very short placement (only 8 weeks...

Several people have asked on music teacher Facebook groups how others handle playing tests for recorders. Here is an overview of how I a...