“Woo-hoo!!! It’s Summer Break and I don’t have to even think about school for 3 months!!!” As much as I might think and dream that, beyond my first naive summer break it has never happened. Summers are a great time to prepare for the future year! Grades have been...
With summer approaching, you might find yourself looking for something fun to add to your schedule. I would like the make the case for you to consider joining your local community band, choir, and/or orchestra. Although most groups take a break for the summer, it’s a...
It’s Jennifer Hibbard here, coming to you from the Yellow Brick Road. We’ve made it through our first full week of March, and we all know what that means. Spring performance season is upon us! Seasoned music teachers know that preparations for any concert...
The following is a list of classroom-tested strategies for teaching musical form. Binary and Ternary Form Cut a collection of shapes from colored foam and labelled them with A, B, C etc. As students listen to a piece for the first time, draw the shapes up on the board...
Hi friends! This is Melissa from Mrs. Stouffer’s Music Room dropping in to give you some great back to school tips! With the new school year approaching, there are a lot of things I have wanted to try but haven’t done yet. And I keep saying I’m going to try them and...
