This was a moment when I thought, what could I do differently, what could I add, what scaffold could I put into the sequence to make it click? https://youtu.be/uU3Y-rq9r8o?si=GKjjudd3p2bV-0NR Today…

You are strong, you are capable, and you were hired to make music with children. Except for keeping them safe, that is your number one job. https://youtu.be/78cvYOGAK40 If I could…

You are strong, you are capable, and you were hired to make music with children. Except for keeping them safe, that is your number one job. https://youtu.be/78cvYOGAK40 If I could…

The reason that we became music teachers is because there is a part of us that just can't stay away. If it's your first year teaching music, I made this…

If we can think about elements that exist when children play and make music organically, we may be able to better support the three primary needs outlined in Self Determination…

When it comes time to implement new teaching strategies, it's really important to think about what is the essence, the purpose, the goal of any particular lesson or lesson segment?…

It's important to know where those natural stopping points are. There's a good chance that we won't get through everything we want to accomplish in one class session. For the…

It's important to know where those natural stopping points are. There's a good chance that we won't get through everything we want to accomplish in one class session. For the…

The idea of scripting is to write out what you would say to your students, and a possible student response, so that you can think of every single every little…

There are opportunities for divergent thinking and creative problem solving within those larger structures we've constructed in the music classroom. Anne Mileski Creativity is a BIG word. But getting started…