TAP 143 – First Year Teacher Advice I Wish I Knew Starting Out
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…
TAP 142 – What Do I Do My First Year Teaching Elementary Music
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…
TAP 141 – Self Determination Theory in the Music Classroom
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…
TAP 140 – I want to be a better music teacher, how do I start?
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?…
TAP 139 – 4 Ways to Use Ostinato in the Elementary Music Classroom
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…
TAP 138 – How to Break Down Activities Over Multiple Elementary Music Lessons
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…
TAP 137 – Should I Script My Elementary Music Lessons?
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…
TAP 136 – Getting Started with Creativity in Elementary Music
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…
TAP 135 – 3 Ways to Jumpstart Your Music Class
Even if you have to take attendance, even if you need to gather a couple of materials last minute, find a way to get your kids starting to make music…
TAP 134 – Tea with V: How Children Learn Music Best
Labeling and telling students about a concept from a theoretical perspective has no bearing on whether or not they can use it and whether or not they can use it…
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