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…
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…
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…
We’re building these musical experiences that we can pull from later when we move beyond steady beat and vocal exploration. Those are the foundation for everything else we’re going to…
Backing up looks a little bit different. It’s not necessarily, let me step back to this one concept, it’s let me take a look at all those concepts that I…
It's the foundation of safety so that you can ask them to take risks later on in class. Victoria Boler Back to school season is in FULL swing. Whether you've…
Knowing HOW to teach is almost or as much of a baffling thing as knowing WHAT to teach. Anne Mileski Riddle me this: have you ever had a conversation with…
The goal of the transition is to keep our students engaged while also connecting one activity to the next in a meaningful way that is hopefully tied to a learning…
The purpose of the transition is to take the pieces of your lesson flow that flesh out your learning objectives and find the connecting thread to tie it all together.…
The most important part of a closing routine is to make your kids feel like successful, independent music makers. Anne Mileski In this episode, we’re going to piggyback off of…
The important piece of making an open routine isn’t having the same steps each time. It’s all about setting the context for your lesson, and actively making music right away.…