In college my professors told me that the best teachers are the people who beg, borrow, and steal. Great educators look for new ideas, work hard to adapt concepts for their situation, and are continually talking with other teachers about what they can do to improve their practice. I hope that something on this page helps inspire or encourage you in your teaching!
I started this webpage with the intent to share resources, begin conversations, and make connections within the music education community. It’s so rare that music teachers get to spend time with other music teachers to talk shop and borrow ideas. We need more chances to build connections and create relationships with our peers. I hope that the articles, links, and resources mentioned on this site can be an encouragement to you! Please leave comments, reach out with questions, and share with your friends so that we can all become better at what we do.
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Here’s the place for lesson plans, singing games, folk dances, instrument ideas, and inspiration for everything else.
Lots of little ideas including tech tips, classroom management, DIY projects, and anything else that will save time and sanity.
Everything you should know about bulletin boards, word walls, anchor charts, hallway decoration, organization, and more.
Do you ever see a project in a Facebook Group or on Pinterest and immediately think “I could do that!” This DIY music crayon project came from one of those a-ha moments after surfing through a music teacher Facebook group. The original poster in Elementary Music Teachers, Jennifer Z., had
A few years ago I was in the hallway after school fumbling with butcher paper, bulletin board border, and a freshly laminated set of posters based around the National Standards for Music Education (at the time I was still using the NAfME standards from 1994). I was halfway done with
Teaching the Nutcracker is one of my favorite things to do every December. I got my first Nutcracker as a gift when I was in second grade and ever since I have loved to find new nutcrackers, retell the classic fairy tale, listen to the music, and share with others.
I once had a professor say that it wasn’t enough to learn about a culture by reading facts, figures, and statistics. This professor assigned novels written by members of certain communities so that we could hear stories and see the culture through the author’s eyes, learning from their perspective. Hispanic
I love thinking about classroom design and function. When I plan out my classroom (the bulletin boards, the general layout, where and how to store the instruments, decorative details) I always try to keep kids in mind. I want to think about how the room functions for them and how
Have you seen pictures on Pinterest or Facebook with colorful rhythm dice and thought, “How cool! But, how would I use them? Would I need to make them? How should I do that?” I had all of those questions and then one day the dice dropped into my lap and
