Fundraising Archives - Make Moments Matter

Make your own guitar picks out of nearly anything! You can also use the pick punch to draw in families on open house nights of conference days.

February 14, 2016

The Pick Punch – Make Your Own Guitar Picks

Classroom Ideas

I’m always looking for fun and exciting ways to get parents into the music room during parent teacher conferences. I want to bring them in with something fun and engaging that will get them excited about music. One of the greatest successes I ever had was when I created an […]

March 21, 2015

Grant Funding for the Music Room

Classroom Ideas

Do you ever look into a music vendor catalog and see pipe dreams instead of possibilities? These days I feel like it is a constant battle to get funding for the instruments, resources, technology, and professional development that we all desperately need. Even if you teach in an affluent district where money […]

January 15, 2014

DonorsChoose.org — Getting Started, Tips, and Pointers

Classroom Ideas

When you teach music in a school with a seriously limited budget you have to get creative. If you’ve gone through any of my blog posts it’s likely that you’ve seen my DIY projects (and you’ll continue to see them) because I just don’t have the budget at my school […]