Guest Blogger Archives - Make Moments Matter

June 7, 2016

June Music Education Blog Carnival

Classroom Ideas

The music education blog carnival is a monthly post that links to several new music education blog posts across the web. These blog posts were compiled from the month of May 2016 and feature music teachers from around the world. Thanks to everyone who wrote wonderful and insightful […]

June 5, 2016

Musical Magic: Why We Love to Show Musicals to Our Students

Lesson Ideas

I love showing musicals to my students. Kids are mesmerized by the spectacle, the joy, and the drama. Kids are easily hooked in to the stories and exuberant song and dance numbers (and often end up clapping after songs finish). I could go on and on about why musicals are […]

October 7, 2014

October Music Education Blog Carnival

Classroom Ideas

A music education blog carnival is a monthly post that links to several new music education blog posts across the web. These blog posts were compiled from the month of September and feature music teachers from around the world. Thanks to everyone who has contributed blog posts this month! […]

August 21, 2014

Orff to see the Wizard, Kodaly borrow your ruby slippers?

Classroom Ideas

One of the things that I love about being a music educator is that there are a ton of ways to teach music to children. Some of us dwell on rhythm, drums, percussion instruments, and improvisation. Some people spend the bulk of their time sitting around a guitar or a […]

Quick little phrases that I use all the time to get kids back on track!

January 21, 2014

2/4 Tuesday – Little Phrases to Save the Day

Classroom Ideas

I have a bunch of little catchphrases that I use every day. I think that all teachers do! “One, two, three. Eyes on me!” These quick little sentences help reorient our classes and get kids’ attention. The other day I was in a friend’s classroom and heard her say one […]

Here are some of my favorite little tricks to smooth transitions and get kids learning more quickly.

November 20, 2013

2/4 Tiny Tricks to Make Life Easier

Classroom Ideas

You can never have enough tricks up your sleeve when you work with kids. It’s bad enough for classroom teachers who see the same 20-30 kids day in and day out. At least they have time to teach kids procedures that help to alleviate some of the crazy behaviors. They […]

Children standing on a stage for a school performance

November 14, 2013

Preparing for A Concert or School Performance

Classroom Ideas

I’m always looking for new tips and tricks to make concert preparation easier. I feel like I perpetually get burned out and stressed out when planning for a school performance because there are so many details to work out. Anything that I can do to alleviate some of the stress […]

The Big Red Sub Binder - stocked and ready to go!

November 6, 2013

2/4 Tuesday: Substitute Planning!

Classroom Ideas

I took a personal day for a doctor’s appointment last Friday and as I was preparing for the day I hit that slump of “What should I plan for this sub… who knows if it’s going to be a music person or not… Ugh!” I find it really hard to […]