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Purposeful Pathways, Part 2: Unlimited Potential

Purposeful Pathways, Part 2: Unlimited Potential

by Jennifer Shaw | Oct 30, 2024 | Curricular Resources, Lessons | 0 comments

Purposeful Pathways:  1 Rhyme, 5 years! Pathways, possibilities, opportunities…it all points to students learning about music by making music.  Purposeful Pathways is designed to be fluid and flexible, allowing you to choose from multiple pathways, making it so...
Purposeful Pathways, Part 2: Unlimited Potential

Purposeful Pathways, Part 1: Abundant Possibilities:

by Jennifer Shaw | Oct 30, 2024 | Curricular Resources, Lessons | 0 comments

Imagine:  Just before walking out of the building on the last day of school, eager to greet your well deserved summer, you’re informed by your principal that you will be teaching a different grade next year, in addition to what you already teach (cue the distressed...
Percussive Play:  Building Rhythmic Skills Through Partwork, Poetry, and Movement By Roger Sams and Michael Vasquez

Percussive Play: Building Rhythmic Skills Through Partwork, Poetry, and Movement By Roger Sams and Michael Vasquez

by Jennifer Shaw | Sep 7, 2024 | Curricular Resources | 0 comments

It’s the start of the year!  You can’t wait to pull out instruments! You question whether or not to bring out the big instruments…maybe work up to them. Starting the year slowly and surely by introducing unpitched percussion (UPP) can be a great way to ease into...

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