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Sub-Plan Ideas: When The Cat’s Away, The Mice Need To Play! 

Sub-Plan Ideas: When The Cat’s Away, The Mice Need To Play! 

by Jennifer Shaw | Mar 16, 2026 | Featured, Lessons | 0 comments

There are times when I would rather go to school and push through feeling lousy than make sub-plans. Our subs are typically not musicians or music teachers. And on top of it all, our students need us to be there to pull out barred instruments and other classroom...
Music In Our Schools Month Bulletin Board Idea: Mystery Musician Community Project

Music In Our Schools Month Bulletin Board Idea: Mystery Musician Community Project

by Jennifer Shaw | Mar 3, 2026 | Featured, Lessons | 0 comments

Music teachers know that March means one thing: Music In Our Schools Month (MIOSM). Created by the National Association for Music Education, this annual celebration highlights the importance of music education in schools. If you’re looking for a Music In Our...
Building Your Classroom Instrumentarium:  Unpitched Percussion

Building Your Classroom Instrumentarium: Unpitched Percussion

by Jennifer Shaw | Sep 7, 2024 | Building Your Classroom Instrumentarium, Featured | 0 comments

I have walked into classrooms that have 40 triangles but only 10 strikers, an entire box full of shekeres in 3 different sizes, and jingle bells to outfit the entire school, but not one decent hand drum or pair of claves!   This has kinda been my world since jumping...

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