by MIE | Apr 30, 2026 | Featured, Lessons |
What Makes a Wildcat Wild? from Purposeful Pathways 3 is one of those songs that gives you multiple options so you can meet your students where they are and use only what you need. Instead of a fixed sequence, you can choose what your students need and cherry-pick...
by Jennifer Shaw | Mar 17, 2026 | Featured, Lessons |
Whether it’s you or your sub, having a list of possibilities to use for your music class is reassuring and helpful to everyone. Create a framework to work within. Maybe begin with a video, followed by quiet background music while students color or do puzzles. Or...
by Jennifer Shaw | Mar 16, 2026 | Featured, Lessons |
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...
by Jennifer Shaw | Mar 3, 2026 | Lessons |
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...
by Corbett | Feb 9, 2026 | General Posts, Lessons, Resources |
Looking for an easy, meaningful Valentine’s Day activity? A Round My Heart, by Roger Sams, is a sweet, accessible way to explore harmony, listening, and ensemble skills with your students. This 3-part canon layers beautifully and brings a little musical love into your...
by Jennifer Shaw | Feb 20, 2025 | Lessons |
Being relatively new to my school, I’m still adjusting to a schedule where I see students only once a week—a major shift after 21 years of seeing them twice a week. This change has required me to recalibrate my expectations, activities, and overall approach. In the...
