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 | Featured, 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...
by Jennifer Shaw | Feb 20, 2025 | Lessons, Teacher Talk |
For a long time, I watched my colleagues, who were homeroom teachers, regularly implement learning centers in their classrooms. I loved what I saw: students demonstrating independence, experiencing different opportunities for socialization, and receiving one-on-one...
by Jennifer Shaw | Feb 3, 2025 | Lessons |
Snowflakes Lesson Extension Create a “snowflake dance” Begin class with a “piano story” that explores the motions of floating, twirling, and whirling. Be sure to improvise in a compound meter. Show images of different patterned snowflakes making mention that no two...
