by Jennifer Shaw | Oct 3, 2025 | Product Reviews, Resources, Teacher Talk |
This season is the perfect time to explore soundscapes with your students! Soundscapes are musical environments that capture a mood, setting, or atmosphere. They’re not about structured rhythm or melody; instead, they use layered sounds to create an almost cinematic...
by Jennifer Shaw | Apr 8, 2025 | Movement, Product Reviews, Resources |
My concert is this week! The theme is “Landscapes.” We’ve taken a creative approach, shaping the music to reflect the ideas and sounds of different landscapes, making our performance into a bit of an immersive musical journey. Our process started with a simple...
by Jennifer Shaw | Mar 18, 2025 | Movement, Product Reviews, Resources |
Meaningful Movement: A Music Teacher’s Guide to Dalcroze Eurhythmics by Marla Butke and David Frego is a practical and easy-to-use resource for music educators who want to integrate Dalcroze-inspired movement into their teaching. With a clear structure and engaging...
by Paul Boggs | Jan 13, 2025 | Product Reviews |
Crooked River Choral Project: FOCUS on the poetry of Robert LouisStevenson Roger Sams has put together three joyous songs for young choirs based on the poetryof Robert Louis Stevenson. They can be performed separately or combined as a suite. Robert Louis Stevenson...
by Paul Boggs | Jan 13, 2025 | Product Reviews |
Crooked River Choral Project: FOCUS on American History through Folk SongAuthor: Georgia Newlin Cyndee Giebler has arranged an easy to sing, crowd-pleasing American folksong, The Erie Canal Song. The Crooked River Choral Project is a collection of artful choral music...
by Jennifer Shaw | Sep 7, 2024 | Building Your Classroom Instrumentarium, Product Reviews |
Recorders! It had such a positive impact on my elementary music experience that it’s to blame for starting me on my musical path! The rest is history and here I am, full circle as an elementary music teacher! Now, I know you’re excited and committed to...