In another blog post, I discussed how I like to teach music with the Orff method. Like I stated in that post, there are many different music teaching methods out there and it can be tough choosing which one to use. You know what the awesome news is? You don’t have to choose. Take what […]
Month: March 2018
4 ways to teach music with the Orff method
There are so many different music teaching methods out there. How do you choose which one to use? This decision is a personal choice, or sometimes certain districts lean more towards one method over another. There is no wrong way to teach music. In fact, I enjoy using a combination of Orff and Kodaly in […]
Why Teachers Deserve Summers Off
Teachers, how many times have you heard “oh it must be nice to get so many breaks.” I can’t count how many times I have heard this exact statement said to me. The deal is, teachers work extremely hard. In fact, teachers work harder than most people probably even know. There are many reasons why […]
3 Reasons Music in Our Schools Month Matters
March is “Music in our Schools Month”. Did you even know this was a thing? I think it is the coolest thing ever that a whole entire month is devoted to spreading the importance of music education. Some teachers develop special activities and certain communities use this time to promote the love of music education. […]
5 Ways to Teach Music in Low Income Schools
Imagine this. You graduate from college with your degree in hand excited to teach music to kids. Then, you get your first teaching job at a low income school, and walk in the first day where a majority of the kids don’t act interested in what you are teaching. For so many music teachers, this […]