Thinking about how to start a teacher business can be a bit confusing and overwhelming. Whether you’re thinking about starting a side hustle or want to start a business, you’ll learn the steps to take in this blog post (and on episode 166 of The Elementary Music Teacher podcast). Know your why Before you […]
Category: ELEMENTARY MUSIC BLOG
This elementary music education blog will give you ideas to implement in your classroom. Whether you’re just starting out in your teaching career or you’ve been teaching several years, you’ll find many ideas to inspire you each week.
TOPICS INCLUDE:
- elementary music teaching
- classroom management
- procedures
- music education advocacy
- elementary music lessons
- and much more
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How to Teach Elementary Music without Enough Instruments
It’s tough to teach music without enough instruments. But, it’s not impossible. I started my elementary music teaching career with one broken hand drum. That was it. Although it was frustrating at times wanting to use a classroom full of instruments and not having that, music was still taught to my students. Sometimes it’s not […]
Assessment in Elementary Music
Assessment in elementary music is something that can be a bit tricky. Unlike a general classroom where formative assessments are done all day long in reading and math, a lot of what happens in elementary music is performance based. Therefore, the assessment waters can get a bit confusing and it’s overwhelming trying to figure out […]
Organization Tips to Balance your Work and Life
It’s easy to feel stressed and overwhelmed as you’re juggling everything in your teaching and home life. It’s a lot to handle and might feel like you need to clone yourself somedays to get everything done. I get it, and have been there and done that. So, I want to share these organization tips for […]
Trust Your Intuition, Elementary Music Teacher
It’s hard to trust your intuition as an elementary music teacher. All over social media, especially the last few years, there has been more teacher advice, suggestion, tips, and strategies given than ever before. I’m blown away at the amount of mentors available online. There is truly so much advice given and so many teachers willing […]
A Class Period Breakdown for Elementary Music Teachers
One of the things I know I struggled A LOT with was knowing what exactly to do with my students during the 45 minutes I saw them. I knew all of the ways I could teach music and the different means of music making, yet was still a bit stumped in how to let the […]
Lining Up Students to Leave the Music Room
What do you do when it’s time to line students up to leave the music room? How is lining up students to leave the music room part of your procedures and expectations? Every class time will look different and will change according to what you’re doing with your students and what grade level is leaving […]
Deconstructing K-5th Grade Music Standards
It can be overwhelming having objectives, deciding what quarter to teach them in, lesson planning to teach the objectives, and knowing if you’re doing it “right.” Deconstructing music standards is something I used to feel super stuck with. It’s actually one of the many things you don’t learn how to do well before becoming an […]
What to Know About Students Entering the Music Room
Students entering the music room the right way will help set you and your students up for success for the rest of the class period. Starting with expectations right away will help the rest of your class time run smoother. In this blog post (and on episode 168 of The Elementary Music Teacher podcast), I’ll […]
Professional Development Ideas for Music Educators
There are so many amazing professional development ideas for music educators. Some opportunities are formal and some are informal. Both are needed and important. In this blog post (and on episode 159 of The Elementary Music Teacher podcast), I’ll share ways you can get the most out of your professional development as a music teacher. […]