Teaching Music Virtually: Tips from a Virtual Music Teacher
A month ago, my job, teaching music virtually, was obscure. I am a full time virtual music teacher. With all of the school closures due to COVID-19, now almost everyone is teaching music virtually. I know how overwhelming teaching online can be. When I first...
Band and Orchestra Warm Ups for SmartMusic
With all of the recent school closings, many band and orchestra directors are turning to SmartMusic. It's Instead of assigning a bunch of different short warm ups each week, consider giving students one longer warm up they can play through To use, download the Music...
Beat Teacher Burnout: Bouncing Back After Tough Semesters
Teaching comes and goes in seasons. Some you thrive. Some you barely survive. At the end of the semester, you might be feeling that teacher burnout. I just recently came out of one of the most difficult semesters of my own teaching career. If you have also recently...
Why You Should Create a Music Teacher Proclamation
As this school year began, I reflected on what I don’t have time for…what my life is too short for. Shortly after I dyed my hair purple as an end of summer semester/end of wedding gift to myself, I decided to make this reflection into an official...
Gamify Classroom Management in Upper Grades General Music using ClassCraft
Let’s be real for a second – general music can be a tough buy in, especially at the middle school and high school level. Take it from someone who is currently teaching 8th grade general music and high school appreciation. This year, I started...
Music Too: Gender Bias and Discrimination in the Field of Music
Gender discrimination…when are we going to talk about it? I wrote this paper for my Psychology of Music grad school class and some of you asked me to share. This barely scratches the surface of the research out there, not to mention the additional discrimination that...
