Leadership positions have been posted. Students are buzzing about next year, angry parent phone calls have died down, and you are getting emails and mailers about upcoming summer marching band leadership camps. Marching band leadership camps are a fantastic experience...
One of my teacher friends who was a few years older than me gave me an emergency kit for my desk during my first year of teaching and it was a life saver over and over. Here’s what you need to fill up your own kit… Start with a box It could be anything – a pencil box,...
Okay, confession time: I am a HUGE book nerd. When I free time in college, I would spend some of it devouring the relatively small section of music education books. I’ve read some good books and some not so good books. These are my top books for band directors. The...
Exit tickets are my faaaavorite assessment. They give me important insights into student learning, they satisfy the need for writing and data from my admin, and, most importantly, they don’t take up too much of my time to teach and then later to grade. Setting Up Exit...
Welcome to The Musical Rose by Michelle Rose! Here you will find resources and ideas to help you take back your nights and weekends.