From Musical Mayhem to Mastery...

For the past few years I have been using more and more powerpoint shows to introduce and review concepts in my class. I'm always amazed ...

Check out this amazing video on Vimeo! Visualization of the 1st violin of the 2nd symphony, 4th movement by Ferdinand Ries in the shape of...

Today on Pinterest, I ran across this board game for practicing sixteenth notes.  She explains clearly how she plays the game with the whole...

Hello friends!  I hope you are having a wonderful summer break and are taking some time to relax and rest!  This is the time in the summer w...

Every once in a while I get a chance to be crafty, and I like to share my finished projects.  My husband tries to be enthusiastic, but it...

We made it!  Our school year ended last Thursday, with a teacher workday on Friday.  I am now officially on summer break.  Woo hoo!  As much...

Hello friends!  Sorry it's been so long since my last post.  Things have been crazy busy, as they are in April and May.  My third gr...

Ah, the recorder.  It's that instrument we love to hate sometimes, but I think it is an important part of my students' music educa...

Well, I meant to get this post up sooner, but I guess it's better late than never, right?  Easter is upon us, and the kids are brimming...

It's that time again in Texas: state testing season.  Music teachers everywhere are alternating between "whew!  I'm glad I don...