From Musical Mayhem to Mastery...

We made it!  Another school year is in the books, room cleaned and packed for summer break. Whew! For the first time in twenty years, my sch...

So, are you playing Pokemon Go?  My teenage son is all over it.  He goes on bike rides and for walks just to catch some more. (Better than...

As I prepare for the school year, I am thinking about the culture of my classroom.  I love this quote by Todd Whitaker. It makes me th...

Do you use centers in music class?  "Student-directed learning" is a popular buzz phrase, so how do we use this in music?  As musi...

In Texas, the music curriculum comes up for adoption every ten years.  That means that we are using materials that were developed a decade a...

Hello friends!  I just read a great article addressed to new teachers about finding their "marigold" to help them through the toug...

Our counselor asked me to make a short video/presentation for Patriot Day.  We had a brief assembly before the students went to their classr...

UPDATE:  I have joined up with other music bloggers at Mrs. Miracle's Music Room to share our classroom setups.  Click the image below...

I just discovered a great app for classroom games! Make Dice Lite is a free app that allows you to create your own dice and roll them on you...

Technology is a wonderful thing.  I am what my husband calls a "button-pusher"--someone who enjoys playing around with technol...