Music In Our Schools Month® 2023: "Music Is All of Us" Song Bracket

This year the theme for Music In Our Schools Month® (MIOSM®) is "Music Is All of Us". I have been doing a "musical March madness"-style song bracket, where students listen to different songs each day and vote on their favorites, for several years now, and I was so excited to see the new theme this year that could be taken in so many...

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Teaching Instruments of the Orchestra

Teaching the instruments of the orchestra is something that I think the vast majority of us include in our curriculum, but we don't talk about enough how to teach effectively. I think it's because it just seems pretty straight-forward, but the truth is just showing students pictures of instruments, telling them the names, and putting them in families...

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Planner Flipthrough January 2023

My planner is truly my lifeline. I could not get anything done without it! And a big reason for that is the way I organize everything- lesson plans, meetings, appointments, to-do lists, my kids' schedules, meal plans- in my planner every week. Today I'm taking a trip down memory lane and flipping through all of my planner pages so far this school year,...

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"Stars" Theme Elementary Choral Program

I don't do themes for my concerts very often- I find it too restrictive most of the time for me to get the perfect songs for my elementary choirs- but I just did a winter concert with the theme of "stars" and I was so happy with it I had to share! If you are looking for a chorus program for your elementary choirs, or just some good selections to add...

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