The day before Christmas break, I taught students about the progress that occurs after dedication and focused effort.  This idea came when I...

I was really excited for Christmas vacation.  December is a tiring month for musicians/teachers.  There are so many performances in Decem...

In order to help students listen to their intonation, I teach them about note twins.  The first note twin they learn is open D, and high...

Classroom routines are a necessity, but sometimes these same routines can make class time start to feel mundane.  Occasionally, stu...

Last week, I taught my beginners how to play C natural.  This is one of my favorite skills to teach because it is so fun!  After demons...

This year I was asked to teach at my local high school, in addition to the junior high.  It has been a bit of an adjustment to add ano...

This article gives a little introduction to my session that I will be teaching at the upcoming NAfME national conference: Here's the l...

I can't believe it's finally almost time to present my 2 sessions at the National Association for Music Education (NAfME) in-service...

Utah has now implemented mandatory SLO's for every teacher, and I have been working on my Student Learning Goals and pre-assessments.  I...

During the summer, I was honored to be interviewed for an article in Teaching Music Magazine (published by NAfME) about technology in the...

Each Friday, I have been playing a sort of review game with my beginners as a way for me to keep class fun and to assess student progres...

I received the following email earlier this week and would like to answer this here on my blog: Hi Angela, First, thank you for all o...