My final concert was last night.  Sometimes it can be difficult to figure out what to do those last few days of rehearsal.  Today I pass...

Today during our warm-ups I was checking left hand position and reminding students about playing on the tips of their fingers to achieve...

I made this tuner station for my classroom using a double sided easel/blackboard from Wal-Mart.  Ten tuners are clipped to each side.  To ke...

This is a follow up to LESSON 1 . 1.  Have students pick up the worksheet, "How to NOT break a string" on the way in the cl...

Oh happy day!  This week I taught my beginners how to tune and I wish I would have done it months ago.  They were excited to learn how ...

It's that time of year to finish up my Rhythm SLO and give my students their final summative assessment.  I used my previous rhythm test...

This week I was able to write an article for the GradeCam blog to show how I use that program in my orchestra classes.  I'm lucky to hav...

I've been thinking a lot about how to teach steady beat/pulse.   Have you seen the videos on YouTube that show Japanese precision ...

I have a weakness for buying new music.  I normally try not to do the same pieces every year, but I have a few favorites that appear in ...

Every time I give a playing test in class I try to create a worksheet for students to work on while they are waiting their turn play.   It...

It's the time of year to officially be thinking about recruiting.  Really, recruiting is a year long process...especially if you wan...

Last week I wanted to check to make sure my beginners were internalizing note values and rhythm.  There seem to be always a few that struggl...