For April Fools, I'll be having students work to find foolish mistakes in the worksheet. I customized the content of this worksheet fo...

  I've been working hard to ensure my students are ready for the 'next level' of orchestra.  These are the main skills I'm t...

  I teach middle school students fresh out of elementary school where there are parties and games and activities for every holiday.  Then th...

  This week I wanted to review rhythm and counting with my students so we played 'Crossy Road Rhythm.'  I showed a video of the game...

I am presenting 'The Concert Revolution' at the National ASTA conference in San Francisco and I wanted to share links for some of th...

  This makes a great sub plan!  Students get to practice with a partner.  It works just like the real battleship game, except the 'ship...

  In any beginning orchestra class, there will be students learning at different rates.  Each student comes from a unique background with va...

  My students sounded better today then ever and I attribute that to my lesson plan.  I introduced the theme of the lesson using this video:...

  I posted about this idea on social media...here's a template for the worksheet . I buy Smarties in bulk on Amazon

  I love the first concert of the year.  You would think people wouldn't get too excited about hearing a beginning orchestra after just ...

  Maybe I'm crazy, but I love the first day of school.  I try to make my class stand out on the first day by making it fun, meaningful, ...