We’ve all heard the saying, “use it or lose it,” especially when it comes to learning and teaching. And you know what they say?!?… If you want to succeed with teaching music, you need more variety, more skills, more time, more ideas, more lessons, more personality, more qualifications, more training, more instruments, more services, more
If you’ve ever thought to yourself, “I can’t do this” or “I’m not expert enough at this” or “I don’t deserve to be doing this” and then proceeded to melt into a puddle of self-doubt …You’re not alone! Many music teachers question whether they are prepared to do the work they do. Here’s how to
Four Great music teaching ideas Step-by-Step Music Teaching ideas shape our classroom experiences. They impact rapport, engagement, and behavior. Retention rates are influenced too. Teachers crave amazing, GREAT music teaching ideas. They engage and motivate our students. Want the great NEWS? There’s no genius required. You don’t need to have expert skills in
If you’ve ever thought to yourself, “I can’t do this” or “I’m not expert enough at this” or “I don’t deserve to be doing this” and then proceeded to melt into a puddle of self-doubt …You’re not alone! Many music teachers question whether they are prepared to do the work they do. Here’s how to
Teaching grade 1 music lessons? This article gives an overview of a typical grade 1 music lesson plan. Then it shows you how it can be implemented. How to teach grade 1 music lessons Creating a music lesson plan is difficult enough! Getting a lesson to fit curriculum requirements is even harder!
As music teachers, we all tend to get “too busy” doing things . But being busy doesn't actually mean we’re being productive. The most successful music teachers I know have figured out how to use their time and make it as productive as possible. We all get the same 24 hours in a day, and
Are you teaching grade 3 music lessons? This article gives you an overview of some typical 3rd grade music lesson plans. It also shows you how you can implement them, no matter how much experience you have teaching music! What you need to teach Grade 3 Music Lessons You don't need massive
A few days ago, I stumbled into a show called comedians in cars getting coffee. It didn’t take long while watching it to realize that even though comedians look effortless on stage, they actually have to work really hard behind the scenes to come up with new material that people will laugh at! What
Here at the Fun Music Company, we really value the interactions with our customers and clients. We’ve just put together a brand new ebook with a collection of nine of what we feel are “work every time” ideas for Music Education. These are tried and tested ideas which we’ve learned from the best in the
There’s no doubt about it.. These are changing times! And music curricula are changing. Here’s the thing: creating an upgraded music curriculum can be incredibly confusing and frustrating So it’s no wonder you might feel overwhelmed and overworked just thinking about curriculum and how to implement it into the classroom! So today I thought I’d