How to THRIVE as a music teacher - Music Teachers' Spark Podcast Are you going into another year of music teaching feeling overwhelmed or like it could be impossible to keep up with? Or maybe you’ve had a tough year last year and already feel like you’ve given up because it all feels
NSW Curriculum Changes for K-6 Music A guideline to the changes in the NSW Creative Arts Curriculum for anyone teaching K-6 Music. The New South Wales Creative Arts Syllabus is changing. NESA (The NSW Education Standards Authority) have announced changes this year to the Creative Arts Syllabus that has
Don't wait for a "free lunch" We’ve all heard the saying: “There’s no such thing as a free lunch.” But how often do we take that advice to heart? Today’s episode is a little different—and really special—because I’m taking you on an “inside out” journey of the Fun Music Curriculum by exploring this
How to Teach Grade Two Music Lessons Ever wondered how to write and teach an effective Grade 2 music lesson program? This blog post will show you how to: Make activities educational AND enjoyable for Grade 2 music lessons Match your curriculum needs for teaching
Self talk for Music Teachers We all know we need to take care of ourselves to be the best teacher, colleague, spouse, parent, and person we can be. This includes taking care of both physical and mental well-being. What I wasn’t aware of until recently was how impactful it is to take everyday
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Behaviour Management Strategies for Music Teaching Eat, sleep, teach music, repeat…For most this is the treadmill of teaching life we start to settle into at this time of the year! But when was the last time you looked at what’s ACTUALLY working? Especially with behaviour management? In this episode, I’m breaking down the
How do you create effective, easy to use primary and elementary music lesson plans? What are the essential steps to creating elementary and primary music lesson plans? What curriculum, learning outcomes, and assessments should be in elementary and primary music lesson plans? How can you create all the elementary and primary music lesson
How to get more in 2024 with these 3 simple philosophies 2024 is here, and I am soooo excited about what it has in store for all of us. And what better way to start the new year than with a set of simple philosophies and techniques to help us RESET, breathe again
how to produce exponential results in music education... 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
