Advice from the Experts: Technology in the Classroom
Technology! It can be both a blessing and a curse for music teachers. Since the Tanglewood Symposium in 1967, MENC (and later NAfME) has listed […]
Curriculum
Teachers, Are You Helping or Hurting?
When working with students, it is easy for teachers to feel accomplished because they reached the end of their lesson plan for the day. […]
Advice From the Experts: Motivation Part 2 – Motivation in the Music Classroom
Kansas is blessed with great music teachers from around the state who have a great deal of wisdom and advice they can share with peers. […]
Advice From the Experts: Motivation Part 1 – Recruitment & Retention in the Music Classroom
Kansas is blessed with great music teachers from around the state who have a great deal of wisdom and advice they can share with peers. […]
Learning To Let Go: Give Your Ensemble More Control!
In one of those over-stressed moments that tackle us from time to time, I started think about my career choice, and conducting in general. I […]
KSHSAA News
Greetings from Topeka! Welcome back to another exciting year of music education in Kansas! I would like to thank KMEA leadership and all the amazing […]
Challenges in Small Schools
I’m now set to begin my 20th year of teaching – all of them in small schools in Kansas’ northwest district and I’m passionate about […]
How to Teach Stringed-Instrument Tuning
Reprinted with permission from the Spring 2017 issue of the Utah Music Educators Journal. Anyone who has ever played an instrument with strings recognizes that […]
In Support of the Creative Arts
When considering participation in the arts as a part of a well-rounded education for students in elementary through high school, several considerations need to be […]
Developing Your Middle School Jazz Program
Reprinted with permission from the spring 2017 issue of the Rhode Island Music Education Review (RIMER). Having a middle school jazz program provides an enriching […]
