Perfectionism in the Elementary Music Classroom
by Stephanie Owen I self-define myself as a perfectionist and it has often brought me feelings of failure, disappointment, and anxiety. Even as a child […]
General Music
Teaching While Social Distancing
By Aileen Miracle Reprinted with permission from Mrs. Miracle’s Music Room blog. Are you wondering how you will teach while social distancing? Struggling with what […]
Online Teaching Resources: Band, Choir, Orchestra, & Elementary!
Resources for Online Teaching Program Health Professional Development Yamaha Staff March 24, 2020 Updated 4/17/2020 at 1:48 p.m. PST During this trying and uncertain time, […]
Growth Mindset in Elementary Music
As a young researcher in the 1970s, Carol Dweck studied how students encountered failure. Throughout her work, she realized that some students blossomed in the […]
Influencing At Risk Students through Routine and Procedure
Reprinted with permission from the Spring 2018 issue of the Oregon Music Educator. Are kids changing, or is it just me? I’m sure educators have […]
Music Educators: An Important Part of the Solution to the Adolescent Mental Health Crisis
Reprinted with permission from the Utah Music Educators Journal, Fall 2018, Vol. 64, No. 2 Adolescence is a time of rapid physical, social, cognitive, and emotional […]
News from Kansas Orff
The Kansas Orff Chapter is a professional organization of currently 96 Kansas music educators and is a local chapter of the American Orff-Schulwerk Association. Orff-Schulwerk […]
What’s Happening This Year in the KMEA ISW Elementary Room
KMEA Elementary Room Century II 210 B & C Redbud It has been my privilege to serve KMEA and its members for the past four […]
Recorder in the Schulwerk: Past and Present
This article first appeared in The Orff Echo Fall 2018 issue, Vol. 51, No. 1. © 2019 American Orff-Schulwerk Association: Chagrin Falls, OH. Used by permission. […]
One More Concert to Prep, Really?
The holiday concert season is quickly approaching! As an elementary music teacher, I generally refer to it as the most craziest time of the year. […]
