First-grade music is a fun place to be! They have all the energy of Kindergarten, but they're much less like herding cats!  The folk songs and music games are simple and usually quick, but...

Of all the grade levels I teach for music, the second-grade music classroom is one of my favorites.  For some reason, many of my favorite songs fit best with this age group.  Whether...

Of all the grades I teach, third grade is one of those grade levels I look forward to every single summer.  There's just something about the perfect balance of wide-eyed 1st-grade wonder and...

I've taught for over a decade now, and every year I know every music teacher gets a little excited and nervous for the new year.  New teachers and student teachers feel this even more than...

For a new (and experienced) music teacher, there's always a time in the year when you're just kind of looking for something new to teach in your fourth-grade music class.  It's not that you...

5th grade is one of those tricky grade levels for an elementary music teacher. On the one hand, they can do so much cool music stuff!  On the other, they are starting to get caught up in...