Learning the treble clef note names is one of the main concepts most people start teaching their music students in third grade and above. Doing so, provides the students a basis for reading...
Posts by Zach VanderGraaff
Names have power. They build relationships with people and students, and calling someone by their name makes them more likely to trust you. But we know, as music teachers, that we...
Boomwhackers are one of the best (and cheapest) instruments for use in Elementary Music classrooms. These colorful and pitched tubes are an awesome way to teach: Steady...
When you imagine most traditional jazz combos, you won't see many tubas in them. Is this an oversight? After all, a sweet brassy bass sound would be perfect, right? It's a question I hear...
Singers of all persuasions want to sing higher. A soaring chorus and bridge are exciting to perform and engaging for the audience to listen to. But the effort of singing in your...
I love teaching people about music and opening a whole new world to them! It's part of why I offered 12 years of my life to teaching elementary music, and it's also why I continue to run...