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The other day I had the honor of attending the Assessment Learning Network professional development in Michigan which covered the idea of performance based assessment. I had a shallow...

Are you wondering about why the pentatonic scale is such a big deal in general music classrooms?  When I was working on my undergraduate, I heard experienced teachers and professors mention...

I don't think classical music should be the only thing we teach in the music education world, but I do think it's worth making an intentional part of our curriculum.  In my experience...

Music teachers tend to have a love-hate relationship with marches.  In my experience working with many music teachers, they tend to either think fondly about their time in a marching band or...

In almost every music teacher interview, you’re asked a question about why kids should get music. There are a ton of answers you can give, but I think the most effective one answers: What...

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...