by Michelle Rose | Class Procedures, Elementary Music, Music Room, Ukulele
With most schools returning in person this fall, questions surrounding cleaning and sanitizing are still swirling around many music teacher’s minds, especially when it comes to cleaning shared classroom instruments like ukuleles. Understanding how to clean and...
by Pitch Publications | Class Procedures, Elementary Music, Random Tips, Storytelling
Why are Nursery Rhymes and Folks Songs so Important? For younger students, nursery rhymes help with language development; they hear the sounds of vowels and consonants and later on, learn how these sounds combine into words. I see this in my own young children...
by Pitch Publications | 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, Class Procedures, Ideas by Grade
I have been trying to be more reflective in my teaching this year. This is year 12 for me and I have to find ways to keep it fresh! I have had success the past couple of weeks posting something special that happened each day. Sometimes it is a great thing I want to...
by Pitch Publications | Class Procedures, Classroom Management, Elementary Music, Kindergarten
I recently posted about Beat Buddies and how amazing they were for classroom management. I think classroom management is a huge component of being a teacher and I am always looking for new methods for managing my class. However a reader let me...
by Pitch Publications | 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, Class Procedures, Cup Games, Elementary Music, Games, Ideas by Grade, Kindergarten, Pitch Hill, Tempo
Happy beginning of the year everyone! I know many are already back in school or are starting up very soon! Nothing is more exciting than back to school! I have seen many request on music ed forums for “What do I do the first day of music class? Help!” So here is...