Teaching Elementary Orchestra

  Students at my schools have one 30-minute small group and one 30-minute full orchestra rehearsal each week, and I like to send a weekly ne...

  While my school does all their attendance records online (on Infinite Campus), I still print out my own attendance sheets, which also doub...

  Leading up to our elementary orchestra Solo/Ensemble festival, my coworker and I are as prepared as we can be.  The schedules have been sh...

  For full orchestra rehearsals, I put color-coded name cards on music stands so students know where to sit.  It is also easy for me to see...

  A little departure from my usual sort of post.  I was checking on my blog for the first time in a couple of months and noticed I had reach...

  This post is the seventh in a series of beginning-of-the-year lesson plans.  For previous weeks, please see: Lesson Plan for Week 1 Lesson...

This post is the sixth in a series of beginning-of-the-year lesson plans.  For previous weeks, please see: Lesson Plan for Week 1 Lesson Pla...

  This post is the fifth in a series of beginning-of-the-year lesson plans.  For previous weeks, please see: Lesson Plan for Week 1 Lesson P...

  This post is the fourth in a series of beginning-of-the-year lesson plans.  For previous weeks, please see: Lesson Plan for Week 1 Lesson ...