I am very excited to be traveling to Cincinnati, OH tomorrow morning to attend my first TI:ME (Technology for Music Educators) Conference! Alongside meeting many colleagues with whom I have collaborated, I will also be making my national presenting debut during the conference. I have set up a special TI:ME 2011 Landing Page for the conference with tons of information, but here’s the readers’ digest version: [Read more...]
STN Special Edition: Day 1 – Ohhhh No!
01/18/11 By 7 Comments
I was planning on waiting until Friday for the first edition of the Student Teachers’ Notebook, but this day was so eventful, I couldn’t wait…
I tried to start my student teaching experience off on the right foot by arriving at my school – Miami Coral Park Senior HS – extra early (you’re on time, you’re late, right??). I ended up arriving even earlier than the band director (my cooperating teacher) normally does. When I called him, he said he was on his way, and I should wait in the parking lot, so I did. While I waited, I turned the engine off in my car, and listened to the radio. After fifteen minutes or so, my cooperating teacher pulled in, and I excitedly went over to introduce myself. I went back to my car to grab my bag, and the day was off! [Read more...]
Follow Along with the Student Teacher’s Notebook
01/17/11 By 3 Comments
As hard as it is to believe I am finally saying this, the time has come. After three and a half years of studying, my Student Teaching internship begins in earnest tomorrow morning. It is an exciting, nerve-wracking, terrifying, and all together hard-to-believe feeling getting ready to embark on this journey, but in the end, I truly can’t wait. There are bound to be some interesting stories, and I have decided that I want to keep you involved every step of the way. For that reason, I am very proud to announce a new series of weekly posts that will go up on MusicEdMajor.net: the Student Teacher’s Notebook. [Read more...]
#MusEdChat Recap- Connecting With Repertoire (11-29-10)
01/16/11 By Leave a Comment
Having students connect with the music is very important to help them have a musical experience and also is the middle step towards them connecting emotionally with the audience through the music. – @MrAhrens
The #MusEdChat participants on 11/29/10 moderated by @LindsayMorelli discussed ways to make personal connections between students and repertoire and and how we as music teachers can help everyone relate. [Read more...]
#MusEdChat Recap- Retention (11-22-10)
01/15/11 By 1 Comment
I believe that a good balance of challenging and familiar music, good community, and good student teacher relationships will lead to continuity and student retention. – @LindsayMorelli
The #MusEdChat participants on 11/22/10 moderated by @LindsayMorelli discussed retention techniques and why students often quit our ensembles. [Read more...]
#MusEdChat Recap- Recruitment (11-15-10)
01/14/11 By Leave a Comment
In general having kids play for and with each other when you can is perhaps the best recruitment strategy we can use. Students inspire each other the most. -@rizzrazz
The #MusEdChat participants on 11/15/10 moderated by @LindsayMorelli disscused recruitment and what are some effective techniques for recruiting students for your music program. [Read more...]