A blog for college students of Music Education
It is critical for music teachers to establish and put into place the foundation of tuneful, beautiful, and artful before we can begin to teach literacy. This foundation needs to begin to be established in kindergarten and first grade. – @lovedrummin
The #MusEdChat participants on 11/1/10 discussed how we can differentiate music literacy in kindergarten through second grade classrooms to meet the needs of all our students. [Read more...]
Listening is the most critical aspect of the music curriculum. You need to be able to hear music and internalize it before you can ever attempt to play or sing it. – @Zweibz7
The #MusEdChat participants on 10/25/10 discussed audiation and how our understanding of audiation as music teachers affects what, when, and how we teach music to our students. [Read more...]
Students may not understand why the hair on their neck is standing up, or why tears are forming, but we as educators can capture that emerging moment, and begin the conversation where feelings can become something tangible. – @travisjweller
The #MusEdChat participants on 10/18/10 moderated by @MrAhrens discussed what some life lessons are that we teach our students and ourselves through music education and what life lessons in general we can learn from music. [Read more...]
METOS 2010 was a groundbreaking event for music education and music teachers everywhere. It was a great example of how teachers can easily attend professional development sessions and collaborate with other music educators. – @Zweibz7
The #MusEdChat participants on 10/11/10 reflected upon METOS 2010 and shared some of the highlights from the day and what they learned from attending. [Read more...]
Innovations in music education and technology are great and have helped to make great strides in music education, but we cannot forget that we teach hi-touch art. Hi-tech comes only after the fact. -@travisjweller
The #MusEdChat participants on 10/4/10 discussed innovations in music education over the past ten years and what impact they have had on teachers and students. [Read more...]
There are areas that are easily assessed and there are areas that are more subjective. As music teachers we need to look at both of these areas. – @pisanojm
The #MusEdChat participants on 9/27/10 disucssed how music teachers can better measure student understanding of both the performance and knowledge aspects of music. [Read more...]
“The bottom line is that you have to live with your body for the rest of your life. Spend time and care for your students, but remember that they come and go. You only get one body so make sure you take care of it.” – @lovedrummin
The #MusEdChat participants on 9/20/10 discussed how music teachers can stay healthy throughout the year and what some tricks are for not getting sick especially during the first few weeks of school. [Read more...]