“We had something that I call the cup of doom, where we put all the kids names on the popsicle stick. I would alternate the test one week we would go Alphabetically you know by last name A to Z and then the next, it was random. But the kids they would start chanting ‘Cup of Doom! Cup of Doom!’, like they couldn’t wait to take the playing tests!”
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Toward a More Equitable Future: Classism in K-12 Music Education
“Well, we are having this conversation right here and right now because of recent examples of classism. We wanted to have a discussion because most of our practices in music education have small examples of classism whether or not we realize it. But before we get into that, let’s talk about our value-systems.”
I Sold My Soul to Music with Sgt. Jacob Kohut
every morning when I woke up and I drove into work. I was like, man. How awesome is this. I’m getting paid to do this. And that’s a magical feeling that when you’re doing work, but it is fun work.
Establishing a Creative Culture for Musical Growth with Keith Hodgson
I think people think of assessment as testing. But really, Assessment needs to be a culture, you know, it’s about developing a culture in your in your class of of constant improvement you know and and just setting goals.
Sitting in Sharp and Flat with Dan Healy and Kim Ankney
it is the tension between spontaneity and premeditated planning that enables us to be the most creative and responsive to students musical needs.
Teaching Music in an Online World with John Mlynczak
“Now that our entire structure for learning has completely and suddenly changed, we need to start thinking about what we CAN create online for students instead of what we can RECREATE online of what we already do.”
The Jazz Cat on Improvisation
Today it is our extreme pleasure to welcome Director of Music Education and Associate Professor at George Mason University: Dr. Charles “Chuck” Ciorba. In this episode, we… Read more “The Jazz Cat on Improvisation”
Stronger than Your Strongest Excuse with Jordan Davidson
This week we interview Dr. Jordan Davidson from the Rappahannock Choral Society and Brooke Point High School. Enjoy this episode and don’t forget to subscribe and leave… Read more “Stronger than Your Strongest Excuse with Jordan Davidson”
Batman, Baby Shark, and Binder Clips with Anne Marie Patterson
What a pleasure it was to have Anne Marie Patterson on the #MusicEdLove Observation Series! Anne Marie Patterson received a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Performance from Washington… Read more “Batman, Baby Shark, and Binder Clips with Anne Marie Patterson”
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