Today I am pleased to welcome Stephen Battaglia, author of the Mr. McSymphony book series, to Music Matters Blog for an exclusive interview. Music Matters Blog (MMB): What is your musical/education background? Stephen Battaglia (SB): Piano lessons for six years and violin lessons for two years. I now play the harmonica, mostly in schools. MMB: […]
Review of Mr. McSymphony Book Series
Originally conceived as school presentations to expand students’ knowledge of music and increase their interest in musical development, the Mr. McSymphony series has been presented to over 25,000 children in over 16 elementary schools in California, Oregon and Washington. The books and teachers guides that are now available for purchase were written by Stephen Battaglia […]
Free Crayola Dry Erase Marker
Thanks to my friend, Crystal, over at MoneySavingMom.com for alerting me to this Crayola Dry Erase marker freebie! If you want to learn how to save lots of money on regular household purchases and find out about all sorts of freebies, I highly recommend that you subscribe to Crystal’s blog or at least become a […]
And the winner is…
…Marie Harris! Thanks to all who took part in this contest! I hope you enjoy implementing Go For The Gold in your studios; I would love to hear any feedback or suggestions for improvement. Marie, if you can e-mail me your postal address, I’ll get the box in the mail to you today!
Win a Free Practice Incentive Kit!
As I was clearing all the items from last year’s practice incentive – Go For The Gold! – out of my studio, I contemplated how I would love to pass on all these materials to another teacher who was interested in implementing the theme in his or her studio. I decided that the best way […]
Go For The Gold!
The practice incentive I developed for last year – Go For The Gold! – is now compiled and available for purchase. In the spirit of the Olympics, I developed a practice incentive with an Olympic theme. One new thing I tried was assigning each student to a team and then basing the winners on the […]
