Most of us music teachers have advanced well beyond the stage of OPBS (Overflowing Piano Bench Syndrome) into OBSS (Overflowing Book Shelf Syndrome). Books and sheet music are piled onto shelf after shelf, and it is a well-kept secret as to which book or piece is in which stack. 🙂 I just received an e-mail […]
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Wise Words from a Classroom Music Teacher
I have been looking forward with great anticipation to the posts Steve indicated he might write as he spent time rethinking his approach to managing and teaching his music classes. His first post on this topic is up, and it is incredibly insightful! Classroom Managament through Attention to Individuals hits on a fundamental understanding that […]
Keep the Survey Results Coming!
Thanks to everyone who has already taken the time to fill out the brief survey I created! I really appreciate the feedback I’ve been receiving and know this will be a huge help in putting together new ideas for Music Matters Blog this year. Remember, complete the survey by this Friday, January 15 for your […]
Making Music Fun Newsletter
Have you seen the Making Music Fun website? They have a nice collection of free sheet music, downloadable charts, fun composer-related lesson plans, and more. They send out a nice e-newsletter each month that highlights the new things on the site – a good reminder to visit and look for relevant sheet music and worksheets! […]
Review of Teaching Musicians – A Photographer’s View
What makes a great musician? What makes a great teacher? You will find a panorama of answers to these questions in this beautiful book – Teaching Musicians: A Photographer’s View into the Art of Music Teaching by Diane Griliches (Bunker Hill Publishing). Every teacher is unique. Each one manifests his own philosophy in his approach […]
New Repertoire for a New Year
This March, our local music teachers association is organizing a World Music Festival. In preparation for it, I decided to find repertoire for each of my students that represents a different country. It’s quite a big task to find engaging ethnic pieces for a bunch of students all at once, so I thought I would […]
