Could you expand on the Practice Your Way to a Party? I am looking for a good summer incentive program. Each of the students set their own goal for how much time they wanted to practice each week. Once they reached specific goals, they got to color in circles or triangles on a page at […]
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MTNA Conference Blogging
If any of you, like me, wish you could have been at the MTNA Conference in Atlanta, but couldn’t make it, you will definitely want to take a few minutes to visit Laura Lowe’s blog. She did some blogging at the conference, and has several additional posts up now with brief summaries from some of […]
May Music Education Blog Carnival
The May edition of the Music Education Blog Carnival will be hosted right here on Music Matters Blog. For those unfamiliar with the term, a blog carnival is a collection of posts from around the blogosphere related to a particular theme or subject. The carnival host compiles all submitted posts and presents them in a […]
Monday Mailbag – Practice Incentives
What are some of your incentives after students receive their “diligence dollars” or “treasure chest points.” Do you have something “big” for them to spend them on, or do your students receive smaller prizes? I am trying to dream up something that would get my older students excited as well as the younger ones. It […]
I’m Back!
Did you miss me? 🙂 I had a really great spring break week! I didn’t make it through my whole list, but did get some major projects crossed off – like doing my taxes, working on some songs I need to write, establishing contact with local bookstores about carrying my book (Pajama School), catching up […]
Key Signature Theme Progress
Has anyone else been emphasizing key signatures this month? Or have you tried another theme for the month? I’d love to hear your thoughts on what has worked well, what hasn’t worked well, and any other ideas for improvement. Also, does anyone have ideas for future themes? Also…just so you know, I scheduled my spring […]
