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Star-Spangled Banner Resources
This week, the Star-Spangled Banner, the national anthem of the United States of America, will celebrate its 202 anniversary of when Francis Scott Key wrote it during the attack on Fort McHenry. Many...
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Creating a Twitter Channel for your Music Classroom
This past summer, I attended Alan November’s Building Learning Communities Conference in Boston, MA, and from attending this conference, it helped me look at my classroom from a global perspective. I...
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Mid-Week Elementary Music Activity: Elementary Sing-Along
Every fall, I run our first school year assembly for grades K-4 by having a sing-along. This sing-along includes songs that the students have sung in my classroom for years, songs that they learned for...
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Great Day With Denise Gagne!
Last week, the Elementary Division of the North Jersey School of Music Association (NJSMA) held a workshop that featured music educator, author, and clinician, Denise Gagne. Many of us have used...
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When Chromebooks Are Added To The Elementary Music Classroom…Assessment
This is the first post in a series of adding Chromebooks to your elementary music classroom. This post focuses on assessment. This year, our students in grade three and above now have access to...
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Flipping Your Elementary Music Classroom Using iPads or Chromebooks
As I continue my research for the upcoming third installment of my free Help! Series resources for elementary music educators, I am becoming more convinced that in the future, chromebooks will become...
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Elementary Music Class: Tech Integration with iPads and Chromebooks
This past week, I taught a course at Central Connecticut State University’s (CCSU) Summer Music Institute titled, “Technology Integration in the Elemnetary Music Classroom: A Focus on iPads and...
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Integrating Technology into the Elementary Music Classroom: FAQ
Recently, I had the pleasure to be zoomed into a NC Orff Level 3 class taught by the amazing Maribeth Yoder-White. She asked me to showcase some of technology tools used to integrate into an elementary...
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NJAIS Innovation Symposium 2017: Transforming Education with Technology
Today I attended the first day of the NJAIS Innovation Symposium 2017: Transforming Education with Technology. The day was filled with excellent presenters, inspiring keynotes, and wonderful breakout...
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NJAIS Innovation Symposium 2017 Part 2: Innovation and Iteration in Education
The second day of the NJAIS Symposium 2017: Transforming Education with Technology, proved to be as great as the first day. Breakout Sessions The day began with breakout sessions. I had the privilege...
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Cleaning: That time of year…
It is that time of year. It is the time of year when I see elementary music educators posting amazing photos of their classrooms. The time of year when we are posting to each other questions about...
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Webinar: Using Technology as an Ice Breaker in Your Elementary Music Classroom
In this webinar, I utilize two technological tools to create ice breakers for my younger and older elementary music students. I will also be using music chants, performing on instruments, creating...
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This App Will Not Work With iOS11…
The launch of iPhone8 is slated for next week. This will bring along the new iOS11 for download as well. Although it has been in its beta version since earlier in the summer, when iOS11 officially...
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You Might Be Teaching the First Week of Elementary General Music If…
When the school year begins, there are those experiences that bring you back to the daily life of a teacher. During the summer, our schedule changes and loses some of its structure. Even though we work...
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FLIPPING THE ELEMENTARY MUSIC CLASSROOM WITH EXPLAIN EVERYTHING (CLASSIC...
I first tried flipping my elementary music classroom from watching my good friend, Cherie Herring (http://www.cphmusic.net/), do this with her elementary music classroom. I was inspired watching her...
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Great Day at DMEA!
Yesterday I attended the Delaware Music Educators Association (DMEA) conference. When I first walked into Dover High School, I was in awe to the beauty of the campus and school. The day not only...
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Seesaw Activities in the Elementary Music Classroom
This past week, Seesaw (web.seesaw.me) updated their iOS and web-based app to include the Activities tab. This is a game changer for Seesaw. With the Activities tab, you can assign students (some or...
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Elementary Music Creation App: SoundForest
Thanks to a post from Matt Patrick Walsh in the Elementary Music Teachers Facebook Group, I was able to discover the music creation app SoundForest. As stated on the website, “SoundForest is a mini...
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Ten Tech Tools to Assist an Elementary Teacher for a Concert: #10 Audacity
Over the next ten days, I will be writing small blog posts about the ten tech tools to assist an elementary teacher for a concert. Many of us are just coming off a concert season or will be having a...
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Ten Tech Tools to Assist an Elementary Teacher for a Concert: #9 Soundtrap
As we approach a new calendar year, I am counting down ten tech tools to assist an elementary music educator in preparation for a concert. This will lead to a webinar that goes into all ten tech tools...
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