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Jun 13, 20162 min read

Teaching Love, One Note at a Time

I know I shouldn’t be writing on my blog right now… Not at 8:20 am when I have students coming in so soon. But I can’t help myself. I...

Jun 1, 20164 min read

The Power of Even a Drop of Critical Pedagogy

Every day, many anxious students tap their feet, drum their fingers, and hum throughout “core” classes, anticipating the much favored...

May 24, 20164 min read

My Best Concert Ever!!! A Positive Shift in Culture

Okay friends… Seriously… I can hardly contain my enthusiasm for this upcoming concert as I sit here writing this blog post!!! It’s not...

Aug 26, 20154 min read

Three Enrollment Issues & How to Deal with Them

Between my wordpress & tumblr followers, we are at last at 50! I am just thrilled with this number and cannot wait to see it move on up....

Aug 7, 20152 min read

5 Surefire Ways to Save Rehearsal Time

Okay, in favor of being parsimonious (per the title of my post…) this is going to be a quick post tonight. I just want to reiterate to...

Aug 6, 20153 min read

Ingredients for the BEST LESSON EVA!

Are you already writing up your lesson plans for the 15-16 school year? I know how stressful this time of year can be, so in this post,...

Aug 2, 20153 min read

“I Don’t Even Recruit…” (spoken in the snootiest voice ever)

Have you ever noticed this trend in some music teachers where they are proud that they don’t do any recruiting? What is that? It seems...