#recruiting

Mar 4, 20181 min read

Episode 8: On Belonging with Kathy Augustine

Last week, one of my music ed majors was in my classroom sobbing, trying not to call attention to herself. I approached her and asked...

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...

Nov 14, 20154 min read

Hall Duty Horrors: Take a New Spin on Hall Duty and Improve Your Program!

This year we have a new principal at my school. One of the changes brought about included a staff presence in the hallways during the...

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 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...

Jul 17, 20154 min read

THRIVE & Make more Music Makers!

Have you ever seen a mass exodus out of a music program? I see this each year in elementary strings program. The transition between 4th...

Jul 12, 20154 min read

Enthusiasm, Info, Concern, & Tough Questions = A Recruiting Recipe from Anotha Motha!

As I am gearing up for another article on recruiting, I thought I would write some preliminary impressions here on an article I am...