Step By Step Funk
Anatomy of a heavy funk 45 detailing music, part 2 "shitty is still pretty) (http://www.funkydown.com/downloads/shitty2.pdf) goes deep into recording. Article makes funk into a simple easily approachable almost formulaic approach to creating a tune that has that magic.
Note: inappropriate language, not for direct class reading
This is a really good article by Dave Werden about purchasing euphoniums. The information here can be applied towards a lot of other instruments as well which makes it an excellent resources for both teachers and students.
Hey Guys! I found this really awesome Resources for Elementary Music Education! It has a lot of information on songs, lesson plans, class room management, and a lot of links to other Elementary Music Ed sites. This is a good general website if you need to find anything related to Elementary Music Ed. Enjoy!
Since I know most people in the class aren't aiming to be string teachers, I thought I would post this important site in case any of you is thrown into a string teacher position. Super important for all string teachers, so keep it in mind if you end up teaching violin!
Great example of a way to build a supportive community of students and parents through being personal at times when our daily communication methods become almost entirely based in text-form.
This site is written by a piano teacher, and has some great ideas for games that can be used to introduce and reinforce ideas. She also has ideas for group lessons that could be useful in any general music setting, not just piano.
Great acts to encourage the health of the school community. These could easily apply to other instructors in addition to the administration. The joke is that the secretaries run the school. Get to know the people you work with because they could be the ones that provide help for you in the future.
Great acts to encourage the health of the school community. These could easily apply to other instructors in addition to the administration. The joke is that the secretaries run the school. Get to know the people you work with because they could be the ones that provide help for you in the future.
I think that making lesson plans will be one of the most challenging things in the first few years of teaching, I find that websites like this are very helpful in ways to organize them and what kinds of information should be in them.