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HELP Suggestions!

by Gary

Feb 3, 2017

I have been teaching 30 years and have never ever ran into a problem like this one. I have 22 students in Mixed Chorus. This is a non-audition class. Out of the 22 students, 19 are failing at least 3 of their core subject classes plus mine. They don't want to sing, I have given them paper work, they wont do that either. All they want to do is sit a...See More

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Mrs H I don't know what your relationship with your administrator is, but you might schedule a meeting with him/her. Talk about the strategies you have tried to engage the students, and talk about what has worked (even if it's just a tiny bit) and what hasn't. Then present a plan regarding a general music curriculum. Include the standards you would cover...See More

Feb 7, 2017

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Gary On 2/07/17, Mrs H wrote:
> I don't know what your relationship with your
> administrator is, but you might schedule a meeting with
> him/her. Talk about the strategies you have tried to
> engage the students, and talk about what has worked (even
> if it's just a tiny bit) and what hasn't. Then present a
> plan r...See More

Apr 18, 2017

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Music

by David Holmes

Apr 11, 2017

By any chance, do any of you know what the meter of the song "Million reasons" by Lady Gaga is in?

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MacQ On 4/11/17, David Holmes wrote: > By any chance, do any of you know what the meter of the song > "Million reasons" by Lady Gaga is in?

Simple common time (4/4).

Apr 16, 2017

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Spring program - not much time to prepare

by Gary

Mar 24, 2017

I am looking for suggestions of things for a Spring program in May with not much time to put together for Middle School Choir and High School Choir with taped acc. Thanks

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Not paid for the summer?!

by Newbie

Feb 17, 2017

Hello everyone. I've moved a lot in my 7 years of teaching. Every time I do, they cut off my benefits at the summer and stop paying me. Isn't that wrong? We usually don't get our first paycheck until a month into the school year...don't they space our paychecks out for the year? So shouldn't I continue to get paychecks through the summer? I don't u...See More

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Martha I've never gotten a paycheck in the summer.

On 2/17/17, Will Roberts wrote: > I suspect it depends where in the world you are, though I > would have thought all responsible employers would pay you > the full year. I have worked in the UK and Sweden and > always been payed until the end of the summer when changing > jobs. &...See More

Feb 18, 2017

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DonnaR/CA On 2/17/17, Newbie wrote: > Hello everyone. I've moved a lot in my 7 years of teaching. > Every time I do, they cut off my benefits at the summer and > stop paying me.

As others have said, your paycheck would depend on whether you are being paid over 10 months or 12 months. If you opt for 12 months in our district, you'll get a p...See More

Mar 10, 2017

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My "discovery"

by op

Mar 8, 2017

Our district is asking us to teach a song and warm up to our students in 3-4th grades and then audition and report on the singing ability of each one of them (I have 260 kids at that level). I was overwhelmed by this task - have before and after school duties and really no time to do this so I decided to at least start during class time. We turned ...See More

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Mrs H That is fantastic! I love the idea that they are so excited to sing by themselves. My 4th graders especially are very reluctant to sing alone. I have a couple questions. First, how much class time are you using out of each lesson to do this? Second, how are you going to approach those students who do not volunteer? Third, is the data you collect go...See More

Mar 8, 2017

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Large class ideas

by Lis

Jan 24, 2017

Hi, everyone. Just wondering if anybody has some tried and true music games/ideas to do with a large group of 3rd/4th graders. By large I mean 35ish in a medium sized music room. Thanks for any help :)

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Garland/GA Double circle games like Chicken on a Fencepost work well with large groups.

Jan 25, 2017

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bec I know the song Chicken on a Fencepost but not the game. Could you please share?

Mar 8, 2017

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Free program for underserved community

by Cheryl Pope

Feb 27, 2017

I work for a program that provides music education to children from 1st to 4th grades in an inner city school where most of them live in the projects. We teach Monday to Friday 2:00 until 5:00. The students pay nothing for the program including instruments.they have small group lessons, theory, ensemble and symphony. Teachers are highly educated. P...See More

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Better for who? For the teacher, answer is obvious. For the majority of the kids, answer is obvious.

But, from the perspective of the people funding this project - they aren't doing it because they want kids to learn music. They are likely doing because of the positive impact the musical experience can provide.

And those difficult 25 are the one...See More

Feb 28, 2017

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London Piano Festival 11.03.2017

by WKMT

Feb 26, 2017

The festival is almost here. This is going to be a great festivity! many students have already confirmed their participation. Everyone is training hard to make the best of each performance.

It is important that you confirm your participation with enough time. Preparing for a festival requires a bit of planning and therefore your lessons s...See More

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meeting with parents

by hornblower

Feb 3, 2017

HI. I have recently had some unplesant dealings with a parent. The parent has decided to stop lessons, and I have agreed to waive the notice period. Now the parents (rude and aggressive) have requested a meeting with me. I don't want to have any more to do with them. How should I respond?? Thanks.

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Emily Williams If you don't want to meet with them don't meet with them. If you're waiving a policy, or a fee than they haven't paid for your time. If they want to pay you for the time they will be meeting with you then I would meet with them if you want to. It doesn't sound like you want their business, so what would be the goal in meeting with them?

Feb 11, 2017

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