Sherry BlevinsApr 102 minMusic Teacher Tip #47 - Start with the End in MindMusic Teacher Tip #47: When planning a lesson, start with the end in mind. What will students be able to DO if your lesson is successful? Two of the things I...
Sherry BlevinsApr 104 minMusic Teacher Tip #33 - Presenting New MaterialMusic Teacher Tip #33: I'm often asked the best way to present a new song. While there is no best way that applies to every piece of music, there are definit...
Sherry BlevinsApr 101 minMusic Teacher Tip #28 - Rehearsal PlanningMusic Teacher Tip #28: Here are some tips to help with rehearsal planning: Error Detection 🎼 When you error detect in rehearsal, immediately take notes in y...
Sherry BlevinsApr 101 minMusic Teacher Tip #27 - To Sight-read or Not to Sight-readMusic Teacher Tip #27: To sight-read or not to sight-read a new piece? 🎶 Knowing your students’ sight-reading abilities is the first step in knowing what th...
Sherry BlevinsSep 20, 20191 minMusic Teacher Tip #25 - Score StudyMusic Teacher Tip #25 - #ScoreStudy: Where to begin when you score study? a. The easiest way for the teacher to find challenging elements in a score is to si...
Sherry BlevinsSep 20, 20193 minMusic Teacher Tip #21 - Integrating LiteracyMusic Teacher Tip #21 - #IntegratingLiteracy: If you are a choral or general-music teacher, you can easily integrate literacy on a regular basis. Almost all ...
Sherry BlevinsSep 20, 20193 minMusic Teacher Tip #19 - Why Are We Doing It Again?Music Teacher Tip #19 - #WhyWeNeedtoDoItAgain: If you ask students to play or sing it again, either give a reason why or ask them to tell you why. Here are s...
Sherry BlevinsSep 20, 20193 minMusic Teacher Tip #17 - ObservationsMusic Teacher Tip #17 - #Observations: (Ominously): dun, dun, DUUUUUUN.... Observations are coming. As a supervisor of student teachers, I can tell you what ...
Sherry BlevinsSep 20, 20194 minMusic Teacher Tip #15 - Getting Students to Sing OutMusic Teacher Tip #15 - #GettingStudentstoSingOut: I’m often asked how to get middle schoolers and beginning high schoolers to sing out. It’s not easy, but i...
Sherry BlevinsSep 3, 20192 minMusic Teacher Tips - #8 - Writing Effective ObjectivesMusic Teacher Tip #8 - #WritingObjectives : 👩🏻‍🎓 Here is an easy way to be sure you have written an outstanding objective statement (goal) for your studen...
Sherry BlevinsSep 2, 20192 minMusic Teacher Tips - #6 - PacingMusic Teacher Tip #6 - #Pacing: Do you find yourself running out of time at the end of class or trying to give important end-of-class instructions as the bel...