Music Teacher Tip #45 - Being a Professional
Music Teacher Tip #45: So, yet again, a Facebook group for music teachers has inspired tonight's post. It's about professionalism. If you...
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Sherry Blevins
Apr 10, 20203 min
Music Teacher Tip #44 - Conducting 101
Music Teacher Tip #44: Conducting 101: ✅ Train students to your gesture every rehearsal. Step 1 in a lesson plan is “Focus.” If you vary...
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Sherry Blevins
Apr 10, 20206 min
Music Teacher Tip #43 - Incentives
Music Teacher Tip #43: Incentives or not? During my second year of teaching I taught a classroom-management workshop to a group of...
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Sherry Blevins
Apr 10, 20204 min
Music Teacher Tip #42 - If Your Class is a Dumpster Fire
Music Teacher Tip #42: Lordy, Lordy! Every day someone is posting how terribly their classes are behaving. Here’s what to do if your...
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Sherry Blevins
Apr 10, 20201 min
Music Teacher Tip #41 - Moving to a Steady Beat
Music Teacher Tip #41: Would you like your students to move to a steady beat? If they’re K-2 and the beat is on the slower side, they...
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Sherry Blevins
Apr 10, 20202 min
Music Teacher Tip #40 - Where You Teach
Music Teacher Tip #40: This will be a surprisingly cynical post following many very positive ones. I know it's weird coming from me,...
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Sherry Blevins
Apr 10, 20203 min
Music Teacher Tip #39 - Student Mistakes
Music Teacher Tip #39: (It really applies to all teachers and parents too.) I want you to think about what you do when a student makes an...
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Sherry Blevins
Apr 10, 20202 min
Music Teacher Tip #38 - Matching Pitch
Music Teacher Tip #38: If a student seems to struggle to match pitch, here are some things I’ve tried that have worked: 🎶 Have them sing...
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Sherry Blevins
Apr 10, 20203 min
Music Teacher Tip #37 - Where to Put All These Kids?
Music Teacher Tip #37: Where to put all these kids??? 🤷🏼♀️ If you teach middle or high school chorus, it’s likely that you have a LOT...
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Sherry Blevins
Apr 10, 20203 min
Music Teacher Tip #36 - Seating Assignments
Music Teacher Tip #36: Seating assignments or not? For middle and high school, yes. More on that later. This post is for elementary...
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Sherry Blevins
Apr 10, 20203 min
Music Teacher Tip #35 - Sunday Syndrome
Music Teacher Tip #35: Teaching in a school is challenging. Sometimes the stress can be overwhelming. When I was first teaching I would...
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Sherry Blevins
Apr 10, 20203 min
Music Teacher Tip #34 - Student Solutions
Music Teacher Tip #34: I'm grateful to have access to several Facebook pages for music teachers to share ideas and to STEAL ideas for...
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Sherry Blevins
Apr 10, 20204 min
Music Teacher Tip #33 - Presenting New Material
Music 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...
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Sherry Blevins
Apr 10, 20202 min
Music Teacher Tip #32 - Everyone Can Sing!
Music Teacher Tip # 32: I once had a student join my non-auditioned performing chorus at the beginning of her 4th grade year. She...
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Sherry Blevins
Apr 10, 20203 min
Music Teacher Tip #31 - Assessment
Music Teacher Tip #31: Friends, if you're finding these tips helpful, I would love it if you would share them. My hope is to help as many...
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Sherry Blevins
Apr 10, 20202 min
Music Teacher Tip #30 - Teacher Tool = Sense of Humor
Music Teacher Tip #30: When I used to give short music quizzes, I always made the last question for extra credit. Here’s what it said:...
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Sherry Blevins
Apr 10, 20201 min
Music Teacher Tip #29 - Advocacy
Music Teacher Tip #29: Advocate for your program. Share articles like this one. Include information in your programs, newsletters, etc....
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Sherry Blevins
Apr 10, 20201 min
Music Teacher Tip #28 - Rehearsal Planning
Music Teacher Tip #28: Here are some tips to help with rehearsal planning: Error Detection 🎼 When you error detect in rehearsal,...
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Sherry Blevins
Apr 10, 20201 min
Music Teacher Tip #27 - To Sight-read or Not to Sight-read
Music Teacher Tip #27: To sight-read or not to sight-read a new piece? 🎶 Knowing your students’ sight-reading abilities is the first...
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Sherry Blevins
Apr 10, 20201 min
Music Teacher Tip #26 - Look for the Good and Let Them Know
Music Teacher Tip #26: Do you remember a time that one of your teachers gave you a compliment? Sometimes as teachers we forget the power...
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