Hello friends! At the beginning of this school year, I received 9 new Ipads through a grant I applied for. I was so excited and starting researching all of the best music education apps. I soon realized that there were SO many options for apps, but only a few that I would actually implement into…
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The Cup Game
Hey friends! Do you want to know what the most under-utilized household musical instrument is? Your every day, run-of-the-mill, PLASTIC CUP that resides in your kitchen cabinet. If you’ve never tried learning the cup game, there is no better time than now! Your kids will also be so excited for you to teach them this….
Parody Project
Good morning, everyone! So, it’s that time of the year again-TESTING! In the public school I work for, we have district testing and standardized state testing throughout the months of April and May. There is immense pressure put on administrators, students, and teachers to improve scores from last year, so sometimes it can be hard…
Bim Bum Biddy hand-clapping game
Hello everyone! I hope your Spring Break was absolutely everything you needed and more. But if not, hang in there! We’ve only got 2 ½ months until the big summer break! We can do this. It’s always this time of year when I need some lesson plans that really get me excited to go to…
Welcome to Simple Music Teaching
Welcome to my Simple Music Teaching blog! I have two words for you. Spring. Break. Have there ever been two sweeter words uttered? I am only on Tuesday of Spring Break and am still finding it kind of difficult to unwind. It’s hard for me to go from “responsible, disciplined, adult teacher” to “carefree and…