If you are a new teacher, you may not realize the incredible impact that a strong network of teachers around you will have. Through my music and classroom teacher friends, I have found jobs, gained private students, joined bands, and met lifelong friends. I’ve...
It’s back-to-school season in the US, and for many music teachers- myself included- that means time to empty our wallets at Target and the Dollar Tree while grabbing up the cutest finds for our music rooms. Unfortunately, many of us are doing this without a budget and...
Melissa Stouffer here from Mrs. Stouffer’s Music Room. Teaching can be hard enough, but when you are in your first classroom, some of those things can be overwhelming. If I could go back and tell brand new me seven things, these are what I’d tell myself....
Many teachers intend to spend a good chunk of their summer preparing for the next year. Everything from revamping lessons to taking levels to reading professional development books. Intentions are always good and sometimes goals are achieved (yay!). But...
Use these fun songs with your young choir or music class as energizers or warm-ups. Oo a Lay Lay This is a traditional echo song from Polynesia. The words have no specific meaning. ‘Oo a Lay Lay‘ is great for teaching: Different phrase lengths Form – Call and Response...
