A Bloggable Moment: Biggest Compliment EVER!!!!
I just finished teaching my Music Theory 1/Ap Music Theory class (that’s right I have both levels in the same class- talk about differentiating instruction!) there are 30 students, and since I had to “convince” my school to offer the class (they won’t open a section with less than 25 students) I had to “take all comers” meaning that there were about 10 students interested in AP, but that is not enough to make a class… Anyway, on to the compliment… As you can imagine, I have a WIDE variety of students in this class, but I am basically teaching EVERYONE AP (not “dumbing it down”) there are some VERY CHALLE

Jemsite: It’s NOT only Rock n’ Roll (and I like it!)
Recently I was contacted by the good people over at Jemsite to do an electronic interview.  After checking out their site, I was really impressed!  If you haven’t seen the site yet, you should check it out- they are branching out into music education and (correctly, in my opinion) realizing that music education is changing and growing, crossing boundaries and blurring the lines with popular music. It is exactly this type of partnership and teamwork that we need as we transform our classrooms to reflect the needed changes for th

How to Enhance Your Music Learning Experience
It’s something that the experts advocate in order to keep your mind active and sharp, especially as you grow older. Learning how to play a musical instrument is supposed to be as effective as learning a new language in helping to stave off dementia, Alzheimer’s disease and other mental illnesses that affect your neurons and the quality of your life when you enter the twilight years. No, it’s not an easy task, especially when most people who are skilled at playing music begin at a very early age and have the advantage of youth on their side. But, if you really want to achieve this goal, here’s how you can e