If all the music notation in the world disappeared and there were no sheets, no staff, no tab or anything, how would your practice as a music teacher change?

What about in band, orchestra, or choir?

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It's important that students are given the opportunity to make their own original music in some form during every music class. It can be so easy to fall into "rehearse-the-rep" mode.

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I'll be presenting at ISME in Montreal during the very first K-12 Symposium as part of the conference. Who's with me? Would love to be able to meet some folks there.

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Are you ready @omeaontario teachers? 3 presentations over the next 2 days. It's gonna be a time.
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Situation 1:
Every student gets access to music on a rotating basis throughout the year.

Situation 2:
Students can opt to take a music class that runs all year. This means that some students would not be taking music classes.

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Here's my yearly plug for the Music Escapades shop! I order her personalized ornaments for my piano students every year for Christmas. She also sells high quality teaching tools. #piano #pianoteacher #musician #teachingmusic musicescapades.com?srsltid=AfmB...

Having kids choose the music helps kids stay engaged in the music making.

Create a Google and then show how to search for music at their level on whatever site you use to order the music, and have them search and suggest material.

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Something to try tomorrow!

Step 1: Choose progression for your class and have each group compose something different with it.

Step 2: Begin with a bass line and have each section come up with a pattern or melody that fits.

Step 3: Be amazed!

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Discuss

Do you teach your beginner and intermediate guitar classes to use a pick from day one?

Thoughts?

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Added some new posters to the room.

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This children’s music group is harmonizing over the sounds of Israeli drones. They are part of Gaza Birds Singing, a group founded by instrumentalist and teacher Ahmed Abu Amsha during the genocide. #... TikTok video by ajplus

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places we have never been, by primitive percussion youth orchestra 4 track album

New PPYO. Four explorations of imaginary places by an ensemble of 7-11 year olds.
Percussion, homemade bowed string instruments, open tuned guitar, whistles and synthesizer.

Cd and digital.

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Sometimes it's OK to just stop conducting and let the kids lead.

If it is a more rhythm-based piece, there are lots of rhythm anchors to hang onto and they may not need you!

That's a good thing.

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You can now take a bit of Steve with you after a workshop with this new action figure. A limited-time offer! 😆😉
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New favorite mnemonic for the lines on the staff from one of my 9 y/o students: Evil Gummy Bears Destroy France 🤣

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For this week's #MusicEdTipTuesday, a 39 video series for learning guitar. I put this together for the MusicFirst Modern Band collection, but it also goes with my Ultimate Essential Guitar Resource. Here's the FREE Playlist!

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Use "quantization" to line up your human-made MIDI track automatically to the beat in your DAW.

Select different beat subdivisions to see what unique rhythms are generated.

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🚪Knock, knock! Music teachers - it's time to pop a new sign on your door today 😜

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A Learning by Ear and Transcription Project for Intermediate Band Contrary to popular belief, I enjoy coaching large ensembles. These groups are really good at facilitating the practice of reading European staff notation, but something these ensembles have historica...

Once they've had practice learning a song by ear each week, have them choose a song they know, learn it by ear, write it down, and then arrange it for their instrument for someone else to play.

Use this blog post! www.stevesmusicroom.com/post/a-learn...

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Something as simple as a new dry-erase board on wheels can be so life changing. Now, to figure out how to get staff lines on this thing.
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🌍🎶 Hey, music teachers! We’d love to get to know our amazing community better.

Tell us:
📍 Where are you from?
🎼 What do you teach? (Band, choir, orchestra, general music, or all of the above?)

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Learn a new song by ear each week! Give them the first note and any hints that would be appropriate and give them 5 minutes.

Begin in a key they are familiar with.

As an added challenge, have them then learn the same song in an unfamiliar key.

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🎶 What happens inside our brains when we make music together? A lot more than you might think!

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Today’s piano lesson…

Student: It always smells so good in here!

Me: Really, what does it smell like?

Student: You!

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9 Creative Warm-up Ideas for Concert Band Here are some activities I've used to help integrate creativity and ear learning into a warm-up.

Adding these activities into a warm-up is a much less intimidating way to be sure that kids are engaging with this stuff. Here are 9 ways to add creativity and ear learning into a warm-up.
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Memes like this make a lot of assumptions:

That making a hit song is easy.
That complex music is inherently good.
That all musics must follow the musical practices of 18th-and-19th-century court musicians.

None of which are true.

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Just finished my first Winter Concert at my new school this week. Here is what the program looked like. Lots of variety, some original arranging, and incredible musicianship. So proud.
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Excited to be able to meet these internet friends in Rochester, NY. These folks are doing great things in Music Ed. Got to hear Dr. Tim speak as well.
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I'm here in Rochester for NYSSMA. Where are my people?
Let me know if you're here! ✋🏻
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