Frustrated

Does anyone else feel like their trying to teach 50 different programs at the same time?   It’s this time of year again when it feels like the students want to do their own thing instead of what I want them to do.  Their becoming apathetic towards the music we’re trying to learn in chorus.  I want to do something different to liven up the rehearsal, but our rehearsal days are numbered with all the ”vacation breaks” inbetween now and our concert.  I feel my concerts are boring.  I think I choose fun music for the audience to listen to, but I just don’t seem to have any ideas to liven up the performance; make it memorable.   I am frustrated by my lack of creativity.                                                                            

I found a cool website #1

Just a little browsing on this website and I’m hooked. 

http://www.songwritingforkids.com/home.html

 I have been trying to come up with a solid lesson plan on songwriting/composing for jr. hi kids, and it has been slow going.  Josephine Cameron must have read my mind, because I am really diggin’ her stuff!  Can’t wait to unload this on the kids next week!

Hello world!

Craziness abounds in my world.  Mostly brought upon myself, as usual.  I chose the opportunity to educate the somewhat disoriented and hormone-charged minds of junior high students. 

I began teaching in ‘95 and have held positions in every possible aspect of music education in the public school system.  I’ve taught in 4 different states, taken 4 different tests, and obtained my Masters in Music Ed to appease New York State.

I continue to teach my own curriculum, so I am constantly looking for new/fresh ideas.  I search the internet often and it does take awhile to find some gems.  But now that J. Pisano and crew are tackling the job of getting music educators to actually blog, the information on the WWW will hopefully rise higher in quality and quantity.