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What to Include in Your Own Ensemble Contract: Band or Orchestra or Choir Contract!
You all. If you don’t have an ensemble contract yet, TRUST ME… You NEED to make this happen ASAP. An ensemble contract not only adds legitim
angelaammerman
Aug 28, 20242 min read
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Where is Your Blue Ocean? with John Kilkenny
This week, we welcome John Kilkenny onto #MusicEdLove. John Kilkenny is a leading performer, educator and artistic leader who is...
angelaammerman
Sep 18, 20201 min read
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The Jazz Cat on Improvisation
Today it is our extreme pleasure to welcome Director of Music Education and Associate Professor at George Mason University: Dr. Charles...
angelaammerman
Feb 23, 20202 min read
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7 Tips for a SUPERIOR Assessment Season
Welcome to EPISODE 30 of #MusicEdLove! This episode is coming out via special request for those of you preparing for Assessment! Here are...
angelaammerman
Jan 13, 20203 min read
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Batman, Baby Shark, and Binder Clips with Anne Marie Patterson
What a pleasure it was to have Anne Marie Patterson on the #MusicEdLove Observation Series! Anne Marie Patterson received a Bachelor’s...
angelaammerman
Jan 6, 20201 min read
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Get Out and Observe REAL Teachers!
This episode is a reminder to everyone to do what you can to get out and observe REAL teachers with “Normal” students! It is the...
angelaammerman
Nov 19, 20191 min read
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Should I Major in Music Education?
#orchestra #choir #band #music #mariachi #musiceducation #musiced #guitar #musicedlove
angelaammerman
Oct 14, 20191 min read
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Music Teachers Needed! with Dr. Annalisa Chang
“If you see a student in your classroom who is willing to take on a leadership position, knows how to delegate, knows how to be in front...
angelaammerman
Sep 22, 20191 min read
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Spark Some Joy!
Welcome back to an exciting new school year! In this podcast, we aim to get you off to a great start with a few overarching goals for...
angelaammerman
Aug 29, 20191 min read
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Denese Odegaard on Advocacy!
Our most recent #MusicEdLove Lecture Guest: Denese Odegaard talks to us about music education advocacy. We were able to spend one...
angelaammerman
May 13, 20191 min read
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Effective Leadership with Dian Eddleman
Dian Eddleman has been teaching school music in public and independent schools for more than thirty years and is presently Choral...
angelaammerman
Mar 15, 20191 min read
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Episode 15 – Back to School #MusicEdLove Style!
This episode details my Top Ten Tips for those first few weeks back to school! From befriending the custodians to finding a place for...
angelaammerman
Aug 12, 20182 min read
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Episode 11: From Elite to Extinct
This episode of the #MusicEdLove Podcast is called “From Elite to Extinct” and deals primarily with that kid in the back of the...
angelaammerman
May 20, 20181 min read
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Episode 8: On Belonging with Kathy Augustine
Last week, one of my music ed majors was in my classroom sobbing, trying not to call attention to herself. I approached her and asked...
angelaammerman
Mar 4, 20181 min read
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#MusicEdLove Podcast Episode 5: Boredom Busters Part II – Round and Round and Round We Go
https://criticalpedagogyelectrified.files.wordpress.com/2017/12/episode-5-boredom-busters-part-ii-round-and-round-and-round-we-go.mp3...
angelaammerman
Dec 26, 20171 min read
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EXCLUDED: Missing Musicians from the Classroom
Recently, I spoke at NAfME’s annual Hill Day Collegiate Advocacy Summit on leadership development. I spent days, I mean DAYS, writing a...
angelaammerman
Nov 13, 20174 min read
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Splash Zones at a Concert?!?!
As you know, I LOVE to have the audience as involved as possible. I am trying to think of advice for a friend to switch up the concert a...
angelaammerman
Aug 24, 20172 min read
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Thwarted by a Tennis Ball…
I have this one class… We all have the one class right? Well, in this one class, my students are doing terrible in school. I mean...
angelaammerman
Mar 14, 20175 min read
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And the Cellists Came to Blows Over a Grand Pause…
Well… They didn’t actually come to blows over the grand pause… But they were close. There were words, that is for sure! Fighting words!...
angelaammerman
Feb 18, 20172 min read
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Motivation Multiplied
You know how football fans can be obnoxious sometimes (let’s not name names… but still… We all know it’s true). And then their team wins...
angelaammerman
Jan 20, 20174 min read
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