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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...

Teaching Love, One Note at a Time

I know I shouldn’t be writing on my blog right now… Not at 8:20 am when I have students coming in so soon. But I can’t help myself. I...

The Power of Even a Drop of Critical Pedagogy

Every day, many anxious students tap their feet, drum their fingers, and hum throughout “core” classes, anticipating the much favored...

My Best Concert Ever!!! A Positive Shift in Culture

Okay friends… Seriously… I can hardly contain my enthusiasm for this upcoming concert as I sit here writing this blog post!!! It’s not...

Hall Duty Horrors: Take a New Spin on Hall Duty and Improve Your Program!

This year we have a new principal at my school. One of the changes brought about included a staff presence in the hallways during the...

Three Enrollment Issues & How to Deal with Them

Between my wordpress & tumblr followers, we are at last at 50! I am just thrilled with this number and cannot wait to see it move on up....

“I Don’t Even Recruit…” (spoken in the snootiest voice ever)

Have you ever noticed this trend in some music teachers where they are proud that they don’t do any recruiting? What is that? It seems...

THRIVE & Make more Music Makers!

Have you ever seen a mass exodus out of a music program? I see this each year in elementary strings program. The transition between 4th...

Enthusiasm, Info, Concern, & Tough Questions = A Recruiting Recipe from Anotha Motha!

As I am gearing up for another article on recruiting, I thought I would write some preliminary impressions here on an article I am...

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