the music educator blog

It’s the first day of your junior year. Your excitement is overwhelming. You speed out the door, down the hall, and into the band room ready to see your friends whom you have such a special bond with.

As we get settled into a new year and new routines, you have two options:

As we embark on a new year and settle into a new semester of learning, teaching, and playing, we continue to expand the SmartMusic repertoire library with new titles ready to be discovered, assigned, and practiced!

Let’s talk about the elephant in the virtual classroom: student engagement. We’ve heard about students quitting music for a variety of reasons, but the truth is if they are still loving music then they will either not quit, or if they do, they will come back.

Start the new year on the right notes with our free Healthy Habit Tracker worksheet! Have students choose habit ideas from the Music and Self-Care lists on the bottom of the worksheet (or come up with their own!) to list in the habit column of the spreadsheet.

We continue to expand our unrivaled repertoire library with the addition of 26 new solos, 25 ensemble titles (including 12 flexible arrangements), and one method book.

Being able to look at a brand new piece of music and play it at sight is a pretty amazing skill to have.

Friends, I know it’s tough right now. If you’re a regular listener, you know I’m all about self-improvement. We’ve talked about mindfulness, being present, morning routines, and productivity.