You asked, we listened. Last month we added Sticky Settings and MIDI Assessment in the Practice app. We are currently developing a Favorites List feature and wanted to give you a sneak peek before the release!
How to Become a Virtuoso Teacher
The success of getting our students to practice is very much in our hands. If we allude to practice subtly during the course of the lesson (when you practice what might you do next; what might be an interesting way to think about this…), if we represent practice in an interesting, engaging, and collaborative way (the Simultaneous Learning Practice Map is a good way forward here), and if we connect with practice at the start of the next lesson (how did your practice go?) … then gradually easing students into the practice process—the Simultaneous Learning Practice Cycle—has a really big chance of happening!
Ideas for Preparing Budgets for Your Music Department in Today’s Climate
In 2017, when I first wrote Creatively Preparing the Music Department Budget, I never thought about preparing a follow-up to answer the issues at hand we are facing as music educators.
Music Ed Mentor Podcast #73: Being Transparent About Yourself with Your Students
As much change as we are going through in music education right now—and no matter how unsure the future may seem—some things stay the same.
5 Ways to Make Your (Remote) Classroom a Safe, Inclusive, and Welcoming Space
People learn best when they feel safe to be fully themselves. More than ever, contemporary education research points to the need for social-emotional learning to be fully integrated into the classroom environment, which now extends and applies to remote learning.
Wrapping Up the Remote School Year: Tips for Turning the Page
With only a few pages left in this chapter of our lives—the chaotic one about suddenly having to teach remotely during a global pandemic—teachers across the country are now likely wondering how to turn to the next page.
ICYMI: Introducing the Compose YOURSELF! Series
In case you missed it, we recently rolled out a brand new educational series for teachers and students to utilize during remote instruction and beyond.
Staying Social Through Silent Rehearsals: Opportunities for Adults to Make Music Online
“If there’s anything that I have learned in my many years on this planet, it’s that people matter the most.
Checking in with You—Not as a Music Teacher, but as a Human
We all know that being a full time music teacher is no joke. During the best of times, we experience joy, sorrow, frustration, elation, and burnout, sometimes all in the same day!
SmartMusic Repertoire Update: May 2020
During the first several months of the year, we continued to add solo and ensemble repertoire to the new SmartMusic library, as well as several methods.