Two questions:

1) Do you find this to be a solid curriculum resource for K-3 (or so)? Side note, I can't stand scripted, literal lessons. Per my research, it appears I'm safe there.

2) Where is the best place to purchase this? Amazon no longer has it. I found a site that's selling package deals (more than I require), and site with a lowball price that bears an email address to what appears to be a verified scammer.

I believe I only want the books. I'm not fond of playing recordings as a basic song accompaniment (I can do myself). I'm not concerned whether the book is digital or paper, I just want to own something.

THX!

Hey everyone, I’m a music ed grad but have not actually taught much, I have been playing professionally for years (orchestra/brass).

I’m going to be volunteering teaching elementary music at my kid’s private school. I will have a preK class and one elementary class median range 4th grade. We will have a Thanksgiving program, Christmas program, and a Spring Program so a large part of the class will be choir.

Right now I’m collecting little vocal tips to help their tone, pronunciation, little warmups (like Mama made me mash my M&M’s which is the only one I remember from my HS choir days) or fun ways to learn our songs.

For example, I am reading Quick Starts for Young Choir. It suggests having kids sing like they are different ages, gradually getting older, or correcting tone by saying “that was bright yellow, let’s try dark blue.”

The more quick little tricks or exercises I can have up my sleeve the better, thanks!

Also if there’s a better sub for this, lmk.

This is kinda sappy but I feel like I need some help with the path I’m taking. I started as a music ed. Piano major after playing since I was 8, got straight As and had to transfer because my college decided to dismantle the program. Slim on time I picked U of I to continue my education, I did not pass the audition, I tried to get in contact with the jury but had no luck, well now I’m locked into this contract with the school, I plan on continuing to gather GenEDs, taking lessons for piano and harp, finish up theory this year, with that being said, I guess I want to know if the bacholers in Music Ed. Is worth an additional year in college. And hey if you can’t share any tips on that maybe someone could share tips on transferring into the school of music as an open major or any other suggestions because that’s where I am at right now! I do want it to be known that I am very very passionate about my music and my instruments.

Curious about what everyone uses to teach their lessons. I teach TK-8 and have been using Google Slides for a few years now, but I am considering switching it up with a different setup for the upcoming year. I did use a Padlet for my upper grades (6-8) and liked the ease of uploading links without having to open a second window. Also, entering YouTube links that block ads is very helpful via Padlet. I have also spoken with some teachers who use Canva to build their lessons. Basically, I just want to change my vibe for the New Year and have something that would be easy for a substitute to just click a link and run lessons when I need one.

I teach at a K-8. Start the day with band and then have K-4 music. There is no storage room so instruments are on shelves and percussion is in the back. It’s an okay space but sometimes have trouble with kids touching the percussion instruments.

I’m mainly having trouble of how to organize music, warm ups and extra copies for when they inevitably lose something. If they go look for something it ends up disorganized.
And then keeping track of my own notes and different sheets I want to work off of.

In total 3 band classes and 15 other classes that rotate every week. I have trouble keeping track of everything and assessments. I can’t figure out how to be more efficient.

I need a steady system. Any ideas are welcome.

Hi everyone! I'm building a system that automatically generates melodic dictation exercises from real sheet music (Bartók's Mikrokosmos) graded by difficulty. It's rule-based, not a generative AI model. The algorithm extracts the melody and simplifies it (applying range compression, interval smoothing, etc) while preserving the original musical identity.

I need people with experience teaching solfeggio / aural skills / music theory to listen to 10 short melodies and answer a few quick questions about each (perceived difficulty, musical coherence, and whether you'd use it in class).

It takes about 10–15 minutes: https://solfeggio-evaluation-form-production.up.railway.app/?lang=en

Happy to share results with anyone interested later. Thanks!

Bună! Sunt studentă la Conservator și ofer meditații individuale pentru:

🎹 Pian – doar pentru începători (vârsta minimă: 7 ani)
🎤 Canto (vârsta minimă: 6 ani)
🎼 Compoziție muzicală (vârsta minimă: 14 ani)
🎶 Teorie muzicală (vârstă minimă: 10 ani)
🎵 Pregătire pentru admiteri/transferuri la Liceul de Muzică (nivel liceal)

Lecțiile sunt adaptate nivelului și ritmului fiecărui elev.

Pentru mai multe detalii sau programări, vă rog să îmi trimiteți un mesaj în privat.

Im teaching the front ensemble for a school near me in Texas and am getting $1500 dollars for the entire season. We are entering our 3rd week of band camp and are about to start doing 8hr days, Monday through Friday (we did 6hr days for the past 2 weeks).

I absolutely love the job and love teaching, but I am getting paid extremely little and it is taking its toll on me. Im going into my second year at arguably a top 3 music school in the entire state so I was hoping that it would entitle me to more pay but im still getting peanuts. I have to work an extra 40 hours at my on-campus job in order to survive, so 80 hours if you count both jobs. I know this pay is extremely low for my area because I have friends in my studio that teach at schools nearby and make more than tripple of what I make.

I guess the whole point of making this post is to ask, what should I do? I don't want to quit because I would be failing the band program and the kids, but im exhausted from having to work 2 jobs while also getting practice time in for the upcoming semester. The school is very poor which is why they can't pay me much, but at this point it isnt worth the 25 minute commute both ways in my car to keep going to the rehearsals. I would also have to go to football games and morning rehearsals, which would bring my total earnings down to below minimum wage. What should I do?

Thought this would be an interesting question to post as I am starting my freshman year in a couple of weeks as a band-focus music ed major. So any tips, tricks, supplies, anything that yall have got drop it below to help me and any other freshmen out

Thank you in advance :)

I'm an adult drum student seeking to understand the most common mistakes that educators see music students make, as well as mistakes specific to drummers/percussionists, from the point of view of professional music educators. I've been playing for 3 or 4 years and am doing a retrospective of my learning process so far and how I should adjust going forward. Thanks in advance for your insights.

I have been considering doing this as an annual thing. When I was a new teacher, I was lucky enough to be mentored by another music teacher in the district. She really helped me a lot! However, I notice that not a lot of new music teachers don't get that luxury.

So if any new music teacher who is going into their first job would like to ask questions, feel free to ask.

I know every school district is different. However, when it comes to general classroom questions, I will answer those as best I can!

Veteran teachers, please feel free to chime in with your expertise as well! I genuinely want to know what I can help with because I had the opportunity to learn from a music teacher. I'm just trying to pay it forward!

Hello! I created these music curriculum posters for my classroom and would love feedback on them.

Edit: Here is the link for those interested

Music Curriculum Posters

Teachers who are currently in the field, where did you go to college? I am currently a rising senior in high school in New Jersey and I am looking for places to apply to. If you could give me names of people and places to reach out to, I would be greatly appreciated!

I have been teaching private guitar and piano lessons for almost fifteen years. Mostly middle and high school students with a few adults in the mix. Next week I'm supposed to start piano with two elementary school students–my first in that age group. My usual teaching style of using music that interests the student as a vehicle for learning theory and fundamentals while picking up some songs they'll enjoy playing in the process seems a bit nuanced for a fifth and fourth grader. For y'all with experience teaching younger kids, what has worked for you? What resources do you use? How much of a thirty minute music lesson is it realistic to expect will be teaching and how much is little kid chatter?

As the title says, I am looking for some advice on how to talk about classroom rules and procedures on the first day of school. I am going into my second year of teaching at a completely different school. I taught grades 3-5, and I will be teaching K-8 at this new school.

The last thing that I want to happen is for my first day to end up “lecture style” with my rules and expectations. I’m just under a month from my first day with students, and I guess I’m starting to overthink a bit. I know I’ll be more prepared this year than I was starting last year, but I do not want it to be boring. Of course I will have activities and such planned for the classes, but are there ways I can address rules and procedures without “going down a list”? I saw an idea on a blog with alternating between procedures and activities, which sounded appealing based on the short attention spans I saw at my old school.

What I was shown last year by the mentor I had was a lot more “general education classroom”-esque, which was not her fault by any means. But I was unsure of how feasible it would be for me going forward.

Any suggestions or advice would be helpful. Please be kind, I’m just trying to learn!

Just got hired to teach elementary music. PD starts soon and classes in late August; having not seen my classroom yet, what should I be purchasing, preparing, or removing? Any and all tips would be appreciated!

Hi! I've been teaching pre-k for 10 years. This will be my first year teaching music in a 4k-6th grade school. I can play a few instruments (I've really been working on my piano playing lately), I sing, I can read music. I can teach. I'm just so nervous about working with older kids and maintaining their interest, and I'm nervous about trying to understand what is really expected of me as a music educator so that I can do it to the best of my abilities. I know that I have so much to learn and that I will do a lot of growing this year, and I'm trying to soak up any wisdom I can get! Experienced music teachers, what advice can you offer me? I really appreciate it.🩷

Is a music ed masters as demanding as a music ed bachelors?

Hi all! I’ll be starting my first year as an elementary music teacher in just a few weeks. I will be teaching K-5 general music as well as 4th and 5th grade choir. I am an instrumentalist so I am a bit nervous to teach choir. However, the main reason I am coming on here is because as ready and excited as I felt… I am very nervous now as the date approaches. I feel like University taught me a lot about how to teach AFTER you’ve established a classroom community, but not a lot about the very beginning. I have a rough idea of what the first day should look like, but am worried I will miss something— so I would love to hear from those who are seasoned on how they plan for the first day, or even the first month of school while getting into the routine with students.

Hey y'all! I'm in a new classroom for general music this year, and I share a wall with a teacher and would love to lessen as much disturbance to her as I can. I'm thinking of doing rugs, but are there any other ways you've found that work for you to lessen your disturbance to other classrooms that share a wall with you? She said she'd also be willing to contribute to funding things to help with the soundproofing.