Tweet In honor of Beethoven’s birthday month, our focus has been on music ideas that you can integrate into your teaching. We end this series with a great post on points of advocacy for music education. ~EMP Music is known for being a powerful tool; a universal language. Music connects people together regardless of personal […]
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Tweet Holiday music can bring such joy to people of all ages. Yes, you may get sick of it after a while, but you have to admit, there’s something magical about it as it does only come but once a year. Here is a great site I want to share with you that has links […]
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Tweet In light of all that has occurred this past week, it’s more important than ever to watch for students who appear not to care. Behavior is something we all struggle with year round, but often, bad behavior is a sign of other things. It is also true that this time of year, the last […]
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Tweet Here, at The Inspired Classroom, we do not let a December 16th go by without a mention of a very important December holiday – Beethoven’s birthday. I used to celebrate this special day each year with my grandfather, a man who loved Beethoven’s music as well as appreciated the man himself. Now, I open […]
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Tweet Not all musical pieces are meant to be heard as stories, but often they can be. Just the other day, my students did a quick write using Beethoven’s Coriolan Overture to create a short story. All this month, I love to do Beethoven-based lessons with my class. We listen to his music, study his […]
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Tweet Louise Blake comes back to us once more for some great ideas that are seasonal and practical. Let us know if you try some of these activities. Enjoy! ~EMP Christmas and the Holiday season is one of the best times to be a teacher – the plays, the music and the kids’ excitement couldn’t […]
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Tweet Music can be seen as very complex (a Beethoven symphony or Bach variation), sometimes quite simplistic (a nursery rhyme or simple melody). Music can be heard as dark and ominous, joyful and exciting, or even angst-driven with longing. But what is it that makes music this way? The great part about studying music is […]
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Tweet How do great stories begin? They capture your interest, grab your attention, introduce you to characters and setting, and give you a sense of the overall feel of the story as they set you into a series of events that ultimately bring you to the climax of the story. Great music begins the same […]
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