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Teaching About Key Signatures
Hello, bloggers! I’m writing to ask for help and share my own little thoughts on how to teach students about key signatures. My school district has a long history of prioritizing elementary full… more →
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My Concert Band Repertoire, Spring 2009
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Stengel99 wrote 10 months ago: This Spring, I have purposefully programmed music that is easier than what I’ve chosen in the past. … more →
High Points and Disappointments of my 2008 Winter Concerts
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Stengel99 wrote 11 months ago: My Winter Concerts reached new highs and sunk to new lows this year. First, the high points: For the … more →
SmartMusic in Public Schools
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Stengel99 wrote 1 year ago: This afternoon I had the good fortune to enjoy a workshop about SmartMusic presented by Tom Carruth. … more →
My Concert Band Repertoire, Fall 2008
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Stengel99 wrote 1 year ago: I always enjoy seeing what music other band directors put into their ensemble’s folders. Here … more →
Character Education in the Music Class
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Stengel99 wrote 1 year ago: My purpose in this post is to hopefully open up a discussion about what part character education pla … more →
Get Others Involved, Part 1: Students
Stengel99 wrote 1 year ago: In my first year of teaching, as overwhelmed as I was, I was too much of a control freak to allow ot … more →
Always Use a Metronome... Really?
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Stengel99 wrote 1 year ago: Music teachers often admonish their students to “always practice with a metronome.” I ca … more →
Beginning Percussionists: Every Teacher's Dilemma
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Stengel99 wrote 1 year ago: My district has been doing a lot of experimenting in recent years with beginning percussion. The jun … more →
Summer School is History
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Stengel99 wrote 1 year ago: As I sit here and write this, I am enjoying the first morning of the day after summer school has end … more →
More Lessons I've Learned: The Personal Confirmation
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Stengel99 wrote 1 year ago: You’ve done your prep work. You’ve turned in the purchase order. You’ve filled out … more →
Five Lessons I've Learned: #2: Scheduling Affects Everything
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Stengel99 wrote 1 year ago: This is part 2 in a series of posts related to mistakes I’ve made or seen among younger teache … more →
End of the Year Music Awards
Stengel99 wrote 1 year ago: Here are photos of the awards I give to music students at the end of the school year. Each year I … more →
Practice: Dealing with Students Who Don’t
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Stengel99 wrote 1 year ago: [This is part 3 in a series of conversations about issues related to practice. Previous posts are he … more →
Oh, No! What Am I Going to Do?
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Stengel99 wrote 1 year ago: The power cord to my laptop doesn’t work any more. It will take at least a week to get a new o … more →
Career Modifications: Changing from Elementary to Junior High
Stengel99 wrote 1 year ago: The district in which I teach recently had two junior high teachers leave their positions (for all t … more →
Who Knew I Was Teaching Such an Expert?
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Stengel99 wrote 1 year ago: Today I had a few of my brass players perform for my 3rd grade general music class. I do this every … more →
Curriculum for Jazz Saxophone
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Stengel99 wrote 1 year ago: After a number of years of experimentation and revision, this is the sequence of books and materials … more →
Private Lesson Cancellation and Make-Up Policy
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Stengel99 wrote 1 year ago: One of the most uncomfortable issues a private music teacher faces is what to do about students who … more →
Practice: Establishing a Routine
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Stengel99 wrote 1 year ago: This is just the beginning of what I hope will be a series of conversations about all things related … more →
