More Than A Music Teacher: Elizabeth Shier and Crystal Briley

What makes you #morethanamusicteacher? In this blog series inspired by Franklin Willis’ Book, More Than A Music Teacher, we invited teachers around the world to share their stories. Today, we’ll hear from Elizabeth Shier and Crystal Briley. Read on as we celebrate the incredible changemakers in our profession [...]

The Value of a Values Statement for your Music Department

Like many music educators, I experienced a major shock during my first few months of teaching: Even though I knew how to play all the instruments, sing all the songs, and teach all the music… Very few of my students cared like I did about learning music. After [...]

What Music Teachers Can Learn From Coaches (and vice versa)

I have spent my entire life in the seemingly unrelated worlds of Sports and Music.  Thanks to High School Musical, the narrative that a teenager could live comfortably within the dual identities of Artist and Athlete in the mid-2000s was all but shattered.  However, with the anthem of [...]

Student-Centered Repertoire Selection Part I: Programming Pre-Written Pieces

Ah, rep selection. Some music teachers become giddy at the thought of programming a concert or selecting new repertoire each season. Still, there are others of us that struggle when it comes to rep selection and can feel paralyzed at the number of choices in our midst. So [...]

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