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TITLE: Canva video tools: a quick-start guide for teachers
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: ARTICLE VIDEO
DATE: February 3, 2023
Curated from Midnight Music – by Katherine Miller – There are always tremendous posts at Katie Wardrobe’s Midnight Music. Here’s one from one of her subscribers on how to take this wonderful tool for creating images and videos and use it for the classroom. This is a guest post by one of our teacher-authors, Katherine Miller. Canva isn’t just for…
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TITLE: Bucket Drumming: An Inexpensive, Durable and Portable Option
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: Article
DATE: November 9, 2022
Curated from Yamaha – by Tyler Swick – ENLIVEN YOUR ELEMENTARY MUSIC CLASSROOM WITH CHEAP AND MOBILE BUCKET DRUMS — YOUR STUDENTS WILL HAVE FUN AND LEARN ABOUT PERCUSSION, MARCHING AND MORE! Bucket drumming is a popular trend among busking musicians performing for tips on crowded streets. In my hometown of Las Vegas, bucket drumming can be heard every few…
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TITLE: Writing a Letter to Your Future Self
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: Article
DATE: August 7, 2022
Curated from Musictech.net – by Amy M. Burns – Every year I visit FutureMe.org and write a letter to myself that will appear in my inbox in June of next year. This year, I sent it to myself and accidentally programmed it to be received in August, instead of June. Usually, when I receive the letter in June, I am…
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TITLE: 3 Simple Steps to Digital Badging in Music Education
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: Article
DATE: October 6, 2020
Curated from Midnight Music – Katherine Miller and Alison Capelle – Looking to motivate your music students? Kids of all grade levels will KILL for recognition like this! Many of us are getting a second chance at rethinking how music education can look and sound as we head into the school year. Last spring provided us with virtually no time to…
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TITLE: Setting up your Home Teaching Office for Success
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: Article
DATE: September 1, 2020
Curated from Presonus – by Education Manager Evan Brown – With the rapid shift to online learning many educators are experiencing due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, many are scrambling to get their home office set up and ready to continue teaching their students. While working from the comfort of your home can seem great, it can often present challenges that…
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TITLE: How to use Google Classroom to Submit Recorded Singing and Playing Assignments
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: Article
DATE: August 27, 2020
Curated from Midnight Music – by Sarah Taylor – Streamlining student data collection the easy way One afternoon, I was sitting at my desk in my chorus classroom. My 6th graders had just left. The high school girls ensemble was after my planning period. I was preparing for a meeting with my administrator who wanted an update on my data-driven…
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