PLN 7: JAZZ

Jazz in American is a website filled with resources for music educators to teach jazz. This website includes in depth lesson plans, pictures, audio, and assessments. I plan on using this in my 8th grade general music class.

PLN 7:8notes

8notes is a website that provides free chords and music for popular music. Visitors can select an artist and song of their choice and see the chord information for that song and how to play them on both guitar and piano. You can also order the chart to the song in its entirety. This is a possible teaching tool for a SmartBoard.

PLN: WEEK 6

I found these classroom management rules on the same website as the last entry I posted. I can really take these ideas to heart. I have just entered a new school at the end of the year. Needless to say, my experience in the last two weeks has been quite trying. I just can't seem to get my students to respect and listen to me. I'm finding that it is very difficult to teach and I have had to teach and reteach my expectations for classroom time. This list is very helpful.

PLN Week 6

Here is an interesting blog post I found. I like to tell students about possible career paths in music. This website provides a list of ten musical professions and explains them. It even offers some insight into what school one might attend to achieve success in a desired field.

PLN5:Chorus

I have enjoyed watching the videos of this chorus for quite some time. The kids are obviously having fun,feeling the music, and learning.

PLN5:TEACHERTUBE

I just found this this week. TeacherTube has some great teaching tools.

PLN Week 4:EDMODO

EDMODO

I saw this posted earlier this week. Edmodo is a networking site for teachers and students. I look forward to looking into it more and possibly using it.