Saturday, I had the pleasure of hanging out (aka, having a great time while learning new strategies and ideas) with some of our Dearborn Music Teachers and 20 other music teachers from the Metro Area. We attended the Detroit Orff Schulwerk Association (DOSA) workshop, held at Madonna University, featuring clinician Pam Yanco. The focus of the workshop was strategies for teaching recorder lessons.
If you are one of my trombone students this year please send me a message through my “contact Mrs. Reed” and I will send you a link for some new music you can print from home and begin working on.
If you are ever in the building say hello to me as I travel between classrooms. I am ‘on a cart’ and pushing in to my afternoon music classes. I have attached a photo of my cart which is complete with a portable word wall and Penny the Penguin
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Dear Parents,
If you are an AOL email user, please be aware that you may not receive email notifications due to AOL policies. We are working to resolve this issue with AOL.
Thank you for your patience while we work with AOL to make sure you get classroom notifications from your teacher.
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Technology Department
Some students have not yet received books. Please take the time to study the parts of your instrument by using these linked images. I will test you on your knowledge when I see you next week.
Here is a great website for beginning band students to check out. This website has some wonderful instructional videos for getting started with playing an instrument. If I were a beginning in band you can bet I would be going to this website everyday. The videos are so much fun to play along with, too.
Here is the link: The Basic Band Book
Yes, we are in the process of beginning out band and strings programs with the 5th grade students at Geer Park, Howe, Becker and McCullough. Students should be turning in their permission forms and Receipt and Bond forms for using a school instrument.
If you would like for your 5th grade child to participate in Band or Strings and they have not brought a form home for you to sign you may contact me and I will make sure you get one. I would love to have your child in the program this year.
We are trying to raise the funds for a beautiful Music rug for the Maples basement music classroom. If you would like to make a small donation please follow this link to my project page: Magnificent Music Rug
Here is a link to our Intro to Instruments video. Take some time to watch this so youncan make careful selections for your insteument choice in 5th grade band or strings class.
Some of the Dearborn Music Teachers and I had a great time today at a workshop for music teachers. We learned some new songs and music activities we would love to share with you very soon.
Here is a photo of me along with a few other Dearborn Music Teachers who were at the workshop today.
