Music Education Professional Learning & Consulting
Listen to this blog post by clicking the player below! In my last blog post, I shared several programming structures that you can use to center student voice and choice in your ensemble classrooms (click here to check out that post!). But what could a rehearsal look like that intentionally centers culturally responsive practices? Remember, … Read more
Listen to this blog post by clicking the player below! In the traditional ensemble setting, the music director typically makes all the programming decisions for what the ensemble will perform. These programming decisions are typically informed by what the director thinks is appropriate technique-wise for the musicians, what the director thinks students may be interested … Read more
Listen to this blog post by clicking on the player below! In my last post, I shared that my initial career aspiration in music was to become the principal flutist of a major metropolitan symphony orchestra. As I changed my path and decided to go into music education, my first few years of teaching consisted … Read more
Listen to this blog post by clicking on the player below! In honor of March being Women’s History Month, I’m continuing my Song of the Month series with “Umoja” by Valerie Coleman. I first learned about Valerie Coleman during my undergraduate studies at James Madison University. At that time, she was a member of the … Read more