MER Blog
Music Teacher Tip #28: Adapting Music Games and Activities Online
Who loves playing games with their students? *raises hand* Games are not only fun and a great motivator but they also engage our students and invite learning. When we are teaching online, it can sometimes be a little tricky playing a favorite game that you normally...
Positive Wins and Lessons Learned Teaching Online
Earlier this week I asked my email subscribers to let me know how they were doing and to share with me something positive they have learned or experienced during their time of distance learning so far with their students. As happy tears shed from my eyes reading each...
Tonara Weekly Practice Challenge Giveaway
Tonara has teamed up with Soundbrenner for an awesome practice challenge and giveaway! Every week, Tonara will be awarding the top practicer inside the Tonara Studio app with a Soudbrenner Pulse. Plus you, the teacher will win a Soundbrenner Core! The practice...
Music Teacher Tip #27: Easy Online Teaching Setup
I am going to be completely open and honest with you. I've been feeling a little anxious lately. Okay, a lot... My head seems to be constantly spinning. I told my husband the other day that I want to help teachers get through this, but my head "noise" won't stop and...
Free Independent Music Activities for Students
With so many teachers transitioning their students to online or video lessons right now, I wanted to share some of my free music activity resources that work perfectly for students to use at home. These are all resources that can easily be done independently. If you...
Video Lessons Through Tonara
When I first started using Tonara, one of the big things that I was anxiously waiting for was the ability to upload my video lessons inside the platform. I wanted Tonara to become my one-stop teacher/student communication platform in everything I did when I came to...
Review: Rock This Town
I'm always on the hunt for motivating and engaging music for my students. I'm sure you are the same. Canadian composer, Rebekah Maxner recently released a new elementary book, Rock This Town filled with 11 original piano works inspired by popular styles. The...
Keep Calm and Teach On
This is the time of year where sickness is bound to happen. Colds, the flu, strep throat… these are all things we don’t want to bring into our studio. Add to the fact, a big concern right now being the coronavirus. Teachers have been sharing that they are starting to...
Music Teacher Tip #26: The Value of Yes!
Today I wanted to talk about the value of saying yes! While it's tempting to say no all of the time, it really isn't in our best interest. Saying yes can have enormous value to not only others, but ourselves. When we say yes we... Open up doors Get out of our comfort...
Music Teacher Tip #25: 75+ Ways to Say No
Do you find yourself saying yes even when you really should be saying no? Do you end up so busy that you feel like you are drowning in a "sea" of to do's? Do you feel guilty for saying no? Do you struggle with how to say no? If you said yes to any of those questions,...
