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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Teaching melodic concepts and skills has always been harder for me than teaching rhythm – maybe this is because melody is more abstract, maybe it is because it is harder for me as a musician, maybe it is for any other number of reasons. I find myself revisiting my lesson plans, teaching procedure and resources more often than I do with all things rhythm. Do you find certain concepts and skills harder to teach than others? Do you know why?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The reason I ask why, is because once we figure out why something is challenging, we can better solve the problem. In my personal refection, I find melodic elements must be experienced, initially, between the ears and for me personally, as a musician, that is just HARD! So I imagine that it is hard for my students as well.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">What to do? For me, digging into my lesson planning and using only the best song material, musical transitions, setting specific targeted expectations and assessments is key. Here are some ideas that may help you too:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>1. Sing Sing Sing</b> –Only the best song material is good enough for the students and they need to have lots and lots of opportunities to experience the music before they are expected to do anything with the elements included in each song. I have found great ideas and reminders of things that I had forgotten about in bundles on TpT like this one from Aileen Miracle, <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Songs-and-Activities-to-Teach-La-472867" style="text-align: center;" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Songs and Activities to Teach La</span></a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>2. </b><b>Make the melodic element known physically</b> - Have the students feel that relationship between pitches is key. The younger the student the bigger the motion needs to be. I teach K-1-2 and we do a lot of body signs, showing the pitches with our body, moving manipulatives and showing contour. As the students get older, add work with writing the notes with paper and pencil but also doing hand staff work, playing barred instruments and letting them create ways to show the contour.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>3. Make the melodic element known visually</b> - There many ways to show your students melodic elements. This includes on the staff and with icons. One of the best 'discoveries' I made was when i started using a stair step diagram with my students. The picture shows a major scale, but you can put only the elements the students know -make sure to make the step smaller where the half steps occur. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Another things that has made a difference in my teaching it to remember to show the students a couple of different ways to represent the melodic elements but also to be consistent in how you show them......using the same language is also key!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I love this set, <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Smitten-with-Melody-PDFs-and-Worksheets-to-practice-sol-mi-1664421" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Smitten with Melody</span></a>, from Music a la Abbott because it uses stick notation with solfa and staff notation! Students need to read both!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>4. Aural Work</b> - This may seem obvious, but remember that to really 'count' as working with a melodic element, you must do something to make that element conscious. Just singing the song is not working with the melodic element. Playing interactive whiteboard games has really shown me a great deal about the students abilities - and - they LOVE to play them! One of my favorites is <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Cup-of-Cocoa-Kodaly-Solfege-and-Rhythm-Game-So-Mi-1000337" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Cup of Cocoa Kodály Solfege and Rhythm Game: so mi</span></a> by Malinda Phillips. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>5. Just for Fun</b> - Don't forget that while all of the planning, reflecting, planning again and teaching is important, so is having fun with your students! There are so many GREAT ideas out there that support their melodic development! Dancing/Structured Movement, playing instruments, listening maps, listening glyphs (<a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Jena-Hudson-At-Sew-Much-Music" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Jena Hudson at Sew Much Music</span></a> has some awesome glyphs that my students have really enjoyed!) are just a few that my students have really really enjoyed! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This year I decided on the theme of mustaches - partly because I just love them but also because they are one of my daughters favorite things! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">My room does not have a great deal of stuff to 'decorate'. I decided to focus on the bulletin board by my door, the window in my door and the wall outside of my room. I also must give a shout out to Katie Wynkoop and my daughter for their amazing help in setting up the room! I couldn't have done it without their help!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The bulletin board right inside my door is seen by everyone, either as they walk into the room or as they are walking in the hallway. This is also the area of the room where I choose my start student at the end of each class, so we spend a good amount of time looking at it and I wanted it to be bright and cheerful. I used a <a href="http://us.cricut.com/shopping/products-Machines-363.aspx?wm_crID=16417754&wm_lpID=81013820&wm_ctID=466&wm_kwID=48766639&wm_mtID=3&wm_content=0&wm_g_crID=36628934849&wm_g_kw=cricut+machine&wm_g_pcmt=&wm_g_cnt=0&wm_g_device=c&gclid=CjsKDwjwmuafBRCQ7ef6zJXhdRIkAFH2meduFKylwe6iKj_k71zfBDZOrpO6WsnbhKMbZ-ihlis8GgK2efD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds&wm_kw=cricut+machine&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=cricut+machine&utm_campaign=brand+-+cricut+machines&wm_sd=1" target="_blank">Cricut Machine</a> to cut out the letters and stapled tissue paper squares onto the board to make the mustache 3-d like.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here is the wall outside of my room where I went went "Do you know this 'stache' of famous people?" I made frames out of paper that I printed out in a wood pattern, typed up a sign with the name, dates and what they are famous for and then added <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00B0CYE8Q/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1" target="_blank">black mustache decals</a> from Amazon.com to each one! The kids (and parents) have really enjoyed checking them out. I included both composers and artists. They are: Saint-Seans, Beethoven, Monet, Grieg, Kandinsky, Picasso, VanGogh, Wood, Tchaikovsky and Copland. These were chosen because I bring them into the music classroom at different points of the school year. Again, I cut out the letters on a Cricut Machine but this time I got smart and used Avery whole page labels so that the backs were sticky - it went so much faster!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Lastly, my door. It is very large and has lots of glass - which I do like being able to see through. so I did not cover up the entire thing so that we could see in and out as well have get some light. (This picture is taken looking into the hallway from my room). I printed out letters and taped to black construction paper. The mustaches are <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00EP0GXIO/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1" target="_blank">vinyl clings</a> that I purchased from amazon.com.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Shout out to The Bulletin Board Lady - Tracy King for the Mustache Welcome Banner FREEBIE! Love it - you can download it <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Mustache-Welcome-Banner-FREEBIE-1337467" target="_blank">here</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I found these pencil eraser toppers at the dollar store and set them in my window sill. Not sure how many students have seen them because they are a little high, but many teachers have walked by and stood in the window so it looked like they had a mustache! I love that!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I also placed my <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Mustache-Themed-Classroom-Rules-Signs-Binder-Cover-Tags-1362902" target="_blank">mustache themed rules</a> from my teacherspayteachers store at the front of my classroom but I seemed to have deleted that picture! Here is what they look like:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here are some other pictures of my classroom (just to give you an idea of my space). Lots of storage and movement room. Both pictures are taken from the front of the room and you cannot see the SmartBoard and my computer desk. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">As I begin work for the 2014-15 school year, I am first thinking of a theme for my classroom. Inspired by my daughter's love of all things mustache, I have gone with a 'stache theme!! I've created these classroom signs, rules, posters, tags and binder covers to use in my room. </span><br />
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<a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Star-Student-Recognition-for-Smartnotebook-1273676" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPUtPCTyWbv2_usVeSYiX3a-Tq_4SQzsWztwPytHiPiMkl1TbnQvT8plGE0hWN2_v53GPb5GhWU0L7vW7aZpPqwSHo0e4fcxy8RbSN93zVn96rG_jOBV67bdup6nu0QejyoShysbunSgQ4/s1600/title.jpg" height="200" width="152" /></span></a><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Another thing that I do for all of my 1st and 2nd grade students is choose a star student at the end of each music class. With my 2nd graders a star student is chosen on the first day of music class because they know the routine from 1st grade - which is great, but I have to have my ducks in a row to be ready for them. To help with that I've created a star student Smartboard template complete with page links, different colored stars and a free font (used with permission from MrsMiraclesMusicRoom). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Click <a href="http://www.cmajorlearning.com/2014/06/dazzling-discipline-linky-party.html" target="_blank">here</a> read more about how I incorporate star students into my teaching by reading this previous blog post.</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Activities-to-Practice-Rhythm-Using-Flashcards-Set-1285977" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCdf3-HGZHpIPdWElzC3jDX-BPUoWulLuYTXsOSLRbF9ETY9yubVCu-4LNky7y_9n7yCu-zXKS8UspI_ST7Cm1_zbxq9vNMrZNWqOkt9WBJk1eeTTkf0rN0NqgqyxsM4x1avnZxWnKamhl/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-06-21+at+8.33.04+AM+copy.jpg" height="200" width="152" /></span></a><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">As the school year begins, it is necessary to review songs, games and concepts from the previous year. I am excited to use many of the games that I put together in my file, Activities to Practice Rhythm using Flashcards. </span><br />
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<a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Music-Jeopardy-FROZEN-Rhythm-Game-1293469" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEPflRQoKv5aNERbp5u-7lcZwluJmrWAmwTXVskHzDGd5xCzqZggXWJOiC956KxFZ1u0BojvN2gcRA_bwgcj5CtV281Y8ZCyBJUMvLfmoQskdVCU3ByFYWqSnU6vqMJPv2dJkIjOKwQfjE/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-08-03+at+7.06.34+PM.png" height="200" width="198" /></span></a><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Lastly, I am super super excited to use <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Music-Jeopardy-FROZEN-Rhythm-Game-1293469" target="_blank">Sara Bibee's Music Jeopardy - Frozen Rhythm Game</a>! I snatched this one up during the $2TuesdayMusicFlashSale (if you don't know, look for this great sale on the first or second Tuesday of the month - great products for only $2!!!). At the end of last school year, I shared the Piano Guys "Let It Go (Disney's Frozen") Vivaldi's Winter youtube video with my students. They were MESMERIZED!!! (click <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Dakd7EIgBE" target="_blank">here</a> to watch it - if you do not know the Piano Guys, check them out soon!!!). I can't wait for my students to play this version of the Jeopardy Game. Thanks Sara!!!</span><br />
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This week, I am very happy to be linking up with Lindsay Jervis at <a href="http://pursuitofjoyfulness.blogspot.com/2014/06/teaching-tips-from-trenches.html" target="_blank">The Pursuit of Joyfulness</a> for Teaching Tips from the Trenches Linky Party!</span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I have been teaching for over 20 years and things in the world of education have changed in so many ways! Here are a few tips to my fellow educators:</span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">#1 - Stay Current - or at least as current as you can in the world of education. This is not an easy task at times because it does require hard work! I have found that by being involved at my building level with leadership teams and serving on district committees goes a long way to keeping me informed. I also think it is so very important to attend music workshops and conferences. This can be at the local, state, regional or national level - just attend! As we are often ‘loners’ in our building, being the only music teacher, meeting with other like minded educators is so empowering!</span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">#2 - Integrate Technology - No matter what your school provides in regards to technology, integrate it as much as you can. Remember, the technology should enhance the learning that is already taking place. Do not integrate technology for the sake of technology. Also, start simple. Don’t try to bring something new to every single class every day. Integrate 1 new idea for 1 grade level a week or more or less. It all depends on your specific situation.</span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">#3 - Routine Routine Routine - Create a routine in your classroom so that the students know what is expected of them. A few simple things that I incorporate are:</span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">#4 - Learn Names - In my classroom, I do not have assigned seats so I am very diligent about learning students names - not the just the good, the bad and the ugly, but EVERYONE! I do this through the use of names games, using names every time I speak to a child or when lining up - basically anytime I can say a name, I do. This not helps with classroom management but also builds great relationships with the students! I have around 800 students in my building so this is a very big task for me. It does come in very handy when i’m on bus or cafeteria duty and can rattle off students names - the other staff members love that part of being on duty with me!</span></span></div>
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<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I have been at this school for 16 years, 21 years in my career;</span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am very fortunate to have the respect of my administrators and fellow teachers.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The related arts classes are not considered 'baby-sitting' for the kids and because of this respect, there is high expectations of the students no matter where they are in the building;</span></span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our school has developed a building wide language that all teachers use to mean the same thing no matter where there are in the building.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For example, traveling position means you are ready to move around the building with your hands at your sides, your eyes forward and your voices quiet; or listening position is where the students are sitting criss cross applesauce with their hands in the laps and their eyes on the teacher. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Along with this common language, we also have a "Behavior Matrix" for each grade level that lists both positive and negative age appropriate consequences for the students actions.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They are color coded and some teachers flip cards, move magnets on a cookie sheet or track on charts at students desks.</span></span></li>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Now that I had thought through this sequence of teaching movement and dance, how to incorporate it into my teaching? PLANNING!!! It is imperative to move through a progression of skills when teaching movement and dance, much like teaching rhythms and solfege. I compare it to a year plan where you skipped over tika-tika (4 sixteenth notes) and went right to ti-tika and tika-ti (eighth 2 sixteenth and 2 sixteenth eighth). Your students would eventually get the concept and skills but it would be a much harder process than if you had not skipped over tika-tika (in my opinion). Master teacher Jo Kirk stresses in her teaching that EVERYTHING you do in your lessons has a purpose....this is just as true when it comes to teaching movement and dance!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As I stated in my previous blog, I'm an office supply and clip art junkie, so of course I had to purchase some new stuff! I can't wait to use the <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Bird-Clip-Art-Birds-on-a-Wire-Clipart-Set-609008" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">"Birds on a Wire" </span></a>from Dancing Crayon Designs. I can't wait to use them in some new interactive files - the ideas are just swimming around in my head right now but look for more on this in a future post!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Lastly, winter is not over here in Ohio! As I am writing this post we are getting yet another winter storm with ice and snow! Since we are still in the thick of it, I just had to get the <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Snowman-Clip-Art-Winter-Clip-Art-Set-1001890" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">"Snowman Clip Art - Winter Clip Art Set"</span></a> by Anchor Me Designs. I'm invisioning a 'snow ball' fight themed koosh ball game - but who knows what I'll come up with!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I would love to hear what you deals you found during the TpT sale! Comment below or email me at cmajorlearning@gmail.com - what ideas are swimming around in your head?</span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In this activity, the students act out the words of the song but rather than just listening and moving, I have created a SmartNotebook file where the slides go along with the words of the song. The students fly to the sun, moon, stars, and back home to the earth. The students love counting down - can't have a rocket ship run without a countdown - and then blast off! This is also a great cross curricular activity that classroom teachers appreciate! Rocket Ship Run is activity is requested again and again by students and teachers alike!! The download comes with the Smartboard file, detailed directions and some teaching stratigies. Fly on over to TpT and check it out!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">I'm off to the <a href="http://www.njmea.org/confinfo.cfm?subpage=102" target="_blank">New Jersey Music Educators Association Conference</a> today!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As I mentioned in my first blog, I was very fortunate to study with Dr. Sandy Mathias when I was in college. I learned so much from her, and was able to work with her at the Kodaly Institute at Capital. Over the years she has paid me the great compliment of asking me to have some of her students do their student teaching in my classroom. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If you're interested I just added these materials to my <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Student-Teacher-Handbook-for-Any-Classroom-1121727" target="_blank">TPT store.</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Happy February everyone! I wanted to let you know about a game that my students really enjoy playing, only I've added a twist to it! Inspired by my daughters love of mustaches, I have taken the traditional "I Have/Who Has" game and made a version called "I Mustache You a Question". In this version, students read the "I have" pattern, then say "I mustache you a question. Who has (read their pattern)?" It has been fun listening to their voices when they ask the question, some students really get into it and others are super shy.</span><br />
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A topic that has been on my mind recently is the wide-eyed wonder of the first year teacher. I became a music teacher at least partly because I had great teachers who shared the joy of music with me. I strive everyday to share that joy with my students, always wishing that it will last throughout their lifetime. I certainly never planned for any of my students to become music teachers. But secretly I have hoped that my classroom might inspire someone else the way I had been inspired by those teachers who were so special to me.</span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Well lucky me, it happened! I had the privilege of teaching a student piano lessons from age 5, who also happened to be in a Kodaly inspired music classroom, and was eventually in my own class for a year. This young lady decided at a pretty young age that she wanted to be an elementary music teacher. She worked hard as a student, practiced hard as a piano player, and soaked up everything she could from all of her teachers. That young lady is now in her first year of teaching as an elementary general music teacher. I always felt that she was an amazing person and would be successful in whatever profession she chose. I am deeply honored that she considers me a mentor and friend!</span></span></div>
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Mark Barrios - high school choir and band director; </div>
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Tim Swinehart - Columbus Youth Wind Ensemble director; </div>
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I attended Capital University as a Music Ed major and had the continued good fortune to study with many amazing musicians! I was placed in Verena Dambrans piano studio and decided to switch from a clarinet major to piano major at the end of my freshman year. I also studied with Lynda Hasseler, Jim Swearingen, and Sandy Mathias.</div>
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Sandy was the one that opened my eyes to the world of elementary general music and Zoltan Kodaly - I owe her so very much! Immediately after graduation I started my studies at the Kodaly Institute at Capital where I received my Kodaly certificate in 1996. Then I spent 3 weeks at the Kodaly Institute in Keschement, Hungary. What was an amazing experience! </div>
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I will definitely tell you more about Hungary in the future.</div>
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I was lucky enough to get a job right after graduating from Capital and worked at Cedar Heights Elementary in Lancaster, Ohio for 5 years. The first few years were a bit of blur... lesson planning, learning songs, learning students names, figuring out what worked and what didn't. But the feeling I remember most was going home every day with a smile of my face because I was doing something I LOVED. There was absolute joy each and every day that I walked in that building and worked with those amazing kids! I learned so very much about education, myself, and life in general.</div>
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I began my current position in Canal Winchester schools in 1998 where I have been ever since. I started out teaching K-1 and 5-6th grades, and over the years things have evolved to where I currently teach K-2nd grade.</div>
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While teaching is an important part of my life, my family is the center. I married my husband, Jim, in 1996. We have 2 wonderful children who are aspiring musicians themselves! My parents continue to be my biggest fans and have supported me from my first piano recital to my student's many performances at Indian Trail. I would not be here today without the support of all of my family members as well as the many friends I have made along the way.</div>
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So as I move into the third decade of my career, I still love what I do everyday and strive to learn and better my teaching. I have met so many amazing people along the way that continue to inspire me to a better person and teacher! It is my hope that this blog may offer up some useful ideas, thought provoking questions, and a chance for me to learn a lot from the rest of you. Look for more to come soon!</div>
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