#musedchat Archive
Each Monday evening at 8PM EST, music teachers get together and share ideas about important topics within music education. It’s a great chance to interact directly with educators from all over the world and to get new tips and tricks to help you succeed in the classroom. The entire #musedchat discussion is organized and moderated by Joe Guarr.
Monday March 21, 2016
8:00 PM EDT
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Hello everybody, welcome to ! Let us know your name, location, and your spring break plans. Who's off this week? Who's got next?
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I'm using Soundtrap with my 8th graders tomorrow. Any tips?
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Hi all Sam Fritz 6-8 band Greenwood IN. On break now with a 3yr old recovering from tonsillectomy
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Adam from NJ. Break next week, going up north-a-ways for a friend's bachelor party.
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Hello ! Mikaela, K-5 GM from IL here! ! I'm spending some time fixing my blog today- on my first day of break!
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hi Sam, great to have you joining us. Hope you've made it this far in the year with as little stress as possible.
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Hola! Alex from MI, HS & 5th Instrumental Music. Heading to San Francisco, CA!
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hi Mikaela! Hope all is well. Thanks for joining us!
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Hello! Sara MS Band and Orchestra from IL.
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Buenos Noches, Alex. Have a fun trip!
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Hi Sara! hope all is well.
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First question coming up. We use a Q1/A1 format to help everyone keep track.
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I know, I'm trying to schedule some posts so I don't have to write for a WHILE! :-) Creating graphics can be fun!
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Q1: What is the thing you will miss the least during spring break?
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A1: I won't miss getting further behind on grading and 50 or so emails daily
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Q1: I won't miss tattles and bathroom break questions!
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Emails pile up so quickly! Then you have to filter through them to see if any apply to you!
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A1: listening to playing tests/filling out rubrics.
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I see 5th graders right after lunch. so many bathroom breaks.
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I'm Kristen. I teach PK-5 in North Carolina.
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A1: I will not miss writing passes.
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A1: students with their hands up but still calling out.
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Q2: what will you be missing most over spring break?
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Are middle schoolers so afraid of being tardy that they don't have time to take a bathroom break?
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A2: All of the valuable rehearsal time. Plus, I'll be missing my daily weird things ms Ss do story.
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ooh, leaving ahead of schedule and being psyched to start the day a little earlier but hitting traffic
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Sorry I'm late to the chat! Aileen from Central Ohio, Music K-5
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i meant this as going to school in the AM but it works for the PM too doesn't it.
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Q2: I was on a roll with some difficult concepts- now I'll have to start over again!
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EVERY TIME!! and when you don’t care, you get there early.
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Making dramatic exits and entrances are so much more fun.
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A2: I will miss the smiles and singing voices of my kiddos!
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A2: the little moments with the Ss. so many small connections w/ Ss or moments of musical success.
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a MSer life could be ruined if word gets out that they used the bathroom
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Huh, didn't know that! When I student taught MS, kids would goof off on the way to the bathroom.
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well yeah, they're middle schoolers. :)
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Q3: What is your biggest source of dread looming ahead of you for the rest of the year?
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A2: I'm definitely going to miss the class time, everything has been running so smoothly and I don't want it to stop.
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A3: I think just making sure I get to everything I want to get to concept-wise...and getting through all my concerts!
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A3: prepping for a big move. moving to CA - not ready to leave my Ss and colleagues.
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A3: Keeping everyone focused and engaged with all of the testing coming up in April and May.
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but I'm more like Brer Rabbit getting thrown into the patch. "Oh, no, please. Not that."
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That's exactly what I was thinking!
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Antoine Buttigieg here from Woodbridge Canada HS instrumental music teacher MB and drumline director sorry daddy daycare tonight
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Q3: I'm a FYT trying to prepare 5th grade for MS. They have to do band, orch, choir, or GM- I hope to give them enough to succeed
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my students will be more thrown by the weather becoming fantastic again
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That's coming too. Can't wait...
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You're welcome, I try to be a good asset to the whole music department and not just my schools :-)
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there's a lot to cover. Focus on what you are planning to teach them. You'll get it more straightened out later.
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Right now, I'm trying to cover rhythm terms and counting/subdividing. Eventually I'll cover world music for MS GM.
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but don't sweat, any skills you've taught them will be appreciated. "ugh, they know how to audiate sol-mi..."
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A2 I forgot to add possible outdoor classes
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Glee has ruined the word "regionals" for me entirely.
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Q4: what is your mantra/life-pro-tip to get you through that final push to the end of the year?
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A4: I use my mantra from running ultras: “Relentless forward progress”
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A3: our district is starting enrollment management (aka redistricting so instrumentation …?
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You made it through Mon. whoa it's Wed! half way through thurs? Practically the weekend!
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A4: I like to channel Dory: Just keep swimming!
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A3: 6th graduation, spring concert (and scheduling) 1st gr. musical.
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A4: building excellence on glorious mistake at a time
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"Tomorrow is Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday/Friday" was my mantra back at the old school.
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I guess its time has passed, thankfully.
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Evening everyone. Chip, 6-12 bands, hs choirs in Jackson MI. I'll try to catch up!
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I really love my school and my students but they can be challenging some days. Esp classes of 29 beg band students.
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A4: 'Think of how much easier next year will be!' I keep thinking that as I learn new things about myself and my students.
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A4 coffee lots of coffee. And my vegetables garden that I make with my daughters
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they're still trying to work out who is louder than who.
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A4, if the kids can handle all the spring state testing, I can handle the kids!
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ooh. I drank two cups of coffee on Sunday and ended up cleaning the house. And I never clean.
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I work at a coffee shop on Fri/Sat evenings. SO MUCH COFFEE
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A5: Skipped this one, what are you most looking forward to this year after spring break?
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Q5: What are you looking forward to most after spring break this year?
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A5: I'm looking into Kodaly certification for the summer, so hopefully my friend and I can get Level 1 done this summer!
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Memorial Day: The Last Day Off
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A5: Recruitment! Finding out which Ss from required Beg Band choose to continue.
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A5: new music! It's festival season right up to SB. Then my band and choir travel to NYC. Looking forward to new music!
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That's great! Where you taking Level 1?
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favorite coffee preparation tech - go!
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We're already out by then! For once it actually gets to be the start of summer.
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A5: I'm going to try out some new composition projects that I'm excited about!
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have fun! I bought the book Kodaly Today. It's great, and has a lot of great ideas about curriculum and planning.
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So far, we're looking into DePaul since we both live in IL.
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A5: Ss excitement for literature. We do current/popular music. It is fun to see their excitement for the music.
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I have heard a lot of great things about that book!
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oh yeah. I always forget us Jerseyans are the weird ones.
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I used to teach Level 1 at DePaul! Decided to take some time off for my family. Janell is awesome!
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definitely get it! especially if you're worrying about fitting in everything to please the MS music folks.
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it will certainly help calm you and get a focus for everything. certainly did for me
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I give some guy a dollar to pour my own at Wawa.
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Awesome! I'm looking forward to actually learning the method and the sequence instead of guessing.
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Getting my training was life-changing. You'll love it!
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That's what I figured- we are WAY behind on rhythm!
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my Ss in chorus picked some pretty good pop songs, very excited to work with them on it for the concert.
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grab some books about Music Learning Theory while ur at it then. Have a great one, can't remember title
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Those of us doing "pop" for spring should do Skype concerts for each other.
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I'd love to learn more about MLT! If you think of the title please pass it on!
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I'll look into it, thank you!
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Beth Shier, elementary music Birdville ISD Texas, joining for the 1st time!
