Music
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Birds, Music, Classroom Management
No one has ever put together music with nature’s music like Robert J. Lurtsema. If you love classical music and lived in eastern New England from the 1970s to the 1990s, Robert J woke you every morning with these incredible sounds. He used his own recordings of birds to create a soundscape using, in this case, Continue reading
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Music for Trust, Focus, and Clarity
My children attended a high school that encouraged its students to listen to music if it helped them focus on their work. Neither ear buds, nor phones, nor iPods were banned. I like this philosophy of beginning with trust. It shows both faith in a student’s ability to make appropriate choices, and then values the Continue reading
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My Mother the Yodeler
“Yodel-ay-hee-hooo!” sang my mother in the car. She had a natural talent for it, learned it as a camp counselor, and once she got going, she’d spin the yodel part like this: Yooooo—de-yo-de-yo-de-yo-de-yo-de-lay-hee-hoooo! After The Sound of Music movie came out, and Julie Andrews sang “The Lonely Goatherd,” it was Continue reading
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