Music
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An Education Spring “Why Not?”
Your students take forever to settle down and start the Do Now. Or you wish there was something new to add to that unit on European history. Maybe there’s a certain dullness today that needs a spark. Try an Education Spring Why Not?—a semi-serendipitous drop of shine in your students’ day. They learn something new. It Continue reading
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Verdi Starts the Day
In one school in which I was principal, I played classical music over the intercom to start every day. It created a happy atmosphere and gave every adult and child something to share. It’s easy to build good connections using pieces from Verdi’s operas, especially when a student says “I know that one!” Integrating music into Continue reading
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Peepers Herald Spring
Robert Frost described these tiny frogs’ sound as sleigh bells (Hyla Brook, c.1920). I call it my soundtrack of spring. Credit: Stan Lake, 2014, CatchingCreation.com Continue reading
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Organ Crawls: The Ultimate School Field Trip
The only bad thing about being an organist is that you can’t take the King of Instruments with you. No cases, gig bags, or covers exist: you must travel to the instrument. That means you are in church a lot to practice, perform, or even to go on organ crawls. Organ crawls are tours through the insides Continue reading
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