Apologies for the lateness of this week’s blog! This week we launched the official information for Resonate: Student Music Conference 2015. We are very excited about the buzz around this project that has already been generated. We anticipate spaces filling up fast, so encourage your students to register early! Here are the details that are …
Week 19 – Student music conference update
Today’s blog will be brief simply because the list today is a mile longer than usual! PSSD Music Conference – March 19th & 20th, 2015 What: A music conference for exploring and learning music through performance, technology, composition, and improvisation. Who: The conference will be open to PSSD students in grades 7-12 When: March …
Week 18 – Stay Healthy!
Hello all, I hope you are managing these days to stay healthier than I. I have been battling a cold virus for more than a week now so I have been in and out of work the last few days trying to kick it. I think the worst is over now, but I am afraid …
Week 17 – Happy New Year!
Welcome back and Happy New Year! I hope you had a much deserved time of relaxation and celebration with family and friends! Reading Corner… With the beginning of the new year comes a new book study. As a fan of the mathematical connections to music my new book study is one I have really been …
Week 16 – From the principal’s office to the stage
From the Principal’s Office to the Stage… Have you ever had a student whose behavior at times mystified you? One moment the child is a polite and sweet young lad, the next moment he is defiant and spewing out nasty insults to the unsuspecting little girl sitting next to him? He is not a …
Week 15 – Self-Assessment For Ourselves
Self-Assessment For Ourselves… One of the ways that I learn is by asking questions. However, while it is good to ask questions of others so as to learn from one another, it is equally wise to ask questions of ourselves about our own work. This past week I was chatting with a fellow colleague who …
Week 14 – From students to adults
From students to adults… If you read last week’s blog you will remember the story of our work with a student to overcome performance anxiety. From his courage and accomplishments I took encouragement and inspiration to overcome some of my own performance anxiety last week. Since beginning this facilitator position it has been suggested a …
Week 13 – Hallway Gigs!
Breaking through performance anxiety: Last week I was very proud to have a student I have been working with perform publicly at the PSSD Foundation launch event. Performing at this function was no small accomplishment for this student. In fact it has taken significant scaffolding over the previous weeks to get him to agree to …
Week 12 –
Hello all, Wow, what a wild couple of weeks here in the music education world! Last week I greatly enjoyed an opportunity to meet with Arts Education consultants from around the province and over the past 72 hours since that meeting my e-mail has already been buzzing with various shared resources which as always I …
Week 11
Kendra’s Reading… 1. Teachers in History, RE and Music developed a cross-curricular project on the Holocaust for Year 9 students. The unit of work was designed to allow each subject to bring different and complementary dimensions to students’ learning based around the key question: ‘How should the Holocaust be remembered in Yorkshire?’ The outcome of …