don’t think about thinking… it’s not on the test

Tom Chapin’s “Not On The Test” now has a website!
http://www.notonthetest.com/
He and John Forster wrote a wonderful and satircal song for NPR’s “Morning Edition.”  Now, you can watch the video and explore some links on Chapin’s website.

scheduling stress

I (with the orchestra teacher and a vocal music teacher) met with our principal this morning about scheduling for next year.  Since 2002, NCLB has driven instrumental music scheduling into a smaller and smaller window.  He wanted data, and so I spent a lot of hours researching scheduling trends in our building and in our [...]

what’s going on

Concert Crunch Time Begins!  I have spent most of my planning time over the last few days, going over the school’s schedule for the next six weeks.  I want to make sure that I have enough lessons with the students, to get concert-ready, to do a post-concert reflection and complete band portfolios before the last [...]