whoo, ensembles scheduled

I attended that PSSA meeting this morning, and it wasn’t painful!  I think I may survive.  I will be working with a small group of students who have the accomodation that their math tests will be read to them.  Bummer!  I was so hoping for the “extra time” group, as reading those tests is rather [...]

tis the season for testing

Tomorrow morning, I am to attend a meeting to discuss accommodations and testing guidelines for PSSA testing.  I will be honest and say that I am not enthusiastic about No Child Left Behind or its Pennsylvania spawn, the PSSA tests.
I need to give myself an attitude adjustment before the meeting and keep the frown off of [...]

“i think there should be more listening in band”

That’s what my student teacher said to me yesterday.  Darn these student teachers for stepping into my classroom and making me actually reflect a little on my teaching.  I have been becoming quite comfortable with my “fsharpbflat” teaching lately.  Schedule students.  Teach them where to put their fingers.  Give them a few pages of band [...]

“program notes” – january ‘09 concert

Just like my previous “program notes” entries, these aren’t really program  notes.  They are student announcements.  They could easily be rephrased and reworked to be printed in a program, but I like having students announce the pieces that we perform.
 
Beginning Band 
Pour It On
Our first full band number is a song called Pour It On.  It [...]