Greetings internet!
I should have realized that keeping up with this blog would become a challenge once the school year really heated up. Thankfully I come bearing good news.
As with many music teachers I find myself constantly fighting the practice battle with my instrumental students. Even the ones who are motivated. In some ways u feel like I am making proofread on that front through music selection and bribery (I may have offered baked goods in exchange for stellar performance in our most recent concert), but in many ways I feel like it is the same uphill fight to get students to pick up their instruments, let alone put in quality practice time.
Thankfully I was in Pinterest the other day and came across a fantastic article from NPR about practicing and how students might be motivated to do more of it.
I will definitely be employing some of the ideas from the article, and I already emailed the link to all of my band and orchestra parents.
I am especially intrigued by the idea of using practice beads as a visual reminder of what has been covered and accomplished. To use them as described would definitely take some training by both the teacher and parents, but it is something I am seriously considering adapting to use in my classroom.
So there is my thought for this evening, hopefully I can get some rest tonight!
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