Musings of a Middle School Band Teacher

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Sat, 18 May 2013 12:38:17 -0400

Used the outdoor classroom yesterday and today for concert...

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:14:48 -0400

Used the outdoor classroom yesterday and today for concert review, post assessment and student surveys.

On the 15th of May

Thu, 16 May 2013 05:51:17 -0400

Miss Gertrude McFuzz discovered how truly unique Horton was! All the musical kids wore their shirts...

My boyfriend came with me on the annual 8th grade trip to a...

Tue, 14 May 2013 15:17:17 -0400

My boyfriend came with me on the annual 8th grade trip to a theme park this year. I asked if he could get me some swag from work for those kids since they are the first class I’ve taught for all three years and they all love tumblr so much.

This is what came in the mail today.

Teaching: not for the faint-hearted

Tue, 14 May 2013 11:26:12 -0400

tomesaway: So much of my job requires me to not think about how goofy/laughable/foolish/ridiculous...

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Mon, 13 May 2013 05:48:00 -0400

imalwaysallright: “Why Music Moves Us” from PBS Digital...

Sun, 12 May 2013 07:08:59 -0400

imalwaysallright:

“Why Music Moves Us” from PBS Digital Studios

liannakristine: billeager: anniewerner: arilevine: “This Is...

Wed, 08 May 2013 18:11:52 -0400

liannakristine:

billeager:

anniewerner:

arilevine:

“This Is Water” Is the Most Inspirational Thing You’ll See Today

Reblogging this in the hopes that I’ll never have to explain my tattoo again.

I’m so sad I never saw this sooner. This is really great.

Usually I have a very positive outlook: imagining that a person is driving like an idiot because of an emergency and things like that, but I’ve felt it gradually slipping away over the past few years. Need to watch this more often and remember how much better I feel when I turn my attention outward.

I needed this today.

Teachers make the worst students

Wed, 08 May 2013 17:54:03 -0400

tomesaway:

Teacher appreciation week keeps on giving.

Wed, 08 May 2013 08:29:34 -0400

Teacher appreciation week keeps on giving.

Slingshot monkey. Best teacher appreciation ever.

Tue, 07 May 2013 11:23:44 -0400

Slingshot monkey. Best teacher appreciation ever.

Heroic Words of Wisdom- Can I get these as posters for my classroom please?

Tue, 07 May 2013 05:43:41 -0400

Heroic Words of Wisdom- Can I get these as posters for my classroom please?: I want these so bad.

I teared up a little at work reading this.

Mon, 06 May 2013 11:08:59 -0400

I teared up a little at work reading this.

childhooddreamer: This is amazing. These children are playing...

Sun, 05 May 2013 10:19:56 -0400

childhooddreamer:

This is amazing. These children are playing on instruments made of recycled materials from a landfill because that’s all they have. Beautiful.

Totes using this in class.

"You’re the brains, and we are the muscle."

Sat, 04 May 2013 19:21:01 -0400

“You’re the brains, and we are the muscle.” - A student explaining to me how I am...

You know you've been teaching band too long...

Sat, 04 May 2013 18:12:38 -0400

When you recognize the music in the park. I just heard an oom-pah version of the thunderer.

I wish I could show these to my students.

Fri, 03 May 2013 06:04:35 -0400

I wish I could show these to my students.

Gray Area

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 06:05:05 -0400

Yesterday one of my students informed me that she was moving to Central America over the summer....

This morning I got the opportunity to cover a few minutes if another teacher’s class. It was...

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 09:16:20 -0400

This morning I got the opportunity to cover a few minutes if another teacher’s class. It was...

Oh fugues. I miss you so. Mostly because I get to use colors to...

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 07:29:47 -0400

Oh fugues. I miss you so. Mostly because I get to use colors to analyze you.