The Noisy Room Down the Hall

I was tired on Tuesday. It was another in a string of long and busy days that included the weekend and most of the week before. It had been...

Progress! Students are working hard on their projects. This year seems to be going better than last, and a lot of that has to do with having...

Student projects are already starting to take shape and I've gotten to start working on my inventory project as well. Student projects...

With our Genius Hour in full swing, one of the big things I wanted to improve on from last year's experience was blogging. Using this po...

Through the magic of Twitter , we were able to connect with a band in California that was playing one of the same pieces as us last year. We...

I'm making some headway on my list of new things to try this year.  One of the techy ones was to create an interactive word wall using a...

Just like people post about goals on their social media so that others check in and hold them accountable, I'm going to try the same ide...

Ah, the practice minute log. Few topics will bring up as heated a discussion among instrumental teachers as grading students for minutes pra...

What an awesome adventure this was! I am already very much looking forward to trying this again, especially now that I've got a better h...

That title is a from a parent quoting her student as he talked about his Genius Hour project. It also came as part of one of the nicest emai...

We started talking about our Genius Hour projects a few weeks ago, but this past week we officially started working on them. If this week w...

Great crowd and great music! #leadwithHART #RCSarts #musedchat pic.twitter.com/gvStmw8J5U — Hart MS Bands (@HartMsBands) May 20, 2016 ...

...and I can't wait to try it again! If you'd like to see the whole story, check these links: So I Have This Idea...(pt 1) So I ...

Well, our concert is in just over a week and here's where we stand: Only two students applied to conduct at the concert. I was both ...

I've been in love with the idea of Genius Hour/20% Time ever since I heard of it, but up until now didn't quite have the circumstanc...

Just a quick update as we've been interrupted by Spring Break, state testing, and finishing prep for State Band Festival in the few days...

For a long time, I taught band the same way I was taught. I picked music. I rehearsed the music. I decided on the performance format. Mo...