Alfred Music Blog
The Value of Warming Up (In Both Music and Life)
Free Activity: Back-to-School Mad Lib
A Year Without Choir: 4 Things I’ve Learned
Between the Lines: “Kindness and Love,” by Andrew Bruhn
Beyond the Notes: Requisites for Superior Choral Performances
Free Activity: Regroup and Rebuild Word Search
Free Activity: REGROUP Acrostic
10 Ways to Increase Student Engagement in the Choral Classroom
Exploring Holiday Songs, Carols, and Customs
Composition in the General Music Classroom
Using Puzzles in the Music Classroom
Developing Improvisational Skills on Recorder
Teaching Masterworks to Developing Choirs
Middle School Singers: Turning Their Energy into Wonderful Choirs
Interpreting a Poetic Text
Reading Music in Your Comfort Zone
Keeping Music Students Engaged
The Band Director’s Afro-Cuban Survival Guide
How to Get Your Drum Students to Play a Shuffle
Unlocking Your Students’ Voices: Leading Your Singers to Success
Between the Lines: “What Love Can Do,” by Mark Burrows
Essential Tools and Tips to Keep Students Practicing Over the Summer
Encourage Students: Scale to New Heights
Teaching Music History with Readers’ Theater
Standing for Our Employees
The Grateful 8: How to Practice Gratitude in the Classroom
Between the Lines: “It's Up to You,” by Andrew Bruhn
End-of-the-Year Activities in the Music Classroom
Teaching Students with Learning Differences
Recovering Post-Pandemic: Coming Back Stronger Than Ever
More than Candy: Finding the Sweet Spot in Pop Music
Post-Pandemic Planning Guide: Recruiting Parents and Re-recruiting
A Music Educator's Summer Reading List