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The home of Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS). FInd more information on PBIS, how to implement PBIS, get resources and materials, and how to get support. Funded by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) and the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE), the Technical Assistance Center on PBIS supports schools, districts, and states to build systems capacity for implementing a multi-tiered approach to social, emotional and behavior support. The broad purpose of PBIS is to improve the effectiveness, efficiency and equity of...

Many music teachers are sharing plans to add more rhythm lessons to their curriculum this fall since these exercises can be conducted in all sorts of scenarios. Students can practice rhythm skills whether they are home, physically distant in class, or in small groups. Plus, in the long run practicing rhythm has many benefits. Percussion […]

Form : Moving the various segments around, layering patterns, working in a round. Perform body percussions as a Symphony (a whole group working together) a Concerto ( a soloist with the group...

Bucket drumming is a really engaging activitiy for your music classes. It’s inexpensive to equip a classroom with buckets and sticks, and they are easy to stack and store, so bucket drumming is an activity that’s accessible to all. Buckets: What kind of buckets should you get? You can use all shapes and sizes of […]

Sharing ideas and resources for teaching elementary music.

Playing bucket drums is a fun way to practice percussion. You can achieve a unique sound by striking different parts of the bucket. Many people make extra money by playing their bucket drums on the street, in subway stations, or at...

NAfME provides free curriculum units for the Music Responding Standards, courtesy of the Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources grant.

Curriculum Materials

A collection of a number of our published works on the ways in which music affects our brains, moods and interactions.

These videos are the first humble steps in a body percussion unit I’m putting together. See what you think. (Many of the techniques I’m using here come from Keith Terry’s video se…

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How do you engage and teach middle and high school students online in general music or high school music appreciation classes? How can you make your sessions more interactive so students aren't sitting and listening the entire time? How do you ensure students are present without The answers to all of these questions and more are in this presentation session. You will learn the rules for engagement, how to set up and use Nearpod, and how to engage students right in Zoom(or whatever virtual platform your school uses). Make a copy of my slides: http://bit.ly/onlinesecondarymusic Make a copy of the Nearpod activity: https://share.nearpod.com/e/8CzBnlMEK9 Secondary General Music & Music Appreciation was previously presented and recorded on 9/9/2020. Teaching Music Online: A Comprehensive Guide for K-12 Music Educators is available now through F-Flat Books: https://fflat-books.com/product/teach...

Harry Frankfurt is an American philosopher and author of the New York Times Best Seller "On Bullshit". Although first conceived as an essay over 30 years ago, his theory on bullshit is more relevant than ever before. BULLSHIT! aims to further our understanding of what bullshit is, why there's so much of it, and how it can be a greater enemy to the truth than lies.

Hello! Ready GO music is a hobby-project of Sydney Johnson, an elementary music teacher in the Orlando, Florida area. She creates rhythm play-alongs and anim...

Breaking down the 1987 track that’s still powerfully resonant today, Prince’s closest collaborators offer an exclusive look into his songwriting.

These lessons will help get elementary, middle and high school students expressing themselves right away! Check out these lessons on creating drum sets from ...

Learn to bucket drum to the song fun and exciting song "Trepak", from The Nutcracker, by following along with this video. You can also learn a movement activ...