Teaching

Philosophy of Music Education:

          HTML version
          Pdf version

Sample Lesson Plans:

     7th Grade General Music:

          Jazz Unit
          Tchaikovsky Lesson (pdf)
          Copland Lesson (pdf)
          Beethoven Lesson (pdf)
                   

     High School Band:

          Instrumental Rehearsal Lesson Plan (blank) (pdf)
          Instrumental Rehearsal Lesson Plan (filled-in) (pdf)

      Popular Music (Grades 9-12)

          Who Rocks Your World Lesson (Student Sheet with Grading Rubric) (pdf)
          Text Based Writing initiative: Rap Lesson Plan and Student Sheets (2 pdf's)

      Elementary Lessons:

          Extra-Musical Ideas in Music: "A Day at the Art Gallery" (html)
          Teaching a Song by Rote: "Let the Rain Fall!" (html)

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