Aside from the ordering of concepts and skills we teach in our music classrooms, theres this whole other side of stuff that we need to figure out in order to teach our children music effectively. How children learn music best is one of those big, can

Kindergarten is one of those very very polarizing topics. Its either that its completely your jam (raise your hand if youre with me there!) or something that you completely dread. Odds are, the reason it feels either anxiety inducing or the most fun ev

The first week of school is tricky. Alongside opening routines, were also trying to figure out, quite literally, what to do with our kids for the rest of the year. What do they know? What can they demonstrate? And how are we going to continue to make mus

Back to school season is in FULL swing. Whether you've gone back to your classroom or are just prepping to do so, I'm willing to bet that you've been thinking a LOT about rules, procedures, and routines that you'd like to get rocking a

Ready to finally streamline and simplify your lesson planning? Sign up for my upcoming FREE workshop here: annemileski.com/workshopRiddle me this: have you ever had a conversation with another teacher and tried to explain what you really do in your music

We’ve already talked about the benefits to using transitions in your music classroom: how it keeps things flowing, provides opportunities for quick assessments, and genuinely just makes everything about your music classroom more intentional and purposeful

Transitions are one of those things that (1) seems awfully intimidating at the beginning, and (2) turns into an absolutely essential part of your music teaching once you see the magic they can create.So if you’ve ever wanted to know more about transitions

In this episode, we’re going to piggyback off of TAP 126 and talk about all things closing routines.. Now admittedly, this will be a little bit more freeform than our opening routines and rely completely on how your lesson went and what your kids need fro

An opening routine is one of those game changers in your music teacher life. It’s one of those not so little things that make a huge difference for both you and your kids and the ultimate flow of your music lesson. If you’ve never thought about how to inc

Way back in the day, I made a pretty embarrassing life choice. I took a picture (2 actually) with literal labels stuck to my head with different pedagogical approaches on them. The second picture just said “music teacher.”The pictures… definitely not the