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Etcetera | Goober Music Teachers
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Jarika and Rob's excellent adventure…. J’s and r’s disjointed thoughts. Who are the goobers? May 14, 2016. R – I just saw a funny post on facebook, a collection of memes; teachers reactions at common circumstances (“Teachers in May”, “When a student reminds me that I forgot to change the date on the board”, “When a student … Continue reading →. February 20, 2016. February 13, 2016. I’m losing patience with schools who have improperly (tragically? Hellip; Continue reading →. ESSA: no ambiguity left behind.
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cry uncle | Goober Music Teachers
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Jarika and Rob's excellent adventure…. J’s and r’s disjointed thoughts. Who are the goobers? Creativity through music composition. May 23, 2015. R – What if I told you I was about ready to cry “uncle” and give in? What if I told you that our 5 year efforts of the Maine Arts Assessment Initiative. Have been for naught? What if I told you that I am bowing to the scattered belief that proficiency based learning in music is a fad that’s just going to fade away? Okay, I’ll bite. Here it goes:. As I believe it...
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shifting sands | Goober Music Teachers
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Jarika and Rob's excellent adventure…. J’s and r’s disjointed thoughts. Who are the goobers? Creativity through music composition →. March 12, 2015. 8221; Now in 2015, the state has implemented its proficiency law and we are all in the throes of “assessment” and standards and proficiency. It’s been an amazing shift. But where does it leave us? No one is utilizing the same standards (national? No one is reporting out the same way (standards? Where is this all going and where does it end? If we make our wo...
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happy 3rd birthday | Goober Music Teachers
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Jarika and Rob's excellent adventure…. J’s and r’s disjointed thoughts. Who are the goobers? Choral foundations – vocal technique. Getting off islands →. November 5, 2014. R – A rare midweek blog post (and on this post-election morning I could use some humor) to self-congratulate and wish a Happy Birthday to the blog! Jarika and I launched this three years ago today. The reviews have been off the charts since we started this thing! 8220;Where’s the beef? 8221; –. 1980’s Wendy’s commercial. 8221; –. 8220;...
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Index | Goober Music Teachers
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Jarika and Rob's excellent adventure…. J’s and r’s disjointed thoughts. Who are the goobers? A cappella listening part 1. A smattering of thoughts on assessment. Advocacy and concert programs. Aesthetics and academia part 1. Aesthetics and academia part 2. Building bridges out of witches. The case for letter grades(? The concert #1 promoting music literacy. The concert #2 audience as performer. Concerts and reflective thinking part 1. Concerts and reflective thinking part 2. Flipping the music classroom.
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Goober Music Teachers | Jarika and Rob's excellent adventure… | Page 2
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Jarika and Rob's excellent adventure…. J’s and r’s disjointed thoughts. Who are the goobers? Newer posts →. May 23, 2015. R – What if I told you I was about ready to cry “uncle” and give in? What if I told you that our 5 year efforts of the Maine Arts Assessment Initiative. Have been for naught? What if I told you that I am bowing to the scattered belief that proficiency based learning in music is a fad that’s just going to fade away? Okay, I’ll bite. Here it goes:. As I believe it is, and my actions nee...
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warmups: ear training | Goober Music Teachers
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Jarika and Rob's excellent adventure…. J’s and r’s disjointed thoughts. Who are the goobers? Letters to PCC: approaching our performance →. April 28, 2012. One of the underrated opportunities available to us as music teachers is to utilize warmups as much more than “warming up” ( choral warmups. One of the biggies for me will always be training the ear. Two ideas…. Constantly do visual and aural solfege/numbers as part of the warmup routine. Those who know me know I generally use numbers. Do “minus...
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mllama4 | Goober Music Teachers
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Jarika and Rob's excellent adventure…. J’s and r’s disjointed thoughts. Who are the goobers? May 14, 2016. R – I just saw a funny post on facebook, a collection of memes; teachers reactions at common circumstances (“Teachers in May”, “When a student reminds me that I forgot to change the date on the board”, “When a student … Continue reading →. February 20, 2016. February 13, 2016. I’m losing patience with schools who have improperly (tragically? Hellip; Continue reading →. ESSA: no ambiguity left behind.
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“Isn’t it obvious?” | Goober Music Teachers
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Jarika and Rob's excellent adventure…. J’s and r’s disjointed thoughts. Who are the goobers? 8220;Isn’t it obvious? November 5, 2011. 8211; the most recent”, and “HEY, aren’t you the one who owes me $3 from that taxi cab 7 years ago in Sommerville? 8221; Yes, the possibilities are endless. Then again, we do need to figure out how to work this thing first. There are so many days at school where I say Oh, I need to write that down! Or I need to ask someone about that? So here we goooo! Follow Blog via Email.
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j’s & r’s disjointed thoughts | Goober Music Teachers
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Jarika and Rob's excellent adventure…. J’s and r’s disjointed thoughts. Who are the goobers? J’s and r’s disjointed thoughts. Never has a trumpet player ever raised their hand in a rehearsal and said, “gee, I’m still not getting my part right, can you play that for me one more time? 8221; Neither has a Band director ever replied, “sure”. Singing is fun, but music is work. The reason we commit to it is because it’s a labor of love. There is a place for pop music in our schools, but teachers who sell their...
