Subject: Re: [MK8] Retiring public, but...

I had really good results with teaching bucket drumming and percussion. I
made them read rhythmic notation with drum line music (free scores at
Freedrumlinemusic.com - look for easiest level) and progressed to pitch
reading using boomwhackers. It was a blast. With only one semester, you
probably couldn’t get to pitch reading.
On Tue, May 25, 2021 at 12:38 PM PW Alexander wrote:
> I have a new job at a private school just down the road from the public
> school where I have been since 1997! I'm excited to be at a small school.
> It isn't a lot of pay, and no insurance, but it will help ME pay for
> insurance since I'm not old enough for Medicare. And I can draw retirement
> and build up my COLA. I will have 3 rotating classes of PreK3-6 and 2 high
> school classes. One of those is general music year round (not sure of the
> grade yet, but principal said teach whatever I like to them!) The other HS
> class is one semester proctor for an online psych class in which they get
> college credit. Then I'll have the same kids the next semester for a music
> appreciation class I will teach I have no idea if I will have a syllabus or
> not for that one! They get college credit for it, too. I finally saw my
> room today.... paneling, window AC and wall heater. I'm thinking about
> painting the paneling. There are maybe 3 windows. I'm on the high school
> end of the one long hall. My sons graduated at this school about 20 years
> ago! Any suggestions on where to find room organization ideas before I
> throw 32 years of teaching materials into this room??? WHAT to teach high
> schoolers??? Thanks in advance!
>
> *´¨)
> ¸.·´ ¸.*¸ ¸.·`¨)
> (¸ . ´ (¸. · * ynne in MS
>
> NBCT
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