Strategies for Success

Strategies for Succes Building an Elementary Music Program By Jane Barbe Spiral-bound Book 71 pages This manual provides supplemental resources for college methods classes, student teachers, and new and veteran teachers alike. College education courses provide the foundation for a successful career as an eduator. This book adds essential strategies to apply that knowledge in everyday teaching and addresses each aspect of creating and maintaing a successful music program. Throughout the book you will find tips on everything from developing lessons to managing your classroom. These tips are presented in outline form. The teaching style in this book relies heavily on process and pacing.Contents:Classroom Management Sequencing Concepts Throughout the Year Plan Book Organization: Keeping Track of Each Class Lesson Plan for the First Day of School The Second, Third, and Fourth Lessons of the Year How to Hand Out Instruments Efficiently Logical Sequencing, Connections and Pacing Strategies for Teaching Elements of Music Concerts: Creating Themes and Program Planning Concerts: Preparing Students and Rehearsals Notifying Parents About Behavior Lesson Ideas for Substitute Teachers Assessing Student Progress Last Week of School Grant Writing for Instruments and Equipment Establishing a Choir, Mallet or Drumming Group Resources