Music Teacher Coffee Talk

Music Teacher Coffee Talk · MTCT #205: Long-Range Plans Main Theme: Long-Range Plans Tips for creating Long-Range/Yearly Plans: Start with one grade level Determine how many times/classes you will have them this school year Plug in concert dates and preparation lessons for performances Avoid presenting new material at “distracted” times (weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas, for example) Determine PRESENT dates/classes Work backwards from present times for presentation lessons Add in holiday and seasonal considerations (ie: tika-tika is great in the fall) Yearly Plan Templates: Vertical Yearly Plan Template Horizontal Yearly Plan  Template Other MTCT Back to School episodes: #184: Desert Island Music Room Essentials #159: Starting the School Year: Put First Things First #139: Back to School: Tried and True vs. Mixing It Up #118: Setting Students Up for Success in the Music Room #117: Setting Up the Music Room Know Better, Do Better Carrie reminds us that The OAKE Upstander R...