April 19, 2016 Tori Cook 4 Reasons Your Ensemble Needs a Press Kit We’ve all faced the dreaded task of trying to piece together our ensemble’s press kit. Backstage Blog Music Educator Resources
March 31, 2016 Tori Cook Lesson Plan 8: Performing, Rehearse, Evaluate, Refine – Teaching the Core Music Standards STANDARD: MU:Pr5.3.E. Backstage Blog Music Educator Resources
March 29, 2016 Heidi Welch UKEnomenon: Incorporating Ukuleles into the Music Classroom When I began teaching at the high school level in 1998, I took on a position that had a part-time band and sometimes choir. Backstage Blog Music Educator Resources
March 25, 2016 Melody Potratz Feeding the Soul During a Busy School Year This blog was written by guest blogger Melody Potratz, as part of our First Year Music Teacher Series. Ms. Backstage Blog Music Educator Resources
March 8, 2016 Andrew Yaracs The Benefits of Traveling With Your Ensemble The benefits of travelling with your ensemble can be numerous. Backstage Blog Music Educator Resources
February 23, 2016 Tori Cook The Importance of Pre-Concert Talks On Sunday, Encore hosted its second Etude event, gathering a group of music educators from across New England for a lovely afternoon of brunch and a Boston Philharmonic… Backstage Blog Music Educator Resources
February 9, 2016 Tori Cook The Best “Be Like Bill” Memes for Music Teachers You’ve all met Bill. The poster child for…well, pretty much everything. Bill is good at so many things like working out, posting cool things on Facebook, and generally just being smart. Backstage Blog Music Educator Resources
January 25, 2016 Melody Potratz My First Holiday Concert: A Success! This blog was written by guest blogger Melody Potratz, as part of our First Year Teacher Series. Ms. Backstage Blog Music Educator Resources
January 12, 2016 Tori Cook Lesson 7: 15 Lesson Plans – Teaching the National Core Music Standards through Music Travel STANDARD: MU:Pr4.3.E.Ia Demonstrate an understanding of context in a varied repertoire of music through prepared and improvised performances. Backstage Blog Music Educator Resources