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Instrumental music teacher manuals for Microsoft Word
My COMPLETE Orchestra Handbook/Syllabus (EDITABLE Word Doc!)
This is not just a handbook for my students. This is MY handbook for how I run my program. And now it is available to YOU in an EDITABLE word document so you can personalize it to your program. INCLUDED:Your contact information and methods of communicationA place for Orchestra Fee informationOrchestra T-Shirt informationGrading PercentagesDaily Musicianship Rubric (purchase this system HERE)Home Practice Homework (purchase my Practice Record HERE, and read about WHY I assign this in spite of t
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6th - 9th
Also included in: Start-of-the-Year Orchestra Resources Bundle
Piano Lessons - Studio Policy
This studio policy can be used as a template for your private piano studio (or for any instrumental or voice lesson!). This can be emailed to potential students and/or their parents before lessons begin so they know just what to expect. It is a very easy way to answer all FAQs made by potential students and their families. It also includes some questions you can ask the prospective family to get to know them as well and how prepared they are for private music lessons.
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Not Grade Specific
Orchestra Curriculum Map for 2nd and 3rd Years {Editable}
Are you teaching a second or third year orchestra course and don't know where to start? This "Orchestra Curriculum Map for 2nd and 3rd Years" is a great place to start! This curriculum map breaks down a year of orchestra into 4 Quarters. Each quarter contains the following lesson planning markers to help sequence material:Measurement Topic: The overarching organizational structure used to group content/concepts within the curriculum mapPacing: The recommended time period within the year for inst
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3rd - 12th
Also included in: Orchestra Curriculum Map Bundle
Beginning Orchestra Curriculum Map {Editable}
Are you teaching a beginning orchestra course and don't know where to start? This "Beginning Orchestra Curriculum Map" is a great place to start! This curriculum map breaks down a year of beginning orchestra into 4 Quarters. Each quarter contains the following lesson planning markers to help sequence material:Measurement Topic: The overarching organizational structure used to group content/concepts within the curriculum map Pacing: The recommended time period within the year for instruction rela
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Grades:
3rd - 12th
Also included in: Orchestra Curriculum Map Bundle
Recruitment/Retention Rockstar Bundle
I am very proud of my annual retention rate, which usually falls between 80% and 95% overall, and up to 100% in an individual class. This doesn't happen on its own though. At the start of registration, my initial retention is usually around 65-70%. How do I bring that up 40 percentage points?! I'm spilling ALL my retention and recruitment secrets in this bundle!The reality for many Orchestra teachers is that our job security is based on how many students sign up for our classes, so having a soli
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6th - 11th
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Also included in: Retention/Recruitment Rockstar MEGA Bundle
*To-Do List for Organizing a Musical - Christmas and all musicals - Elem. Music
I love making lists! I live by them. And after directing over 30 musicals, I am an expert creating a musical effectively and on a budget.This four-page list includes everything I do to coordinate a successful musical, including those tedious little chores that no one knows the music teacher does and that you're always afraid you'll forget. At the beginning of every musical, I just print this list and put it in my program binder to follow. It has relieved so much stress for me during such a compl
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PreK - 12th
Talent Show- information form and audition sheet
Informational sheets about talent show auditions, rehearsals, and performances. It's in Word, so you can edit the document to customize it for your dates, times, and your school's info.
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Not Grade Specific
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Recruitment Letter for Incoming students
Use this template to welcome your incoming students, whether you teach middle school or high school choir. Feel free to alter any information after you have input your own information.
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Not Grade Specific
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Also included in: Entire Store
The Violin: How It Works
Reader-friendly, fully-illustrated manual explains how the violin is designed and how its different parts interact with each other to produce sound. The information provided is compatible with all teaching method books and provides the data needed for teachers and students who believe that an understanding of how an instrument functions is the best facilitator of rapid progress in the early stages of instruction.
Dr. Michael J Pagliaro, CEO Emeritus and founder of Ardsley Musical Instrument Ser
Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
COMPLETE Virtual Orchestra Handbook/Syllabus (EDITABLE Word Doc!)
This is not just a handbook for my students. This is MY handbook for how I run my program IN THE WORLD OF COVID-19. And now it is available to YOU in an EDITABLE word document so you can personalize it to your program.INCLUDED:Your contact information and methods of communicationA place for Orchestra Fee informationOrchestra T-Shirt informationGrading PercentagesHome Practice Homework (purchase my Practice Record HERE, and read about WHY I assign this in spite of the controversy)Materials Studen
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Grades:
4th - 12th
Recital Time: Performance Preparation
Three lesson to prepare students for performance, Broken down into four stages of preparation to a performance, Included is a guide of what a performance mindset should be. I used these lessons for years to prepare 600 students for keyboard recital performances. These lessons can be modified as it is a word document.
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K - 12th
Instrument Skill Benchmarks Grades 5-8
For each middle school band instrument (flute, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, horn, trombone/baritone, snare, and mallets) I have listed specific benchmark skills and concepts that my program has established for each grade level (5-8). This template can be adapted and changed to suit your program.
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5th - 8th
Painless Fill-In-the-Blank Field Trip Information Packet for Music Teachers
One of my least favorite parts of my job as an Orchestra Teacher. Field Trip Forms. So. Many. Forms.That's why I have created a Field Trip Information Packet Template that I use for ALL of my field trips. And HERE it is, complete with helpful strategies and details ONLY known by a teacher who has suffered through poorly planned field trips and field trip prep (me). My goal? Save you from my past pain and suffering by letting you learn from my mistakes.Included are 4 completely editable pages w
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4th - 12th, Higher Education
The Flute: How It Works
Reader-friendly, fully-illustrated manual explains how the flute is designed and how its different parts interact with each other to produce sound. The information provided is compatible with all teaching method books and provides the data needed for teachers and students who believe that an understanding of how an instrument functions is the best facilitator of rapid progress in the early stages of instruction.
Dr. Michael J Pagliaro, CEO Emeritus and founder of Ardsley Musical Instrument Serv
Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Three Chords and a Prayer
Three Chords and a Prayer is a resource manual for music teachers, band directors especially, concerning the guitar. In it you will find:
- basic techniques
- guitar theory
- starting beginners
- tips on incorporating guitar players into a school band setting- simple chord and fingering charts
- help in picking equipment
- descriptions of advanced techniques
- guides to finding other resources
Written in simple and concise language this is a wonderful resource for small band directors, gener
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Grades:
6th - 7th, Staff
Recorder Rules/Manual
Give to students to keep them on-task and reminded of the rules. Includes the following pages: Title, Rules, Belt Rubric (recorder karate), Group Work Expectations, Clean-Up Expectations, How to Learn a Song. Completely editable for your own classroom needs.
**Note: The thumbnails are not cooperating, please see the preview photo for the actual format of the pages.
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
School Instrument Rental Form
This is my school instrument rental form for each year. It has student and parent information at the top, instrument description (with including accessories, serial numbers, condition, etc.), signatures at the bottom, and replacement cost.
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Grades:
5th - 12th
Choral Warm Ups Cheat Sheet
Includes:Physical Warm UpsVowel/Vocal Warm UpsSolfege Warm Ups
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2nd - 12th
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Example Bid Letter - for High School Band Directors
Band directors are busy people. Ordering instruments and supplies can be costly and time-consuming. This example bid letter outlines what can go into a bid letter to help you save time and get a good price on your instruments.
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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Private Piano Teaching Tips and Helpful Hints
Helpful Hints in running a piano teaching business and being a piano teacher in general.
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K - 8th
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For Suzuki Violin Teachers
Add the notes of Lightly Row on the row boat to help your student learn the song.
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PreK - 3rd
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Middle School Band Curriculum/YAG (for Small, Rural Schools!)
This document provides a Year at a Glance (YAG) for your Middle School Band program. It gives a list of objectives, vocabulary and activities for each grading period of the school year, based on a year with 6 6-week grading periods. Like YAGs for other subjects, it is very broad. You will need to find or create materials and lessons through which to teach the concepts to your students.I developed this after 4-5 years of having bands fall short of Superior Ratings at UIL Contests (our state run f
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Grades:
5th - 8th
Lesson plan for Classical Music Appreciation
Lesson plan to go with Smart Notebook Unit available in my store.
This unit covers classical composers, elements of music, and comparing and contrasting classical to classic music.
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3rd - 4th
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