by Tom Hawley | Jun 2, 2018 | Teacher Spotlights
Name: Leslie Weaver School District: Hamburg Area School District Town/City: Hamburg State: PA Country (if outside the US): Grades Taught & Specialty Area (previously and currently): K-5 General Music 4-5 Chorus 7thGrade General Music Elementary Autistic Support...
by Tom Hawley | Mar 16, 2018 | Articles
Points to ponder as you build your program. Last week I had two breakthroughs in my classes. My 1st graders tried the game “Oh Dear, What Can the Meter Be?” for the first time, and to my surprise, they got every single musical example correct! Historically, this has...
by Tom Hawley | Mar 15, 2018 | Teacher Spotlights
Introducing Kristen Turner who teaches General Music K-5, District Chorus Grades 2-5 and 5th Grade Band in the Medford Public Schools in Medford, MA. Kristen has been a FAME member since 2016 and during her career has also taught Early Childhood Music. Besides...
by Tom Hawley | Feb 10, 2018 | Articles
In Conversational Solfege (CS) the recommended amount of time spent in the Writing Steps (9-12) is significantly less than that spent developing conversational skills at Steps 2-5 (Conversational Solfege.) After mastering the Reading Steps in a unit, it’s...
by Tom Hawley | Feb 10, 2018 | Move It
This Move it was inspired by Spanish flamenco dancing. The movements in the A section are more sudden and have more weight than the sustained movements of the B section. If you’d like, show students a short video of flamenco dancing to get them ready for the...
by Tom Hawley | Feb 10, 2018 | Teacher Spotlights
Please meet our newest (and our first international) Teacher Spotlight, Nobel S. Gabasan, FAME member since 2013. Nobel teaches infants through Year 6 at International College in Hong Kong (Hong Lok Yuen.) In his career, Nobel has taught General Music, Choir,...
by Tom Hawley | Dec 6, 2017 | Move It
If you know the Charlie Brown Christmas Special, then you probably remember the dazzling score to the holiday episode in search of the true meaning of Christmas, created by Jazz piano icon Vince Guaraldi. The introduction frames the entire piece, both...
by Tom Hawley | Oct 16, 2017 | Articles
by Emily Maurek Dancing is practiced, performed and enjoyed in large, airy spaces with authentic formations, figures, and accuracy, right? However, as many of us know, some classroom spaces are less than ideal and conditions for dancing or even moving with a group of...
by Tom Hawley | Aug 1, 2017 | Teacher Spotlights
Meet Emily Maurek our newest FAME Teacher Spotlight! Emily, a FAME member since 2014, graduated with her B.S. Music Education from Ball State University in 1995 and went on to receive her M.S. in Music Technology from Indiana University in 2004. Her primary instrument...
