by Tom Hawley | Oct 18, 2018 | Articles, CS-Instrumental
CS Beginning Band – Ready, Set, Go! by Carol Swinchoski Old Mill School, Wall Township, NJ It is the first week of October and Beginning Band has their first rehearsal with instruments today! As you might imagine, the preparation for this important and...
by Tom Hawley | Oct 18, 2018 | CS-General, FS-General, Webinars
Efficiently Incorporating FS & CS Into Your Curriculum – Chris Anne Powers In this presentation given at a gathering of FAME of the Mid-Atlantic in Fall of 2017, Endorsed Teacher Trainer Chris Anne Powers talks about how the teachers in her district...
by Tom Hawley | Oct 18, 2018 | Articles, FS-General
Tree Dance – A Movement Exploration “Star Dance” Variation by Lyndsay Jackson by Lindsay Jackson A few months ago, I attended a workshop at Wisdom of the Earth that had elements of medicinal aromatherapy, meditation, and mindfulness. WOTE’s Education...
by Tom Hawley | Sep 21, 2018 | Articles
by Andrew Himelick Elementary Music Teacher Towne Meadow Elementary School, Carmel, IN FAME Endorsed Teacher Trainer for First Steps in Music and Conversational Solfege There is an exciting and inspiring new resource available for music educators wanting to learn more...
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 | 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...
