Classroom Management
This post includes tips for welcoming students to lessons with suggestions that impact the first five minutes of lessons to get them off to a great start. It’s perfect for back-to-school!
These ideas are designed to help generate cooperative collaboration between music teachers and educational support professionals to help improve students’ overall musical experience.
Summer is a time when ideas incubate and we prepare for the next challenges and opportunities ahead.
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