Quarter Update

I have almost completed my first year teaching at Pentucket! I am so excited to have this year under my belt, because I have so many ideas and plans for the future. I feel like I have been so far pretty successful, and I have two goals for the end of the year.

My first goal is to finish organizing the music library in the Middle School Music Room. I have "inherited" a lot of sheet music from previous teachers, and I have started to reorganize the music library so I can better see what music I have for student use. This is a huge task, but I would say I'm about halfway there. (Maybe a little less.) I chose this goal because I want to make sure I complete this before summer, so that next year, I can start off fresh with an organized library! I will be working after school on Mondays and Wednesdays to complete this project.

My second goal is to teach my students 2 more pieces of music. The first one is "She's Like the Swallow." I hope to apply my teaching methods so my students know the theoretical knowledge behind the piece (minor key, 3/4 time, haunting melody and lyrics), and how to sing accurately and stylistically appropriate. This is a beautiful piece, and I hope to help my students understand the beauty and purpose while singing this piece. That's it for now! I can't wait to read about your goals! :)