T-Minus Two Weeks!!! With the summer break wrapping up and the first administration days of the school year right around the corner, it’s time to start dusting off the lesson plans and get ready for Year 2 of teaching! I’m beyond excited to see my students, but before we get to the first day with kids, there’s a lot […]
As a foreword, I am NOT a classroom management expert. Every strategy written in this post is something I’ve found/borrowed from other music educators, lessons learned from college, or advice given to me from colleagues. In addition, nothing in this post will be a strategy that I haven’t tried or don’t plan to try in the future. What good would […]
I told myself that the first couple of weeks of summer vacation, I was not going to do any work. I’m proud to say that I succeeded (mostly). Save sending a few emails here and there, I genuinely managed to turn off the part of my brain that is seemingly obsessed with thinking about lesson planning, music activities and program […]
Welcome to the new look! This year has brought challenges and experineces well beyond what I could have imagined. Perhaps the greatest of these challenges has been finding the balance between developing my personal brand and devoting the time, energy, and enthusiasim to my students that they so greatly need and deserve. As a result, I decided to take a […]
A little under ten weeks ago, I accepted an offer to become the Music Teacher at J.W. Wiseman Elementary in Portland, TN. A little under seven weeks ago, I started my first full week of school. Things have been interesting to say the least. Teaching during a pandemic has certainly provided an extra twist to my first year as a […]
Welcome to my Website! Hello there! Welcome to my website. It’s here where you are going to find a variety of content related to music education, trumpet performance and pedagogy, and other topics of interest. Keep an eye out for the following: 01 My Bio Learn more about me and what I do in the About Alex page! There […]