Based on my previous post, I am not ashamed to admit that I was thrilled when I was able to help my students travel through a compo...

Playing recorder is rather complex and it is often an area where significant modifications and accommodations are needed in order to meet th...

One of the joys of not being new anymore is that I've had all year to inhabit my classroom and learn how the room flows with students in...

My students cannot wait to take their recorders home!  From the minute we order them until the day finally arrives, they beg and plead and w...

I love teaching recorder! Last year I developed an anchor chart similar to this one in order to help my students develop good independent re...

This was a tough week.  In terms of school it is a tough time of year because the calendar is not our friend.  Both teachers and students ar...

 My favorite way to help students remember the notes they can play and read on recorder is to have students make their own "cheat shee...

Last year I had a very strange experience because my 4th graders HATED to play the recorder..... When you find yourself with a group of st...