Archive for April 1st, 2008

Need current techie help?

Tuesday, April 1st, 2008

Need  help understanding what all the fuss is about RSS readers, wikis, blogs, and other techie internet stuff?  Check this out!  They make it easy to understand stuff that’s new!  TH
http://commoncraft.com/

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some general things for practice

Tuesday, April 1st, 2008

GENERAL TIPS

Play your kick drum on the beat when you practice your snare exercises.

Count out loud as you play- it really helps!

Always practice new material slowly.  You can always increase the tempo later, but being in control of what you are playing is the most important thing!

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Students - redefined

Tuesday, April 1st, 2008

I want my drum students to be defined as proactive in their learning; I want them to take ownership of their learning.  That’s what this area of my blog is all about.  Be sure to subscribe so you don’t miss anything!  TH

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First post to my edublog

Tuesday, April 1st, 2008

Hey folks!  I have many blogs, but this one seemed right for my education purposes.  I’m currently teaching elementary music for the General McLane School District.  My kids are busy working on our upcoming spring program.  I’ll post more here when I actually have more to share.  Feel free to subscribe!  I’ll be pontificating about [...]