About the store
My teaching career of 40+ years included 4th - 12th grade students in a variety of scenarios, mostly in public schools as well as public charter schools and private instruction. My classes included BEGINNING ELEMENTARY and MIDDLE SCHOOL BAND, MIDDLE SCHOOL INTERMEDIATE and ADVANCED BANDS and HIGH SCHOOL Concert, Marching and Jazz Ensembles. Additional teaching assignments included Music Theory and Music Director and Conductor for high school musical theater productions.
Products included in my store :
+ DIGITAL FLASH CARDS
+ IN-CLASS INSTRUCTION
+ INDIVIDUAL ENRICHMENT
+ SUPPLIMENT METHOD BOOK LESSONS
+ CONCERT BAND ENSEMBLE WARM UPS
+ JAZZ WARM UPS: RHYTHM AND STYLE
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NOTE WORDS + LEDGER LINES #2 - BOOM™ CARDS BASS Clef
NOTE WORDS + LEDGER LINES #2 + WORD QUESTION + MULTIPLE CHOICE NOTE ANSWERS NOTE WORDS + LEDGER LINES #2 are digital flash cards that introduce your students to LEDGER LINES in BASS CLEF. INCLUDES: + Explanation of Ledger Lines + How Ledger lines extend the music alphabet above and below the staff. + Slides providing a visual guide to ledger lines in both Treble and Bass Cleff. Three sets of digital flash cards: WORD QUESTION - MULTIPLE CHOICE NOTE ANSWERS
6th - 8th
Instrumental Music, Music, Music Composition
NOTE WORDS + LEDGER LINES #2 - BOOM CARDS - TREBLE CLEF
NOTE WORDS + LEDGER LINES #2 + WORD QUESTION + MULTIPLE CHOICE NOTE ANSWERS NOTE WORDS + LEDGER LINES #2 are digital flash cards that introduce your students to LEDGER LINES in TREBLE CLEF. INCLUDES: + Explanation of Ledger Lines + How Ledger lines extend the music alphabet above and below the staff. + Slides providing a visual guide to ledger lines in both Treble and Bass Cleff. Three sets of digital flash cards: WORD QUESTION MULTIPLE CHOICE NOTE
6th - 8th
Instrumental Music, Music, Music Composition
16th NOTE TRIPLETS #2 BOOM™ CARDS
16TH NOTE TRIPLETS: ROUND TWO!!COUNT. TAP. CLAP. MASTER. 16th note triplets made simple! DECK #2 REINFORCES student understanding by presenting a COUNTING QUESTION followed by Multiple choice RHYTHM ANSWERS. These interactive Boom™ Cards help students count and perform sixteenth-note triplet patterns — perfect for reinforcing rhythm reading and subdivision skills. Each card gives instant feedback, making it a great self-checking digital activity for rhythm review, sub plans, or musi
8th - 10th
Instrumental Music, Music, Music Composition
16th NOTE TRIPLETS #1 BOOM™ CARDS
OUNT IT. TAP IT. CLAP IT. MASTER IT. 16th note triplets made simple!Give your students a fun and focused way to master 16th note triplet rhythms! These interactive Boom™ Cards help students count and perform sixteenth-note triplet patterns — perfect for reinforcing rhythm reading and subdivision skills. Each card gives instant feedback, making it a great self-checking digital activity for rhythm review, sub plans, or music centers. Students stay engaged while practicing accuracy and fluency
8th - 10th
Instrumental Music, Music, Music Composition
COUNTING 8TH & 16THS - ONE BEAT 16THS - NO RESTS - BOOM CARDS #2
HELP YOUR STUDENTS READ AND COUNT 8TH 16TH NOTE PATTERNS. STRENGTHEN UNDERSTANDING OF SUBDIVISIONIMPROVE RHYTHMIC ACCURACY AND FLUENCYTHESE DIGITAL FLASH CARDS HAVE 16TH NOTE PATTERNS ON ONE BEAT. NO RESTS!CLEAR EXPLANATION OF BOOM™ CARDS INCLUDES SAMPLE QUESTION WITH MULTIPLE CHOICE ANSWERS12 RHYTHMS - NO RESTSCOUNTING QUESTION - MULTIPLE CHOICE RHYTHM ANSWERSINSTANT FEEDBACK: IF AN INCORRECT ANSWER IS SELECTED, THE STUDENT CAN SELECT FROM THE REMAINING POSSIBLE ANSWERSCARDS A
6th - 7th
Instrumental Music, Music, Vocal Music
EIGHTH & 16THS - ONE BEAT 16THS - NO RESTS - BOOM CARDS #1
HELP YOUR STUDENTS READ AND COUNT 8TH 16TH NOTE PATTERNS. STRENGTHEN UNDERSTANDING OF SUBDIVISIONIMPROVE RHYTHMIC ACCURACY AND FLUENCYTHESE DIGITAL FLASH CARDS HAVE 16TH NOTE PATTERNS ON ONE BEAT. NO RESTS!CLEAR EXPLANATION OF BOOM™ CARDS SAMPLE QUESTION WITH MULTIPLE CHOICE ANSWERS12 RHYTHMS - NO RESTSNOTATED RHYTHM QUESTION - MULTIPLE CHOICE COUNTING ANSWERS.INSTANT FEEDBACK: IF AN INCORRECT ANSWER IS SELECTED, THE STUDENT CAN SELECT FROM THE REMAINING POSSIBLE ANSWERS.CARDS ADVANCE AFTER C
6th - 7th
Instrumental Music, Music, Vocal Music
NOTE WORDS + LEDGER LINES BOOM™ CARDS BASS Clef
Introduce your students to LEDGER LINES in BASS CLEF. These digital flash cards explain and illustrate LEDGER LINES in Bass Clef followed by multi-choice flash cards. INCLUDED: + Explanation of Ledger Lines + How Ledger lines extend the music alphabet above and below the staff. + Slides providing a visual guide to ledger lines in both Treble and Bass Cleff. Three sets of Boom Cards: 25 - 2 and 3 NOTE WORDS 20 - 4 NOTE WORDS 16 - 5,6 and 7 NOTE WORDS Multiple Choic
6th - 8th
Instrumental Music, Music, Music Composition
NOTE WORDS + LEDGER LINES - TREBLE CLEF BOOM™ CARDS
NOTE WORDS + LEDGER LINES are digital flash cards that introduce your students to LEDGER LINES in TREBLE CLEF. Included are several slides explaining the concept and purpose of LEDGER LINES. INCLUDES: + Explanation of Ledger Lines + How Ledger lines extend the music alphabet above and below the staff. + Slides providing a visual guide to ledger lines in both Treble and Bass Cleff. Three sets of digital flash cards: 25 - 2 and 3 NOTE WORDS 20 - 4 NOTE WORDS 15 - 5, 6
6th - 8th
Instrumental Music, Music, Vocal Music
BLUES WARM-UP RHYTHMS #2 Swing & Rock
This is the 2nd supplement to Blues Warm Up Series is a great way to begin your rehearsals and reinforce the 12-Bar Blues Form, jazz articulation and style while developing improvisation skills. What’s Included: 6 common rhythms in 3 variations 1st Time: Jazz Rhythms with First Note of Blues Scale 2nd Time: Same Rhythm with Ensemble Voicing 3rd Time: Rhythm with First Few Notes of the Blues Scale Swing-style & Rock-style warm-ups Two complete conductor scores (Swing & Rock) Bl
8th - 11th
Instrumental Music
BLUES WARM-UP RHYTHMS #1 SWING & ROCK
This first supplement to my Blues Warm Up Series is a great way to begin your rehearsals and reinforce the 12-Bar Blues Form, jazz articulation and style while developing improvisation skills. The range for each instrument, especially brass, is not as high as the original blues warm up, thus more accessible by younger students (especially brass players).This warm-up starts with horns playing whole notes on the root of each chord in a 12-bar B♭ blues, helping students hear and internalize the pr
7th - 10th
Instrumental Music, Music
Blues Warm-Up for Jazz Ensemble – Swing & Rock Styles (DELUXE EDITION)
This expanded warm-up resource combines both the Swing and Rock styles of the Blues Warm-Up series into one convenient, all-inclusive package – perfect for jazz ensembles of all levels. What’s Included:Swing-style and Rock-style warm-upsTwo complete conductor scores (Swing & Rock)Blues scale sheets for each instrumentStylistic articulation and interpretation guideMultiple piano and bass part options to accommodate varying skill levelsExpanded instrumentation for non-traditional jazz instrument
7th - 10th
Instrumental Music, Music
NOTE WORD FLASH CARDS - BASS Clef - A Fun Way to Learn Music Notes
NOTE WORDS are are flash cards that help students learn to read notes on the music staff. It focuses on recognizing notes on the lines and spaces that spell words. Features:Introduction to the Music Alphabet How the music alphabet relates the the 5-line staff.Examples of easy-to-remember sentences to learn line and space names.All NOTE WORDS STAY WITHIN THE STAFF. No ledger lines. No notes above the top staff line or below the bottom staff line. Three sets of digital flash cards: 26 - 2 and 3
3rd - 5th
Instrumental Music, Music, Vocal Music
NOTE WORD FLASH CARDS - Treble Clef - A Fun Way to Learn Music Notes
NOTE WORDS are projectable flash cards that help students learn to read notes on the music staff. It focuses on recognizing notes on the lines and spaces that spell words. Features: Introduction to the Music Alphabet How the music alphabet relates the 5-line staff. Examples of easy-to-remember sentences to learn line and space names. All NOTE WORDS STAY WITHIN THE STAFF. No ledger lines. No notes above the top staff line or below the bottom staff line. Three sets of digital flas
3rd - 5th
Instrumental Music, Music, Vocal Music
NOTE WORD BOOM™ CARDS - A Fun Way to Learn Music Notes - BASS Clef
NOTE WORDS are digital flash cards that help students learn to read notes on the music staff. It focuses on recognizing notes on the lines and spaces that spell words. Features: Introduction to the Music Alphabet How the music alphabet relates the the 5-line staff. Examples of easy-to-remember sentences to learn line and space names. All NOTE WORDS STAY WITHIN THE STAFF. No ledger lines. No notes above the top staff line or below the bottom staff line. Three sets of digital flash cards:
3rd - 5th
Instrumental Music, Music, Vocal Music
NOTE WORD BOOM™ CARDS - A Fun Way to Learn Music Notes - Treble Clef
NOTE WORDS are digital flash cards that help students learn to read notes on the music staff. It focuses on recognizing notes on the lines and spaces that spell words. Features: Introduction to the Music Alphabet How the music alphabet relates the 5-line staff. Examples of easy-to-remember sentences to learn line and space names. All NOTE WORDS STAY WITHIN THE STAFF. No ledger lines. No notes above the top staff line or below the bottom staff line. Three sets of digital flash cards: 23
3rd - 5th
Instrumental Music, Music, Vocal Music
RHYTHM COUNTING: 6-8 IN SIX - 6-8 IN TWO EASEL ACTIVITY + EASEL ASSESSMENT
Both the EASEL ACTIVITY and EASEL ASSESSMENT are designed to help students understand and compare the two most common interpretations of the time signature 6/8: 6/8 IN SIX, dividing the measure into six eighth notes 6/8 in TWO, dividing the measure into two dotted quarter notes. Slides are a mixture of rhythm, counting and audio questions followed by multiple choice answers. The answers are determined by the type of question: Rhythm Question / Answers: Counting, or Audio Counting Question
6th - 8th
Instrumental Music, Music, Vocal Music
RHYTHM COUNTING: 6-8 IN SIX #2
The 6/8 time signature can be confusing for students. IT'S NOT ROCKET SCIENCE! This product WILL HELP!!INCLUDED: + Clear explanation of the 6/8 time signature + Note value chart + Counting Examples + Clear Deck instructions WITH EXAMPLE + COUNTING QUESTION + RHYTHM ANSWERS - Multiple choice + EASEL ACTIVITY WITH AUDIO + EASEL ASSESSMENT WITH AUDIO
6th - 8th
Instrumental Music, Music, Vocal Music
RHYTHM COUNTING: 6-8 in SIX #1
The 6/8 time signature can be confusing for students. IT'S NOT ROCKET SCIENCE! This product WILL HELP!!INCLUDED: + Clear explanation of the 6/8 time signature + Note value chart + Counting Examples + Clear Deck instructions WITH EXAMPLE + RHYTHM QUESTION + COUNTING ANSWERS - Multiple choice + EASEL ACTIVITY WITH AUDIO + EASEL ASSESSMENT WITH AUDIO
6th - 8th
Instrumental Music, Music, Vocal Music
RHYTHM COUNTING: 6/8 - Slow in 6 - Fast in 2 Boom™ Cards
This Boom™ Card Deck is designed to help students understand and compare the two most common interpretations of the time signature 6/8: 6/8 IN SIX, dividing the measure into six eighth notes 6/8 in TWO, dividing the measure into two dotted quarter notes. The deck is a mixture of rhythm, counting and audio questions followed by multiple choice answers. The answers are determined by the type of question: Rhythm Question / Answers: Counting, or Audio Counting Question / Answers:
6th - 8th
Instrumental Music, Music, Vocal Music
COUNTING RHYTHMS: THE 6/8 COLLECTION - BOOM™ CARD BUNDLE
6/8 SLOW ------ 6/8 FAST ------ COUNTING THE SAME BUT FEELS SO DIFFERENT. THIS BOOM™ CARD BUNDLE INCLUDES EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO HELP YOUR STUDENTS UNDERSTAND, COUNT AND PLAY IN 6/8! INCLUDED: FOUR DECKS 6/8 IN SIX: 1. RHYTHM QUESTION - COUNTING ANSWERS 2. COUNTING QUESTION - RHYTHM ANSWERS 3. AUDIO QUESTION - RHYTHM ANSWERS 4. RHYTHM QUESTION - AUDIO ANSWERS COMBINATION DECK: EXPLAINS AND ILLUSTRATES THE DIFFERENCE AND SIMILARITIE
6th - 8th
Instrumental Music, Music, Vocal Music
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About the store
Experience
My teaching career of 40+ years included 4th - 12th grade students in a variety of scenarios, mostly in public schools as well as public charter schools and private instruction. My classes included BEGINNING ELEMENTARY and MIDDLE SCHOOL BAND, MIDDLE SCHOOL INTERMEDIATE and ADVANCED BANDS and HIGH SCHOOL Concert, Marching and Jazz Ensembles. Additional teaching assignments included Music Theory and Music Director and Conductor for high school musical theater productions.
Products included in my store :
+ DIGITAL FLASH CARDS
+ IN-CLASS INSTRUCTION
+ INDIVIDUAL ENRICHMENT
+ SUPPLIMENT METHOD BOOK LESSONS
+ CONCERT BAND ENSEMBLE WARM UPS
+ JAZZ WARM UPS: RHYTHM AND STYLE
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Teaching style
Through my years of teaching I assimilated methods and techniques to help students learn the “mechanics” of playing an instrument as well as elements of style, music theory and performance techniques.
Teaching students to understand, read, count out loud, clap and play RHYTHMS accurately is one of the "mechanics" essential to all musicians. My mantra is, "If you can COUNT and CLAP the rhythms correctly, you will PLAY them correctly."
JAZZ RHYTHMS and STYLE is a component of my JAZZ ENSEMBLE WARM UP products, focused not only on the rhythms but also ARTICULATION and STYLE. I tell my students, "Articulation defines the style."
Awards & shining teacher moments
+Columbia Public Schools Foundation for Excellence, Ray E. Lewis Outstanding Educator in “Specialized Area”
+Shelter Insurance Partners in Education Outstanding Contributor
+Columbia Wal-Mart Teacher of the Year
+Kiwanis Teacher of the Month
+Who's Who Among American Teachers and Educators
+Cultural Diversity Award from National League of Cities and National Black Caucus of Elected Officials,
multi-media designer
+Disney "American Teacher" nominee
My own education history
MA Music Education, Truman State University, Kirksville, MO
BME Coe College, Cedar Rapids, IA
Additional Post-Graduate Hours: University of Missouri, Lindenwood University, University of Northern Colorado
Additional biographical information
In addition to teaching instrumental music I have also served as scenic, lighting and sound designer for community and youth theater productions.
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