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I'm Jillian and I've been teaching orchestra for the past fifteen years in Connecticut. I've taught at both the elementary and middle school level, and recently added middle school general music to my schedule, too!
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Movie Soundtrack Bingo Game for Band, Orchestra, General Music
This Movie Soundtrack Bingo game includes 20 bingo cards and a spotify playlist. All you need to do is click "print" and you're good to go! This game could be used as a fun incentive, or as an activity to build excitement before introducing a piece you will be learning in band or orchestra. Many of the movies included (Home Alone, The Lion King, Up, Jurassic Park, Frozen, The Avengers, The Incredibles, Star Wars, Harry Potter, Pirates of the Caribbean, etc.) have popular arrangements for both
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Instrumental Music, Music, Other (Performing Arts)
Also included in: BINGO BUNDLE GAME FOR ORCHESTRA, BAND, CHORUS, THEATER, & GENERAL MUSIC
Concert Planner for Orchestra, Band, or Chorus
Hosting a concert for your students and their families requires a ridiculous amount of planning and organization. Rather than recreating the wheel with each concert you put on, plan it once, then make a copy for all future events. You may not need to adjust as much as you think! This way, any piece intros, instructions, transitions, etc. will be saved and easy to refer back to when you need them again. This planning document includes pages for: 1. Concert Details & To-Do 2. Pre-concert Detai
PreK - 12th, Higher Education
Instrumental Music, Music, Vocal Music
Also included in: Rehearsal and Concert Bundle for Orchestra, Band, or Chorus
EDITABLE Spring Concert Program Template for Musical Ensemble
Tired of minor formatting tweaks ruining your spring concert program? Creating a program in this google slides template is MUCH easier! Just insert the appropriate information and print! *Printing works best if you select "Print on both sides" and "Print on short edge". Don't forget to follow me for updates and freebies, and leave feedback so that you can earn credit towards your next TPT purchase! Your feedback is incredibly helpful and it really makes my day when others enjoy the products I'v
PreK - 12th
Instrumental Music, Music, Vocal Music
Rehearsal Etiquette & Expectations Lesson for Band and Orchestra
Since the return of musical ensembles to our school days, I have found that, more than ever, students need extremely clear and precise explanations. Kids are relearning how to be students, so introducing something new (like a giant combined rehearsal) can be both exciting and overwhelming to them! To help my orchestra students understand what will be expected of them when there are 100+ of them and only 1 of me, I made this presentation to share during class. I did my best to use language and i
3rd - 8th
Instrumental Music, Music, Other (Performing Arts)
Also included in: REHEARSAL RESOURCES BUNDLE FOR BAND OR STRING ORCHESTRA
Daily Agenda Slide for Band and String Orchestra
Fill in the text boxes of this daily agenda and post it on your smart board or tv for your class to follow along with. Each day, make a copy of the last class's agenda slide and update it. This way, you'll have an entire year's worth of lessons and agendas to look back to the following year :) Included on this slide are: Today's DateToday's "I Can" statement (with examples to choose from!)Upcoming EventsToday's AgendaToday's HomeworkTimers ranging from 1 to 5 minutesDon't forget to follow me fo
3rd - 12th
Instrumental Music, Music, Other (Performing Arts)
EDITABLE Newsletter Templates for String Orchestra
Parent communication is vitally important for any music program, but it takes so much time! These templates will give you a quick and easy way to help parents feel informed and involved in their child's music education. This newsletter could also be useful for band and chorus when using the fully editable canva template included in this product! This product includes:Google Slides Presentation TemplatesFully Editable Canva Template Directions & Ideas for UseThis template includes space for:Gener
PreK - 12th
Instrumental Music, Music, Other (Performing Arts)
Name Tags for Instrument Storage Lockers
Introducing printable name tags for instrument storage lockers – a quick and easy solution for personalizing and organizing your instrument storage. These Printable Tags will help to transform your music storage area into a well-organized and efficient space. Just enter your locker numbers and students' names, print, cut, and place inside the number plate of each locker! Don't forget to follow me for updates and freebies, and leave feedback so that you can earn credit towards your next TPT purc
3rd - 12th
Instrumental Music, Music, Other (Performing Arts)
EDITABLE Concert Program Template for Musical Ensemble
Tired of minor formatting tweaks ruining your spring concert program? Creating a program in this google slides template is MUCH easier! Just insert the appropriate information and print! *Printing works best if you select "Print on both sides" and "Print on short edge". Don't forget to follow me for updates and freebies, and leave feedback so that you can earn credit towards your next TPT purchase! Your feedback is incredibly helpful and it really makes my day when others enjoy the products I'v
PreK - 12th
Instrumental Music, Music, Vocal Music
EDITABLE Concert Program Template for String Orchestra
Tired of minor formatting tweaks ruining your spring concert program? Creating a program in this google slides template is MUCH easier! Just insert the appropriate information and print! This product includes: Google Slides Presentation TemplatesFully Editable Canva Template Directions for UseDescription:Concert Title, Date, & DetailsSpace for 4+ EnsemblesSpace for 150+ StudentsThank You SectionDon't forget to follow me for updates and freebies, and leave feedback so that you can earn credit to
PreK - 12th
Instrumental Music, Music, Other (Performing Arts)
Wolfgang Amongus Mozart Rehearsal Game for Orchestra, Band, or Chorus
Your upper elementary and middle school students will LOVE this easy, low prep rehearsal game, which will improve their playing while teaching them valuable lessons about: 1. Repetition 2. Team-work 3. Posture & Playing Position 4. Music History A bit of History: "Mozart’s talents gained him fame and, at least at first, wealth, but they also drew negative attention. Composers such as Salieri, Righini, Anfossi, and Martini were four Italian opera composers who were notoriously jealous of Mozart
3rd - 12th
Instrumental Music, Music, Vocal Music
Recruitment Tool for Band or Orchestra - Student Written Letter Project
Your incoming students are both nervous and excited to move up to a new school. They aren't sure what to expect... Will they be able to open their locker? Will the older kids be mean to them? Will they have an impossible amount of homework?! Lucky for them, their mind is about to be put at ease, at least when it comes to joining the band or orchestra! In this easy, low prep exercise, your current students will use the graphic organizer and letter template to compose messages to each incoming st
3rd - 12th
Instrumental Music, Music, Other (Performing Arts)
Concert Reflection for Band, Orchestra, or Chorus
This is a straightforward, editable, and easy-to-use google forms assessment that can be used to gage how your students feel they performed in their most recent performance. I enjoy using google forms for this because of the data and graphs that it generates. It gives me quick insight into which areas my students felt we did well with, and which could use improvement. At the end of the reflection section, students can make suggestions and include links to music that they would enjoy playing in
3rd - 8th
Instrumental Music, Music, Other (Performing Arts)
Also included in: REHEARSAL RESOURCES BUNDLE FOR BAND OR STRING ORCHESTRA
Self-Grading Musical Literacy Quizzes for String Orchestra (GROWING BUNDLE)
As I made these quizzes, I wanted to keep everything quick and efficient. With such limited time with our students, we can’t waste a single moment giving more written assessments than necessary. Each quiz typically takes five minutes for students to complete. I recommend setting a timer to hold students to their allotted time so that none is wasted! On the planning and prep side of things, I also didn’t want to post and grade four different assessments (one for violin, one for viola, one for cel
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Art, Instrumental Music, Music
Also included in: Musical Literacy Unit and Assessments for String Orchestra
Shamrock Shenanigans:A Low-prep St. Patricks Game for Orchestra, Band, or Chorus
Your students will LOVE this easy, low-prep, "mafia-style" rehearsal game, which will improve their playing while teaching them valuable lessons about: 1. Repetition 2. Team-work 3. Posture & Playing Position The Game: Ah, it be comin' close to St. Patrick's Day, it be, and the leprechauns be amongst us, causin' mischief at every turn. They be tryin' to keep us from findin' their pot o' gold, hidin' it away in the most clever of places.But we be not ones to back down, oh no! We be on a mission
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Instrumental Music, Music, Vocal Music
EDITABLE Spring Concert Program Template for Band
Tired of minor formatting tweaks ruining your spring concert program? Creating a program in this google slides template is MUCH easier! Just insert the appropriate information and print! *Printing works best if you select "Print on both sides" and "Print on short edge". Don't forget to follow me for updates and freebies, and leave feedback so that you can earn credit towards your next TPT purchase! Your feedback is incredibly helpful and it really makes my day when others enjoy the products I'v
PreK - 12th
Instrumental Music, Music, Other (Performing Arts)
Screencastify & Google Classrooom: Google Slides Presentation with Student View
NOTE: I am a music teacher, but this presentation could be used for any class that needs instructions on how to set up and use screencastify to screen record using internal audio (slight adjustments can be made for external audio, by selecting a microphone rather than tab audio). I use screencastify fairly frequently in my general music classrooms (and sometimes in orchestra as well!) It's a great way to assess student understanding because students can screen record their progress/demonstrate a
4th - 12th
Instrumental Music, Music, Other (Performing Arts)
Interactive 'Twinkle' for String Orchestra
Welcoming beginners into an established orchestra program is a great way to build your program, but it can be difficult addressing their needs and those of your more experienced players at the same time. This 'Interactive Twinkle Twinkle Little Star' Google Slides presentation is a great resource to assign your beginning orchestra students while you work on more advanced music with your experienced players. Post it in your LMS (Google Classroom, Schoology, etc.) and direct your beginners to wor
PreK - 12th
Instrumental Music, Music, Other (Performing Arts)
Good News Parent Communication Postcard for Orchestra, Band, or Chorus
It feels wonderful to share good news with a student's family, but it can be SO time-consuming! I usually send hand-written postcards home and find myself contemplating switching entirely to email... but it's so fun for students and their families to get something in the mail! The compromise - an editable postcard and template that I can quickly and efficiently fill in and print on cardstock. Much easier! (Bonus- I can copy and paste the student's addresses right into the template from our stud
PreK - 12th
Instrumental Music, Other (Performing Arts), Vocal Music
EDITABLE Winter Concert Program for String Orchestra
Tired of minor formatting tweaks ruining your spring concert program? Creating a program in this google slides template is MUCH easier! Just insert the appropriate information and print! *Printing works best if you select "Print on both sides" and "Print on short edge". Don't forget to follow me for updates and freebies, and leave feedback so that you can earn credit towards your next TPT purchase! Your feedback is incredibly helpful and it really makes my day when others enjoy the products I'v
PreK - 12th
Instrumental Music, Music, Other (Performing Arts)
EDITABLE Concert Program Template for Band
Tired of minor formatting tweaks ruining your concert program? Creating a program in this google slides template is MUCH easier! Just insert the appropriate information and print! This product includes: Google Slides Presentation TemplatesFully Editable Canva Template Directions for UseDescription:Concert Title, Date, & DetailsSpace for 4+ EnsemblesSpace for 150+ StudentsThank You SectionDon't forget to follow me for updates and freebies, and leave feedback so that you can earn credit towards y
PreK - 12th
Instrumental Music, Music, Other (Performing Arts)
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About the store
Experience
I'm Jillian and I've been teaching orchestra for the past fifteen years in Connecticut. I've taught at both the elementary and middle school level, and recently added middle school general music to my schedule, too!
My own education history
I earned my Bachelor of Music and Education from Syracuse University and my Master's in Music Education from Columbia University's Teacher's College.
Additional biographical information
As a fellow music educator, I certainly don’t claim to know everything there Is about being the perfect orchestra or music teacher. However, what I lack In perfection, I make up for in passion and enthusiasm. I have a lot of fun experimenting with new ways to stay organized and motivate my students, and I believe this excitement translates into the resources I create and offer on TPT.
Each product is designed to make your teaching experience smoother and more enjoyable, just as it has for me. Your support and feedback are incredibly valuable, as they help me continue to grow and improve.
Thank you for being a part of this journey with me. I look forward to providing more tools and resources for you and your students :)
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