Hello Musical Wonders Community,
This week is packed with ideas and strategies to bring more creativity into your classroom and community. Let’s get started!
🎼 5 Ways to Integrate Composition and Arranging in Large Ensemble Rehearsals
Integrating creative music-making into large ensemble rehearsal can be easy, fast, and powerful. Here are 5 easy ways to make composing and arranging part of your large ensemble rehearsals.
🎙️ Featured Resource: “Pass the Baton” Podcast
If you haven’t tuned in yet, this podcast is an absolute gem for music educators who believe in student voice and creativity. We’ve highlighted three episodes to jumpstart your listening.
🎙️ Featured Resource: “Pass the Baton” Podcast – Empowering Students in Music Education
🏙️ Chicago Creative Music-Making Workshop – May 17th
Are you in the Chicago area? Join us for a FREE hands-on workshop at Jones College Prep. You’ll get to explore songwriting, arranging, improvisation, and more alongside other passionate music educators. Bonus: All participating first-time Musical Wonders teachers will receive a $350 Sweetwater Gift Card for their music classrooms. Lunch is included, and space is limited!
We’re always looking to highlight what’s working in classrooms and support our fellow educators. If you have a student success story, a resource idea, or something you’d love to see us create, we’d love to hear from you!
Reply to this email or drop us a note at stephen@williswonderland.org - let’s build this together.
With gratitude,
The Musical Wonders Team