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How to Write Songs with Your Students (for the non-musical classroom teacher!)

Preparing for some teacher training I would be conducting in Bayside Queens recently, I put some notes together on leveraging music in the classroom for the “non-musical” educator. We all know the...

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Positive Classroom Environment (I Loved This!)

Working in 60-70 schools each year as a teaching artist and performer, in an incredibly diverse mix of communities, I have the opportunity to see all kinds of teaching styles and practices in place....

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Ermina Pincombe – Music in an Adirondack Family

It was during a spring 2007 visit to Adirondack fiddler Vic Kibler’s home in Vails Mills, New York, that I first heard about Ermina Pincombe (1930-2014). I was there as part of my research into the...

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The Event Promotion Tip You May Be Overlooking

SPECIAL NOTE – If you’ve hired Bob Dylan, or Garrison Keillor, or anyone else with huge name recognition, this article does NOT apply to you. I do a fair amount of performing in towns where I’ve...

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How to Play the Spoons

In less than ten minutes! Did you know that the spoons have been used as musical instruments for centuries? And because they appear so many different places in the North American story, I get the...

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Grant Funding For Performances and Lectures

This is a frequently-updated resource list and idea generator for those who’d love to be bringing more programming to their visitors/members/patrons/community. (Last updated August 2019) Grant Funding...

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Immigration Lesson Plans

Some ideas for the K-8 teacher I guess it was about twelve years ago when I first started working on my “Immigration Songs and Stories” program for elementary and middle school students. At the time,...

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School Assemblies: 13 Things Every Planner Should Know

It can be a little nerve-wracking, coordinating a school assembly performance. Will students be bored? Will teachers feel it’s a big waste of time? Will the custodian breath fire on you for disrupting...

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Black History Month Activities: Play Some Hambone!

When it comes to fun activities for Black History Month, this one is hard to beat. In fact, I can tell you from firsthand experience that regardless of what month it is, kids of all ages love to learn...

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Erie Canal Song – Lyrics, Music, History, Videos and more

NOTE – I’ve been singing this song with groups of kids and adults for 20 years now, researching its history as I travel across NYS. Enjoy!   Following is as much information as we know about the iconic...

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