Teaching something you're excited about.

I became a band teacher because I LOVE playing instruments and think all kids should try it. I purposely teach middle school because I love teaching all the beginning band stuff.

The best part, is teaching things you are excited about. 4 years ago I taught general music to k-8, and with the older kids I was usually trying to think of "what would I want to learn" or "what would be interesting to me?" In hopes those lessons would be just a little more interesting. Well now, on top of my 8 band classes, I teach two sections of general music to 5th and 6th grade. I'll admit there have been challenges but I've managed to create some units that haven't winded up half bad. Always room for improvement. But what I am getting at tonight, with this post, is a unit I am looking forward to beginning either tomorrow or next week! 

I have ALWAYS loved Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals!! Cinderella, the Sound of Music, the King and I....so now in my general music class, we are going to cover the King and I!! I figure this is a musical with an interesting story for middle schoolers, songs they may have heard before, and are catchy, and it's one they probably haven't learned or watched before!!

So tonight I worked out how I am gonna introduce it, and am pretty excited about starting it! 

Now here's to sorta hoping for no snow day tomorrow so that I can get this project underway!!