I have to believe that the student I mentioned in my last blog post said what she said because she just wasn't aware.
If she had made the connection that The Beatles and the Jackson 5 and Aretha Franklin made…
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Pop Songs for Teens #2 - 10 more
“There's no good music from the 60s!”
Yep - That's what a student told me years ago when I told them the theme for our studio showcase was Music of the 1960s.
This student actually threw back their head and…
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Pop Songs for Teens
Here we go, friends! The Pop Rock Coach is in session!
Today we're going to just jump right in and talk about Pop Songs for Teens.
Where do you even start?
As a teacher, how are you expected to know…
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I Am Changing
Change.
It's a bitch.
Like for real... I'm not even playing.
And I don't always like it.
Ok - my family is laughing now - because I actually have NEVER liked it.
I've been resistant to change most of my…
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The Joy of the Journey
A couple of weeks ago, I took a Sunday morning drive - (see previous blog post) and what I loved about it was there was NO traffic! Like NONE - ZERO!
And if you've ever been to Atlanta, you…
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Finding Joy in the NOT doing
Someone once said when they looked at my weekly Google calendar (all color-coded, mind you), “That’s your weekly schedule!?!?!!”
“Why, yes, yes it is” (spoken in my cheerleader stance like I’m some sort of superhero) insert my famous eye-roll
I…
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The Exploration for JOY!
Happy New Year everyone!
We Made it! Or did we?! I know... the jury's still out on exactly what 2021 is going to be like!?
But... if 2020 taught us anything, it's that anything is possible!
And the fact that…
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