Music Education Ezine
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Who else needs more private music students at the moment? In a time where many people feel that the world economy is slowing down, and unemployment is rising, many music teachers are quite rightly scared that the weekly music lesson might well be the first thing cut from the family budget. This was a question that was asked of me from one of our members and friends this month and has prompted me to write an article called 22 ways you can find more music students with minimal cost. I hope that if you are in the situation of needing more students that maybe one or two of these ideas can be helpful for you. If you have additional ideas or feedback, feel free to add to the discussion by leaving a comment on the page. At the Fun Music Company we've also got a special Buy One - Get One Free special for just two days until 6th March - so click here for more details on how you can grab a free product today. With April fools day being the 1st April you might want to get prepared with some tricks and jokes in advance. Last year wecame up with some great ideas for April fools day for music teachers and we posted it on the Music Teachers Blog, and it was very popular. Have you ever used any april fools jokes on your music students? Feel free to add yours to the comment box below the article - we'd love to hear them! Also with St Patricks ideas coming up this year on Tuesday March 17th, I've come up with a few "green" ideas to try out in your classrooms and studios. Just check out my article called "St Patricks Ideas for Music Teachers" for more details Thankyou so much to everyone who participated in our bushfire appeal last month. Through the proceeds from our sales over a whole weekend, we were able to contribut towards getting victims of the bushfire some money and getting them started again with that tough job of rebuilding and starting again. I wish you all the best for a busy and Fun March and if theres anything I can help you with in your music teaching, just contact me at janice@funmusicco.com Heres to making music lessons fun!  Janice Tuck  This Months Articles: 
22 ways you can find more music students with minimal cost! Ideas for private studio music teachers on how to increase their numbers of students, with little or no cost. 
A St Patricks Day Activity For Music Classes An interesting lesson plan idea based on a "Riverdance" video performance - great for upper elementary, junior high or high school music classes. 
April Fools Day Jokes for Music Teachers Use these at your own discretion! Catch your music class or your band out with these fun practical jokes on the morning of April 1st for a bit of light hearted fun. 
Which Glockenspiels are best for elementary schools This article hopes to break down some of the "Baloney" that is talked by salespeople in music stores, who really don't know the difference when it comes to tuned percussion... and aims to give you some unpartial common sense advice  |