December is here again, and so are all the trimmings that go with the holidays; shopping, parties, programs, family gatherings, special events, and the list goes on. In the midst of all of this, teachers are trying to finish up the last few days of school before Christmas break and keep students engaged in learning. […]
Here we go! We are officially into holiday program mode! Get out your jingle bells, Santa costumes, and prepare for lots of rehearsals! How do you survive this crazy season where all the holidays seem to collide at once? The answer is a lot of pre-planning! I’ve been teaching long enough that I have a […]
I just love Christmas music! Even though I start to look for new Christmas arrangements or write Christmas music and programs in June to plan ahead for choir and school, I still love singing the songs in December! Christmas music strikes such an emotion of happy memories for me when singing “Joy to the World”, […]