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Hello Fellow Teachers!

This section of my website is dedicated to YOU!  Below I have a list of resources that I use throughout the year.  Please do not hesitate to reach out with questions!

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Classroom Texts

-Essential Elements Book 1 and 2
-Essential Elements Interactive Pages
-Hal Leonard All Purpose Flashcards
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-I Can Read Music Book 1- Supplemental Note reading 
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Teacher/Student Accessories

Shoulder Rests- Polypad, Everest
​Pegpal- Use for stuck cello pegs
18 Count Egg Carton
Smoothy Straws
Dowel Rods, index cards and pink erasers to make bow slides!
velcro dots for bow frog (tone finger-ring finger placement)
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YOUTUBE PLAY-ALONG MATERIALS USED
-Powerpoint
     -Export slides as jpegs in high resolution
-Garageband
-Karaoke Tracks that you can change key or get rid of background singers
-iMovie
     -import slides and line up with music track
     -import music file

APPS I USE

-Sign Up Genius- Easy format for people to sign up for time slots
-Weebly.com for free website maker
     -I pay for the upgrade, 
​-Flipgrid (​a social learning platform that allows educators to ask a question, then the students respond in a video. Easily monitored, great for spot checking and 
​-Staff Wars Live! 
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-Garageband 

-YouTube 
​-Filmora9-Virtual Ensemble Videos
-Remind 101
 -Teacherkit (used for tracking attendance in large groups on iPads)
-Free Logo/Font Generator
-Chrome Extensions
     -Flat for Docs TUTORIAL
     -Transpose TUTORIAL
     -Bitmoji used to make my bitmoji classroom         above! (Use the word POSE to get full body         poses in the search bar.)
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Materials I have within an arm's length:

 -black pinstripe tape for fingerboards (1/8 inch)
-multi-colored pinstripe tape for fingerboards (1/8 inch)
-White Out to mark bows. (dot to dot playing) Easily flakes off. 
​-Post it flags for marking scores and student reminders! Also works well for keeping the bow in the lane and hand on the correct shoulder of the instrument in rest position!
​-hand sanitizer holster

Covid and Sterilization of String Instruments using UV-C Rays

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UV-C Hand Held Sterilizer

Other thoughts on cleaning and Covid...

​ASTA Recommendations for COVID
​NAfME Guidelines for Cleaning

​Soap & Water- Yes really! Please watch for guidance! 
AMRO recommends Steri-Spray - WHAT???? Check it out! 



Documents & video tutorials

Intermediate School Handbook with Covid Guidelines
A Fun Incentive with Spiral Cord Personalizers! youtu.be/FrGylCepM08
Tuning Online- Email to Parents for Zoom Training

Practice 101- How to Practice

Tuning 101- An Explanation of Tuning

 googly_eye_bow_hack.pdf - Googly Eye Bow Hack- A fun way to fix bow holds! ​

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