In this post, we'll explore four business structures for self-employed musicians. There are certainly many more business models out there, but for the purposes of keeping things simple and concise, we’re going to mention the four most common ones that we see for musicians.
Musicians always need encouragement. Teach your music students to think with a growth mindset with this colorful bulletin board. When musicians change their mindset they change their attitudes! Included in this download are 10 negative statements that you may hear students say when they have a fixed mindset. These comments have a line through them (but are still easy to read) and a more positive, growth mindset statement to replace it below. Some examples: “I’m not good at music.” Is replaced with “I can be better at music if I practice.” “Grrr. I hate making mistakes!” is replaced with “Mistakes can help me learn.” “She is so good at singing. I’ll never be that good.” Is replaced with “I’m going to figure out what she’s doing and try it.” Included in this file: 10 negative/positive mindset statements 2 gender neutral negative/positive mindset statements to replace the he and she statements if you choose 2 images of brains filled with music clipart like instruments, notes, musicians, etc... to decorate your bulletin board a title sheet and larger title letters tips for displaying this bulletin board set in your music room This is a great bulletin board to leave up all year. Take one of the displayed pages and talk about it with your classes each month. Teachers like you also bought these products: Music is Out of This World Bulletin Board Music Crafts Your Mind Bulletin Board Men and Women of Jazz Bulletin Board
Musicians with grit, or greater perseverance and passion, are more likely to lose themselves in the "flow" of their musical performance.
In this article we tell you what the key characteristics of a mindset are, how to develop a creative mindset, and how to make it your mindset work for you.
Ambition can be a fickle thing. The desire and will to succeed is an admirable virtue. How many stories have we heard about of musicians, actors or people born into poverty? But they worked hard, maybe had a little bit of luck along the way. Perhaps they gave up everything they had to pursue their […]
In this article we tell you what the key characteristics of a mindset are, how to develop a creative mindset, and how to make it your mindset work for you.
In this post, you’ll learn seven timeless business lessons and healthy mindsets for music entrepreneurs (based on our 13+ years of experience as music entrepreneurs!) to guide you as you navigate the ups and downs of being a self-employed musician.
This week we celebrated Choose Respect Day at our school to combat bullying. It was a very powerful day which included Choose Respect t-shirts for everyone, a wonderful play put on by the Grade 6 class (I definitely teared up it was so great!), and a few adorable, thoughtful crafts! Check out the picts below! Students had to brainstorm positive ways to be respectful and decorate their t-shirt with them. Also, we made handprints with a cross in the middle. Black tempura paint, white acrylic paint, flourescent pink paper and squares of black construction paper were all that was required. They turned out beautifully. Thankfully, I had a lot of help with the hand print portion! Black paint is hard to get off! Thanks to the amazing crew of teachers and staff at St. Joseph School! We are an amazing team! This coming Monday my little nutty crew:) is in charge of the assembly. Our virtue is perseverance! It's a BIG word for grade 1 but they pull it off! We created some I Can poetry and read with the proper tone it is really cute!! I CAN paint. I can't read hard books, YET!! I can dance, I can ride my bike. I can sing. I can't whistle, yet!! You can learn about perseverance in my new packet of printables and activities. It features the activity above, as well as a T-shirt inspired craftivity like we did for Choose Respect Day! This is just a little hint as to what we have been up to for Career Day! More pictures and ideas to come in the next post! Stay tuned!!!
A Resource for You & Your Musicians This is a digital resource. Want to engage your musicians in songwriting but don’t know where to start? This resource is for you! Get your musicians in a songwriter mindset with a step-by-step guide to create their own original song. From brainstorming ideas to branding and sharing songs, this resource will walk you through each step and provide you with the necessary resources and assessment tools. It can easily be adapted for in-person or virtual instruction.
Need a quick bulletin board spruce up? These EDITABLE posters feature 13 female musician quotes & their photos, in both color and black & white versions. Pink Clara Schumann Beyoncé Adele Whitney Houston Dolly Parton Fanny Schumann Ella Fitzgerald Etta James Billie Holiday Patsy Cline Stevie Nicks Bessie Smith Related: Who Am I Guessing Game - Answers included Virtual Field Trip - Listening links included Women's History Month Read Alouds - Links included Color by Note - Printable & digital options Spring Bitmoji Classroom with Women's History Month & more! Self-Checking Rhythm Game - Akin to Boom cards
The Art of Composing Music This post is going to be the first in a series of post that will cover how to compose music. Having a personal process of composing music can be just as important to composing well, as knowing music theory. If your process is disjointed, or even worse, you don’t have […]
Musicians always need encouragement. Teach your music students to think with a growth mindset with this colorful 80s themed music bulletin board, Have a Totally Awesome Mindset. When musicians change their mindset, they change their attitudes! Included in this download are 10 negative statements that you may hear students say when they have a fixed mindset. These comments have a line through them (but are still easy to read) and a more positive, growth mindset statement to replace it below the first. These statements feature a bright, paint splattered background and totally bodacious 80s themed characters. Some examples: “I’m not good at music.” Is replaced with “I can be better at music if I practice.” “Grrr. I hate making mistakes!” is replaced with “Mistakes can help me learn.” “They are so good at singing. I’ll never be that good.” Is replaced with “I’m going to figure out what they are doing and try it.” Included in this file: 10 negative/positive mindset statements Words to spell out “Have a Totally Awesome Mindset” tips for displaying this bulletin board set in your music room This is a great music bulletin board to leave up all year. Another idea is to take one of the displayed pages and talk about it with your classes each month.
By our nature, we musicians embody growth mindset. In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 - October 15) here are a collection of LATINX (Latino, Latina, & Latinx) musicians with accompanying inspirational lyrics & quotes. Musicians included: Bad Bunny Camila Cabello Carlos Santana Demi Lovato Jennifer Lopez Lin-Manuel Miranda Ricky Martin Selena Gomez Shakira Tito Puente Spanish & English quotes included! Latinx Resources: Lin-Manuel Miranda listening unit In The Heights - Lin Manuel Miranda Latinx Virtual Fieldtrip Latinx Bundle La Cucaracha - Boomwhacker/Orff Latinx & Cinco de Mayo Bitmoji Library La Bamba & Federico the Wolf Story - Percussion Ostinatos Remember Me from Coco - Sing & Compose Whole World by Raphael Lopez - Song & story (Bonus: African American Spiritual information) Vamos a La Mar - Guatemalan Folk Song Latinx / Hispanic Heritage Month Virtual Field Trip - Learn about 15 musicians Dia De Los Muertos Virtual Field Trip Dia De Los Muertos Color by Note Dia De Los Muertos Color by Rhythm Bundle : Cinco de Mayo Choice Board Cinco de Mayo Color a Code Cinco de Mayo Note Spellers Cinco de Mayo Rhythm Game Cinco de Mayo Color by Rhythm Cinco de Mayo Color by Note- Treble & Bass Clef practice Read Aloud Bitmoji Library More growth mindset posters: LGBTQ+ Pride Month Women's History Month (Freebie) Spring Songs Valentine's Day Growth Mindset Lyric Posters Chillin' with my Gnomies Winter Bulletin Board Winter Wisdom Growth Mindset Lyric Bulletin Board Peter & the Wolf Bulletin Board Guitar (Rainbow theme) Ukulele (Guitar theme) Ukulele Growth Mindset Cactus Bulletin Board Sing a Rainbow Harry Potter LGBTQIA+ Pride lyric posters Women's History Month Posters Broadway Lyrics (Freebie) Broadway & SEL Growth Mindset Lyric Posters Music Classroom Expectation Posters
