Routines and Procedures for an Efficient Music Room - with LeslieAnne Bird
Today I’m sharing a conversation with the fabulous LeslieAnne Bird, all about setting up music room routines.
We talk about how to know it’s time to think or rethink routines, and we go over some very specific pain points a lot of us experience in class - things like getting students into the learning space and starting class, lining up at the end, and other things during the actual lesson like passing out instruments.
In This Episode:
00:49 - The Efficient Music Educator
01:33 - How do we know we need routines?
03:59 - Humanizing Routines & UDL
11:32 - Expectations for Children vs Adults
15:12 - Entrance Routines
29:05 - Passing Out Instruments
36:54 - Barred Instruments
43:07 - Closing Procedures
52:04 - Visualize the Situation to Create the Routine
56:08 - Routines on a Cart
58:22 - Where to Connect with LeslieAnne
About LeslieAnne Bird
LeslieAnne Bird is a music and movement educator at University Schools in Shaker, Ohio. She teaches general music and choir to fifth through eighth grade young men and is an adjunct Professor at the University of Akron and Cleveland State University. She has previously taught in North Olmsted & Cleveland Ohio as well as in Prince George’s County, Maryland. LeslieAnne is a national presenter. She has served as vice president and membership chair for the Greater Cleveland Orff Chapter and is currently serving as the content curator for the Teaching With Orff community. In addition, she is the owner and CEO of Three Little Birds Music Education Services LLC where she offers teacher training, coaching and musical experiences for children and adults. She earned Orff Certification from Baldwin Wallace University in 2014, and has completed Music Learning Theory General Music Level One, Level One World Music Drumming training, Level One Google Certification and has earned the Ohio Master Teacher designation.
Where to Connect & Work with LeslieAnne:
Website: https://threelittlebirdsmes.com/
Instagram: @threelittlebirdsmes
TikTok: @threelittlebirdsmes
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