As I write this post, it is three days before the first day of school for students in the new school year. Part of a teacher's ritual during those final days leading up to classes starting is to set up the classroom. New bulletin board backgrounds and borders, posters, word wall, rules, and other subject-related … Continue reading Setting Up Your Classroom with Lessons in Mind
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The Difference Between Visual Meter and Aural Meter in Music
Of all the structures and elements of music, meter is arguably one the most confusing. This is due at least in part to the fact that unlike rhythm and pitch, and to a lesser extent unlike dynamics and tempo, our Western system of music notation is often vague or imprecise when it comes to representing … Continue reading The Difference Between Visual Meter and Aural Meter in Music
