Essel Linton is ACEMM’s Fall 2018 Spotlight Recipient! Congratulations to Essel Linton, ACEMM’s Fall 2018 Spotlight Award recipient! A veteran music educator, Essel’s unique background influences her teaching while addressing student needs at a school where for many, English is not a first language. Read on to find out more about the ways her dedication and teaching approach benefits young learners and colleagues!
Nature’s First Instrument: The Body Ah, yes! It is the beginning of a new school year. Optimism is high, excitement is rampant, and… your instruments haven’t arrived yet. Maybe you are teaching on a cart. Or in a corner of the cafeteria. Or on the stage in the gym while PE class is happening. Your books were damaged last year when the boiler exploded. Perhaps you have your own room and are looking for something new and different to do with your students. Now is the perfect time to create your own materials! But where to begin?
Contributing to a Better World: Project-Based Learning through Music, by K. Michelle Lewis Come along on a journey with second graders who were motivated to help others halfway across the world! Inspired by a children’s book, these students creatively brainstorm and collaborate to provide clean drinking water for people in Africa. In this article, recent Spotlight Award recipient K. Michelle Lewis explains how to use a project-based learning model to empower students to explore both music and solve real-world concerns, and how to align such a project to the National Core Arts Standards. ACEMM invites you to read “Contributing to a Better World: Project-Based Learning through Music”!
K. Michelle Lewis, ACEMM’s Spring 2018 Spotlight Award Recipient Teacher, performer, composer… K. Michelle Lewis describes how the act of creating music propels her work in the areas of learning, performance and business. Michelle Lewis is very… Read More »
Play! Theatre and Elemental Music By Sarah Richardson “Sing, say, dance, play!” Coming from a theatre background, the Orff mantra has always held a double meaning for me. “Play,” which typically refers to… Read More »
Super Mario Bros. on Marimba (with 4 Mallets) by Aaron Grooves Aaron Williams, ACEMM’s Winter 2018 Spotlight Recipient Congratulations to Aaron Williams, recipient of the ACEMM Winter 2018 Spotlight Award “I often feel like I have the greatest job in the world…I get to teach music… Read More »
Making a Difference in Different Ways Over the past 5 years, ACEMM has recognized and responded to individuals in the field of music and movement education. In doing so, ACEMM has reached into the lives… Read More »
ACEMM Impacts: The Mobile Ensemble In-Residence ACEMM Impacts: The Mobile Ensemble In-Residence by Becky Burdett, ACEMM Spring 2014 Spotlight Award Recipient When I transferred to my new school in 2015, I found that my students were limited to only small… Read More »
ACEMM’s Fall 2017 Spotlight Recipient — Anna Freeman “This simple idea of pattern recognition allows for surprisingly complex and beautiful musical experiences.” ~ Anna Freeman This observation by this fall’s Spotlight recipient, Anna Freeman… Read More »
ACEMM presents the Ice Project ~ Diana Hawley The Ice Project – processes and ideas! Diana Hawley shares a timely article that will inspire you to plan ahead for those winter programs. This process has built-in opportunities for collaboration while engaging students in… Read More »
