Routines and Procedures for an Efficient Music Room (Conversation with LeslieAnne Bird)

Interview
Written By Victoria Boler
 
 
 
 
 

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: 

Orff Workshops

Custom-made presentation for each chapter. A survey is completed by the members and used to craft the experience based on their wants and needs.

Personal and Group Coaching

  • Long Range Planning

  • Processes & Procedures

  • Building Relationships

  • New to General Music

  • Classroom Organization & Flow Makeover

  • Personal Educational Organization and Systems

In Person and Virtual Professional Development for Music Educators

Workshops and PD sessions on a wide variety of music education topics including:

  • General Music Teaching and Learning

  • Curriculum and Long-Range Planning

  • Classroom Management and Procedures

  • Student Centered Music Learning

  • Instruments (Recorder, Ukulele, Orff Instruments & Modern Band)

  • Folk Dance and Creative Movement

  • The Orff Approach

  • Integrating Children’s Literature in Music Lessons

  • Special Education and General Music

And many more…..Customized sessions for each client.

Victoria Boler https://www.wemakethemusic.org
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