A Stone-throw from here

Inspiration Monday at the Two birds!  I almost didn't do this one- I couldn't think of anything I wanted to wear that fitted the bill!
Emma Stone.  Pretty but don't know who! I love red hair!  I always wanted to be a red-head!

 The thing that inspired me was this Monsoon cardieI found in my wardrobe!

 Worn with White-stuff purple cords (Have you noticed, I don't really do jeans! I always dread inspiration Mondays involving jeans!), White-stuff white t-shirt, worn with scarf (present from Sophie) to disguise the fact it's a little see-through!  Irregular choice, Bed of Roses Ponelope.

 Given the Kezzie touch- Purple felt hat!  I always feel better wearing a hat!

 One of the hardest things to teach or actually FACILITATE as a music-teacher is Composition- making up music.  In most schools, you just don't have enough space for each group to have their own sound-world so they can hear, try out ideas and improve.  You end up losing your voice through having to shout above the hefty din!  More often than not, you do it as a whole class, but this means there is less opportunity for their creative input for them, and it's harder for you to assess them as you usually have to end up leading it!  I persevere doing it in small groups because it is important for them to be autonomous but it's horrid at the time!  They also end up arguing because they can't quite hear themselves plus there's always some pest who just wants to mess around and someone who spends the whole time swapping instruments!
Today, I made my Year 1 (5-6 year olds) children work in small groups for the first time!  It was hard, but they got there!  Hurrah!    I really believe in developing them as composers. By the time they get to year 6, they have some good ideas!

Tomorrow, I am teaching my year 2's to play a short piece by Bartok called 'Andante' (at a walking pace).  It's a musical sandwich!

Go and check out the other Birds- the main TWO, Megan (awesome shoes today!) and Nora  and the following flock!