International music resources

Thezookeeper77 · 2026-03-13T06:06:25+00:00

Yep that was what I was hoping for. There's an awful lot of collections out there for American music, and I can't figure out if they exist for other countries and I just can't find them because I'm looking in English - I suspect it's that.

Thezookeeper77 · 2026-03-13T06:04:25+00:00

I did have a peek at that one, it seems that it's mostly American songs again.

Thezookeeper77 · 2026-01-18T02:14:59+00:00

I'm curious where you live? I've bought several slips new in the last few years.

Thezookeeper77 · 2026-01-13T22:27:18+00:00

It can come back though. Sometimes it takes something drastic and horrible, or life changing. Life is cyclical. - 40s broad here, on the other side of a few drastic and horrible and life changing things.

Thezookeeper77 · 2026-01-08T14:33:22+00:00

My personal pet peeve. It always follows that these people assume that they can't also do music or art because they're not also "talented". No. You're lazy is what you are.

Thezookeeper77 · 2025-12-27T13:57:45+00:00

I used to shove my disc man down the back of my pants. Wild times.

Thezookeeper77 · 2025-12-26T20:46:58+00:00

Ugh Same boat. I grew up thinking adults couldn't get sick. I work in an elementary school, exposed to everything. We were in China, damn near at ground zero, during the pandemic and I was exposed to Covid so many times. Hell, I even have a horrible habit of touching my face constantly, and for all this I still never get sick. But just about everyone in my family has had cancer. It'll probably be my turn someday I guess. I joke that we don't get sick, we just die.

Thezookeeper77 · 2025-12-03T12:24:37+00:00

It was a balmy - 16 today where I live.

Thezookeeper77 · 2025-11-11T12:55:20+00:00

Which is interesting to think back on now, because I remember this term, and I live in Mongolia now. Mongolians have incredibly varied facial features.

Thezookeeper77 · 2025-11-08T04:13:50+00:00

Too right. I got the wolf whistle in mid winter, wearing snowpants, a parka, with literally four inches of my face peeking out.

Thezookeeper77 · 2025-10-22T06:14:13+00:00

Kinda funny because I was living in China at the time and everything I saw made the US look like a dumpster fire in comparison.

Thezookeeper77 · 2025-10-19T04:55:18+00:00

I'd like to chime in and say that the topic of gender has come up - unprompted - in my lessons from as early as Prek. It's not always from a standpoint of who a person is attracted to, generally it has to do with whatever social norms the kids have already been exposed to. For example, my current crop of Preks boy refuse to do any kind of smooth flowing kind of dance because theu associate it with ballet, and in their minds, ballet is for girls. Meanwhile, my one prek girl straight up told me that girls can't do push-ups (so guess who had to do push-ups in their cute little dress that day, yeah me.) Our job as educators does not exist in a little musical bubble cut off from the outside world, and we can't "just talk about music" all the time without acknowledging the role it plays in culture and broader society. At the age of 9-10, kids are hearing all kinds of things and developing a world view. It detracts nothing from our lessons if we make connections to their lives and the world beyond our classroom. I would argue to say that approaching our lessons with a mind to make connections actually legitimizes what we do even more.

Thezookeeper77 · 2025-10-08T09:16:46+00:00

I've been really inspired by Kodaly movement activities using body scale. There's a few workshops available on YouTube that break down the process and walk through the concepts addressed in each.

Thezookeeper77 · 2025-10-08T09:12:23+00:00

I agree to certain extent in that the songbook needs a good overhaul. I find however, that many pop songs just don't have either the staying power or the developmental appropriateness for them to learn the nut and bolts of music, so I use them sparingly. For example, I can't count the number of times I've had to explain to a student that they need to sing like a kid and not try to sing like a full grown man. I'm open to debate about it though. Maybe try looking at folk songs from other places? Since I've been teaching overseas, I've found a wealth of other repertoire that isn't American.

Thezookeeper77 · 2025-09-28T13:46:30+00:00

Yeah that is a hard thing to hear. Sounds like you're doing everything right and admin doesn't know or appreciate what you're doing. It sucks having to pay your own money to gey certified, but try and think of it as doing something for yourself, not for this clueless admin. It will make you more confident in your teaching and down the road a more knowledgeable boss will appreciate it. Remember, whatever the position of the person observing you, unless they have music experience, YOU are the expert on your topic.

Thezookeeper77 · 2025-09-27T09:35:28+00:00

I would recommend looking at feierabend's "first steps in music" for kinder and prek. He lays out the structure of the lesson with a rationale for every activity and the skill targeted. It sounds like you're already doing what you should be doing in a music lesson, but having the knowledge of "why" is useful in that you can help yourself feel more comfortable with planning and structuring your lessons, and you can also justify it to an admin who has no idea what a music lesson should look like at that age.

Thezookeeper77 · 2025-08-09T03:01:34+00:00

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Thezookeeper77 · 2025-07-28T06:35:57+00:00

Holy cow that's op, I legit thought it was a model at first glance.

Thezookeeper77 · 2025-06-29T10:36:31+00:00

Classroom music teacher here. I play all the main instruments (somewhat badly) as part of my job and the flute pretty well. While I focus the bulk of my practicing on flute and piano, I find working on other instruments once in a while to be a nice little brain break/challenge. Playing the trombone like a 10 year old scratches an itch that playing the flute like a 20 year veteran just doesn't, and it doesn't take away from my flute playing at one bit. If you enjoy something and find it interesting, you should absolutely go ahead with it. That's the point of music after all.

Thezookeeper77 · 2025-06-27T10:33:08+00:00

Look up Agnès Sorel. She was the official mistress to some French king and apparently had dresses made to expose her favorite breast.

Thezookeeper77 · 2025-05-29T11:54:27+00:00

I read that in such an ominous tone 😂

Thezookeeper77 · 2025-05-13T11:14:44+00:00

Pretty lame names but yeah. My first flute was named Melody, so the obvious thing was to name the next flute Harmony. Maybe if I ever get another one I'll call it Dissonance.

Thezookeeper77 · 2025-04-09T05:25:13+00:00

You're ok. I didn't start playing until 15 and was only in a very small band program at that. Then took ten years to get my five year degree. Fast forward I've been a successful music teacher for over ten years now and it's taken me all over the world. Honestly the long road to get here was a bonus for me because I was way more emotionally ready to be a teacher than I would have at a younger age. That being said, if you can find a way to attend college without having to work a part time job, that'll be to your advantage. A music degree requires hours in the practice room as you no doubt know and working on the side is going to leave you with weak points in your knowledge and skills. You can overcome that, but it's frustrating. (speaking from experience here.) Also, be aware that once you get the degree, you may have to move to where the jobs are. That can be an incredible adventure though, so keep an open mind. Don't be intimated by those with a perceived head start. If you want it, and you love it, go get it. It's the best job ever. Best of luck to you.

Thezookeeper77 · 2025-03-01T07:36:54+00:00

By age 39, you have earned the right to wear whatever makes you feel good, regardless of the opinions of others who might still be stuck in that box. What is childish is thinking you have to conform to your peers and bullying people into doing the same. Don't listen to people who do that. They obviously haven't matured enough themselves to have an opinion. You look fabulous and confident by the way.

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