Mrs. Gimpelevich's Music Notes

Ok, I'll admit - I sometimes show cartoons in music class...but not just any cartoons, the classic Looney Tunes that use Classical and Romantic era music to narrate the story line. Surely we've all seen Looney Tunes, or Tom and Jerry - but do the children know that cartoons used to have very little talking? The music was the majority of the audio and the cartoon artists would make the story fit the music. Here's some Tom and Jerry - Marriage of Figaro. It's not always easy to

December Blog - a - Month topic: Quotes!!! This topic really spoke to me- I've been pretty obsessed with quotes since middle school. I used to keep this black quote book and I would write in it with those milky gel pens that were so popular in the late 90s. I remember so clearly searching through that quote book for my senior quote(s) in the yearbook. One of my favorites that made it into the yearbook was "Love is like peeing in your pants - everyone can see it, but only you

I'm a little late posting this one, as it took some time to reflect and overcome a bit of sadness. The November Blog - a - Month topic was about who has helped me grow as a teacher. I'd like to take a moment to reflect back on the man who inspired me to become a music teacher and how my experiences in his band program shaped me as an individual and prepared me for what lies ahead. Throughout my life, I always knew that I loved teaching - when I arrived home from school each d