Breathe new life into recorder instruction through popular music arrangements designed to capture student interest and increase engagement. Participants will perform newly created recorder parts to chart topping hits presented in a sequential, classroom friendly format that can be easily replicated with students. Differentiated parts will provide accessible entry points for varying skill levels while promoting confidence, student choice, collaboration, and active music making. Attendees will leave with practical resources, creative teaching ideas, and engaging strategies that transform recorder class into an exciting, student centered musical experience because recorder class should rock.
Target Audience
Elementary Music Teachers
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Clinician Info
Matthew Allen Trevino
Peripole Inc.
Matthew Trevino is in his 18th year teaching elementary music, and his 12th year teaching at Roan Forest Elementary in San Antonio, Texas. Trevino is a 2022 and 2023 CMA Foundation Music Teacher of Excellence Recipient and HEB Excellence in Education Statewide Winner. He is a 3X semifinalist for the Music Educator GRAMMY. Since establishing his percussion group Sonido in 2015 the group has made a huge impact on the elementary music world. Trevino is a regular clinician at the TMEA Convention, and enjoys providing support for teachers that want to grow their elementary percussion ensembles. You can find him on social media @mr.trevino_themusicman.