About E.S.M.

Elementary School Music: This site is just a collection of information and web resources for use by people who teach music in New York City’s elementary schools. The site’s categories are listed on the right. Click on one of those categories and the posts will contain links to other websites or documents of interest.

Technically-speaking, what you’re looking at is a “blog.” However, this isn’t someone’s personal diary about teaching. Elementary School Music is primarily a way to gather useful information and resources in one place on the web — plus users can post inquiries and exchange ideas.

Feel free to submit material or seek advice by “posting” a comment on one of the pages or by sending an e-mail.

If you

• encounter dead links

• see something that needs correcting

• wish to submit content

• you found something useful

please post a comment on the relevant page.

About the compiler: “Since 2000, I’ve taught general music pre-K to 5th grade, at a small school in Region 8 near the Gowanus Expressway in Park Slope. Students come to school with extensive experience as consumers of entertainment — music, video and digital games. In teaching I try to develop their abilities and awareness as producers of music, meaning the sounds should come from them. We don’t listen to CDs of Mozart or Ellington (or Ella Jenkins) as often as I think we should. But we have a lot of singing, playing, moving, and basic music literacy.”

— Pablo Conrad

Disclaimer: All statements found on this website are to be considered solely the opinion of the author; opinions and articles found here may not be constituted as statements by anyone other than the orignal writer.