FEMEA District 1 Chair Emerson Oliver I can’t play the recorder. I have a degree in music education. I have done all of my Orff levels. I’ve been playing at least one instrument since age 5. And my left hand has a limited range of motion, and I can’t feel two of my fingers. Which means that on a recorder, there’s only a 25% chance that I’ll actually cover those two holes, and I’ll only figure out if I’ve missed once the right (or more likely wrong) sound comes out. I can’

Erin G. Elliott Elementary Music Teacher Hillsborough County For ten years, I taught ESE Inclusion (PreK-2nd Grade)- teaching...

Emerson Oliver, District 1 Chair At the start of the school year, I have the same thought annually. “I think I forgot how to teach.” I...