Robyn Verhoeven

🎶 Musician
👨‍🏫 Music Educator
🚵 Mountain biker
🌄 Keeping it Kootenay

[Robyn Verhoeven @RobynVerhoeven]

@isaaams I played gtr II for this and had the opportunity to be the MD - this one gave me the musical bug! Boy I'd love to hear you play bass on this.

[Robyn Verhoeven @RobynVerhoeven]

Completed another unit for my Capstone. End goal has Ss create a jam track in Bb which they can record an improv solo using Bb pentatonic with their band inst. This unit has Ts take a back seat and give Ss lots of time to explore & create. Ts play Producer, rather than Director.

[Robyn Verhoeven @RobynVerhoeven]

@isaaams Say hi to the crew for me!

[Robyn Verhoeven @RobynVerhoeven]

Preliminary content schedule for the de-trad 9ers MusEd. Took a backwards design approach and used a Gantt chart, which I learned about this summer. I quite like the approach. Hopefully this hypothetical framework will land in the fall.
#musiced

[Robyn Verhoeven @RobynVerhoeven]

For the record, my o.g. idea was/is to create a modernized band method that focuses on skills & concepts for the modern musician. Clearly a bit much for a capstone project with a 2 mth timeline 😅. But what I've started is a stepping stone!

[Robyn Verhoeven @RobynVerhoeven]

For my master's capstone project, I've modified my o.g. idea and settled on creating a series of units for 1st yr band Ss centered around de-traditionalizing my teaching and focusing on student creativity. I just finished the first unit and it's a sweet victory.
#mused #progress

[Robyn Verhoeven @RobynVerhoeven]

Too good 😅

[Threatening Music Notation @ThreatNotation]

"put some music on it, represented abstractly"
"what music?"
"anything's fine"

[Robyn Verhoeven @RobynVerhoeven]

@StevesMusicRoom @FosterTheMusic1 @BandLab Maybe to help with choice you could prerecord the 3 different lessons and part of the task is for students to use your prerecorded lesson as a tutorial?

[Robert Komaniecki @Komaniecki_R]

On my knees, begging music fans to stop uncritically equating complexity with quality

[Robyn Verhoeven @RobynVerhoeven]

@Kadriblaster @StevesMusicRoom But I feel like it's a little more than assembly. The parts are there, but the wood is plain. Our opportunity after assembly is to paint or stain the assembled product in a way that represents ourselves.

[Robyn Verhoeven @RobynVerhoeven]

@StevesMusicRoom

[Robyn Verhoeven @RobynVerhoeven]

So stoked, very worthy musicians on this project!

[The Province @theprovince]

Oshawa band 'humbled' to record Canada's FIFA World Cup anthem https://t.co/IL6ZzvV4uE

[The Province @theprovince]

Oshawa band 'humbled' to record Canada's FIFA World Cup anthem https://t.co/IL6ZzvV4uE

[Chris Edwards @cjsedwards]

Freedom has become a code word for toxic individualism

[Samuel @Wrightstufmusic]

Alright #teachersoftwitter I need help with #musiced followers. Both to learn from and share with. Who is out there? @StevesMusicRoom @JamesHumbers @team_recorder @Di_R0 @Dimitrakoulakos @Sarah2ill

[Robyn Verhoeven @RobynVerhoeven]

A high school student shouldn't have to do this - bring your best, #PEI !

[Patricia Bourque @TrishaBourque]

Hey #PEI please don't let me down, not again. Please @dennyking and all those who can, help. #peipoli

[Robyn Verhoeven @RobynVerhoeven]

Fun! Looking forward to future rounds!

[CBC British Columbia @cbcnewsbc]

B.C.’s best song has been crowned. Our @j_mcelroy has been gathering online votes for the B.C. Song Bracket, which pits the province’s top songs against each other — and there can only be one winner. He breaks down the nail-biting final vote. https://t.co/rpsljDwkET

[Robyn Verhoeven @RobynVerhoeven]

To be clear, they aren't asking permanent/full time teachers to do this - it appears as though they reached out to subs. Even still, evidence of desperate times.

[Robyn Verhoeven @RobynVerhoeven]

Woof - I can't imagine being put in that position at this point...

[Tony @TonyDavisCBC]

P.E.I.'s Department of Health and Wellness is asking Public Schools Branch staff to provide resident care worker support at private Charlottetown nursing homes amid a "critical staffing shortage." #PEI

https://t.co/UltbEoc0pt

[Robyn Verhoeven @RobynVerhoeven]

You're doing yourself and your students a disservice by not fostering modern styles of music in your program. You, your learners, and your program, only stands to benefit from this. Modern music does not 'dilute' MusEd the way you might believe it does. #popmused

[Robyn Verhoeven @RobynVerhoeven]

Got a vid recording today of our June 2019 band concert (My 1st year) and I've never felt more like the proud dad of a group of band Ss. Final concert is the Symphony of Rock, we split the concert band down the middle and throw in a rock band w/vocals. They sound awesome! #mused

[Robyn Verhoeven @RobynVerhoeven]

These kids are so happy. They're having a blast playing, and the parents/audience are loving it. Some of these kids are showcasing a side of their musicianship we wouldn't normally see. Others took a risk and learned gtr/bass/keys for the first time!