Dan Mee
@danmeemusic.bsky.social
Musician, educator, casual photographer, motorsport enthusiast, catdad, dad. He/Him.
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@bobbyseagull.bsky.social new networks and new handles but you’ll be glad to know that Bobby Seagull-egg is still going strong on this year’s Easter tree. Happy Easter!
April 16, 2025 at 7:37 PM
@bobbyseagull.bsky.social new networks and new handles but you’ll be glad to know that Bobby Seagull-egg is still going strong on this year’s Easter tree. Happy Easter!
Very busy few weeks since show week in January.
Developing new strategies for teaching melody writing for year 7, very interested to hear thoughts and opinions on best way to do this
Developing new strategies for teaching melody writing for year 7, very interested to hear thoughts and opinions on best way to do this
March 4, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Very busy few weeks since show week in January.
Developing new strategies for teaching melody writing for year 7, very interested to hear thoughts and opinions on best way to do this
Developing new strategies for teaching melody writing for year 7, very interested to hear thoughts and opinions on best way to do this
First rehearsal today with Shropshire Music Service Stage and Screen Orchestra. Pleasure to be joining this group and some well needed practise! Camera clipped to scroll to watch my bowing arm position as I got tired. Definitely need to work on stamina! #doublebass #musician #musicteacher
February 8, 2025 at 11:18 PM
First rehearsal today with Shropshire Music Service Stage and Screen Orchestra. Pleasure to be joining this group and some well needed practise! Camera clipped to scroll to watch my bowing arm position as I got tired. Definitely need to work on stamina! #doublebass #musician #musicteacher
Starting composition unit with year 7 today. Retrieval task from September to create 4 bars of 4/4 using minims, crotchets, quavers and semi-quavers. Had to hide the semibreves after one clever student finished very quickly by only using 4 🙄 #uked #edusky #musiced #teachsky #teacher #musicteacher
January 22, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Fantastic to see music being prioritised so passionately. I wonder if more music organisations could team up with schools like this? Happy to trial it at my school!
#musiced #edusky #uked
Banging the drum for music education: the UK school run with an orchestra www.theguardian.com/education/20...
#musiced #edusky #uked
Banging the drum for music education: the UK school run with an orchestra www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Banging the drum for music education: the UK school run with an orchestra
Shireland CBSO academy in West Bromwich has put music at centre of its teaching in effort to revive interest
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January 5, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Fantastic to see music being prioritised so passionately. I wonder if more music organisations could team up with schools like this? Happy to trial it at my school!
#musiced #edusky #uked
Banging the drum for music education: the UK school run with an orchestra www.theguardian.com/education/20...
#musiced #edusky #uked
Banging the drum for music education: the UK school run with an orchestra www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Happy New Year folks, as I’m back in school on Monday, I’m looking for interesting choices for my new ‘Show Choir’, what are your favourite show tunes to sing as a group? #edusky #uked #musicteaching #music #choir #bandteaching #musicaltheatre
January 3, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Happy New Year folks, as I’m back in school on Monday, I’m looking for interesting choices for my new ‘Show Choir’, what are your favourite show tunes to sing as a group? #edusky #uked #musicteaching #music #choir #bandteaching #musicaltheatre
To finish off the year, Friday was our celebration assemblies for each year group. It was an absolute joy to lead the year 7 assembly, singing a round of 12 days of Christmas. 180 students, singing their heart out and loving every minute. Great way to finish the term! #musiced #uked #edusky #singing
December 23, 2024 at 4:53 PM
To finish off the year, Friday was our celebration assemblies for each year group. It was an absolute joy to lead the year 7 assembly, singing a round of 12 days of Christmas. 180 students, singing their heart out and loving every minute. Great way to finish the term! #musiced #uked #edusky #singing
Last night was 1st Christmas concert at my new school, in our new building, 1st Christmas concert in several years. Over 60 students on stage, sell out audience and many happy faces. Could not be more proud. Can’t wait for the next one! #uked #edusky #musiced #musicteacher #teacher #musicteaching
December 19, 2024 at 9:16 PM
Last night was 1st Christmas concert at my new school, in our new building, 1st Christmas concert in several years. Over 60 students on stage, sell out audience and many happy faces. Could not be more proud. Can’t wait for the next one! #uked #edusky #musiced #musicteacher #teacher #musicteaching
December 17, 2024 at 6:56 AM
After an incredibly busy week finishing off BTEC Component 2, the tree is up and we are finally starting to feel a bit more Christmasy. Carol concert on Wednesday and Christmas Karaoke on Friday then all finished for 2024, one more week, final push! #uked #edusky #musiced #musicteacher #teaching
December 14, 2024 at 6:05 PM
After an incredibly busy week finishing off BTEC Component 2, the tree is up and we are finally starting to feel a bit more Christmasy. Carol concert on Wednesday and Christmas Karaoke on Friday then all finished for 2024, one more week, final push! #uked #edusky #musiced #musicteacher #teaching
#musiced music educators, what are your thoughts on Orff and Kodaly techniques in current music teaching? Over the last 2 years I have started to try and embed some kodaly ideas to support year 7, interested in others’ thoughts and opinions
December 10, 2024 at 10:53 PM
#musiced music educators, what are your thoughts on Orff and Kodaly techniques in current music teaching? Over the last 2 years I have started to try and embed some kodaly ideas to support year 7, interested in others’ thoughts and opinions
Weekend project to finish a guitar clock. This was my first guitar, given to me Christmas present in about 1992, had a very good life as a playable instrument and has since been repurposed into some shelves and now a clock. Neck is yet to be converted, open to suggestions…
#guitar #musicclassroom
#guitar #musicclassroom
December 8, 2024 at 10:34 PM
Weekend project to finish a guitar clock. This was my first guitar, given to me Christmas present in about 1992, had a very good life as a playable instrument and has since been repurposed into some shelves and now a clock. Neck is yet to be converted, open to suggestions…
#guitar #musicclassroom
#guitar #musicclassroom
One of my year 11s is doing work experience in my department this week, lovely to have an older student demoing for year 7 and helping them out acting as TA. Really helping to solidify his own knowledge even though he is not as confident as he should be. #uked #musiced #teacher #edusky #education
December 2, 2024 at 7:05 PM
One of my year 11s is doing work experience in my department this week, lovely to have an older student demoing for year 7 and helping them out acting as TA. Really helping to solidify his own knowledge even though he is not as confident as he should be. #uked #musiced #teacher #edusky #education
This week I took my double bass into school so I can work with some string players in preparation for Christmas, every lesson this week my students were fascinated in it, asking loads of questions, wanting to hear me play it. Love these moments of pure fascination in something musical #musiced #uked
November 29, 2024 at 8:35 PM
This week I took my double bass into school so I can work with some string players in preparation for Christmas, every lesson this week my students were fascinated in it, asking loads of questions, wanting to hear me play it. Love these moments of pure fascination in something musical #musiced #uked
10 days, 100 followers, much more positive and constructive than the other place.
Thank you for showing an interest in these little thoughts
Thank you for showing an interest in these little thoughts
November 28, 2024 at 9:25 PM
10 days, 100 followers, much more positive and constructive than the other place.
Thank you for showing an interest in these little thoughts
Thank you for showing an interest in these little thoughts
Happy Thanksgiving to my American followers, this weekend I will be embracing my own American heritage with the perfect pumpkin pie recipe courtesy of the Pumpkin Happy Cookbook by Erik Knud-Hansen, not sure if this book has been reprinted so here is my gift
November 28, 2024 at 6:59 PM
Happy Thanksgiving to my American followers, this weekend I will be embracing my own American heritage with the perfect pumpkin pie recipe courtesy of the Pumpkin Happy Cookbook by Erik Knud-Hansen, not sure if this book has been reprinted so here is my gift
Beginning to embed singing into my new school curriculum, to ensure we are doing it every lesson. Today was a highlight, yr7 rehearsing 12 days of Christmas for end of term assembly, loudest lesson I’ve had so far. 100% enthusiasm, kids desperate to sing, they cant wait for next week! #musiced #ukEd
November 27, 2024 at 8:44 PM
Beginning to embed singing into my new school curriculum, to ensure we are doing it every lesson. Today was a highlight, yr7 rehearsing 12 days of Christmas for end of term assembly, loudest lesson I’ve had so far. 100% enthusiasm, kids desperate to sing, they cant wait for next week! #musiced #ukEd
Sunday afternoon practice time, it’s been a while since I’ve had an opportunity to get my double bass out to practice so revisiting an old favourite #doublebass #stringbass #uprightbass #musiced
November 24, 2024 at 4:15 PM
Sunday afternoon practice time, it’s been a while since I’ve had an opportunity to get my double bass out to practice so revisiting an old favourite #doublebass #stringbass #uprightbass #musiced
Debut blog post I wrote earlier this year, one aim this academic year is to write more. Let me know your thoughts, what would be good to do next? #musiced #UKed #EduSky
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The Unseen Tasks of a Music Teacher
A music teacher's responsibilities are vast and varied throughout the academic year. These include planning lessons, analysing results, orga...
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November 23, 2024 at 12:56 PM
Debut blog post I wrote earlier this year, one aim this academic year is to write more. Let me know your thoughts, what would be good to do next? #musiced #UKed #EduSky
mrmeemusic.blogspot.com/2024/08/the-...
mrmeemusic.blogspot.com/2024/08/the-...
Reframing mistakes: I have spent a lot of time this term talking about mistakes in performances, when students make a mistake they often show frustration and go back over the section (sometimes repeatedly) until they get it ‘right’ to their ears, usually interrupting the musical fluency 1/🧵 #musiced
November 23, 2024 at 8:48 AM
Reframing mistakes: I have spent a lot of time this term talking about mistakes in performances, when students make a mistake they often show frustration and go back over the section (sometimes repeatedly) until they get it ‘right’ to their ears, usually interrupting the musical fluency 1/🧵 #musiced
November 23, 2024 at 8:29 AM
Reframing mistakes: I have spent a lot of time this term talking about mistakes in performances, when students make a mistake they often show frustration and go back over the section (sometimes repeatedly) until they get it ‘right’ to their ears, usually interrupting the musical fluency 1/🧵 #musiced
Last job for today was repairing 2 keyboards. Putting my 20 year old GCSE electronics to the test. Common problem is the power supply socket, after 10 years in the classroom the solder has separated/component leg snapped. Back to full working order ready for classes tomorrow. #musicEd #UKed #edusky
November 20, 2024 at 10:09 PM
Wonderful end to the day today beginning to practice a Christmas song with my year 7 students, 12 days of Christmas in tutor groups, ready for the end of term assembly. The energy coming from them was amazing, hard to decide who gets the 5 golden rings! #musiced #musicteaching #uked #edusky
November 20, 2024 at 6:57 PM
Wonderful end to the day today beginning to practice a Christmas song with my year 7 students, 12 days of Christmas in tutor groups, ready for the end of term assembly. The energy coming from them was amazing, hard to decide who gets the 5 golden rings! #musiced #musicteaching #uked #edusky
One of those frustrating moments I try and avoid today, introducing composition software to year 9 to look at programming some 8-bit style gaming music… laptops are monstrously slow, update themselves and then students forget passwords… what are your tips on avoiding becoming an ICT lesson? #musiced
November 20, 2024 at 5:41 PM
One of those frustrating moments I try and avoid today, introducing composition software to year 9 to look at programming some 8-bit style gaming music… laptops are monstrously slow, update themselves and then students forget passwords… what are your tips on avoiding becoming an ICT lesson? #musiced