<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Tune Your Teaching]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tune Your Teaching]]></description><link>https://www.tuneyourteaching.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 15:53:04 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.tuneyourteaching.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Feeling Alone and Left Out?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Being a music specialist can feel lonely, especially if you’re fresh out of college and used to constant camaraderie. Joining a new faculty is intimidating. Every school has its own rules, traditions, and culture — and as the only music teacher in the building, it’s easy to feel out of the loop even when people are friendly. Find Your Mentor If you’re assigned a mentor, make the most of it. Regular check‑ins help you learn how the building runs and give you a safe place to ask questions about...]]></description><link>https://www.tuneyourteaching.com/post/feeling-alone-and-left-out</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a510e4ccaeb8c9a2507ccfe</guid><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 15:23:41 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Murray Pompeani</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pick Two]]></title><description><![CDATA[As you look back on this school year and start imagining the next, I encourage you to “pick two.” Every year brings successes you want to repeat and lessons you’d rather never relive. Reflection and goal‑setting help us grow, but they can also overwhelm us. Add comparison to the mix, and suddenly you’re measuring yourself against “rock star” teachers who may have years of experience and opportunities you haven’t had yet. Give yourself permission to focus. Pick two goals that will guide your...]]></description><link>https://www.tuneyourteaching.com/post/pick-two</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a510da3c549c55b35ae7315</guid><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 15:21:17 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Murray Pompeani</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Can't Students Match Pitch?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Have you tried all the tricks you have up your music teacher sleeve and your students are still not matching pitch? When will it click? How do those other music teachers get their students to sing like angels?  What do your assessments tell you? Many of our general music assessments are formative and performance-based. Some singing assessments need to be purposeful and the score recorded. We use these scores as information to drive instruction.  Isolate one criteria at a time during vocal...]]></description><link>https://www.tuneyourteaching.com/post/why-can-t-students-match-pitch</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a510bb7661479e527e1d666</guid><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 15:17:55 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Murray Pompeani</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oops! 3 Lessons I Learned the Hard Way]]></title><description><![CDATA[When I was a beginning teacher, the school of hard knocks was my constant companion. I learned quickly, and sometimes painfully, that I had a lot to learn. Here are three mistakes that shaped me the most: I Made Too Many Changes Too Quickly I entered my first job bursting with ideas. I was sure I’d wow the kids. Instead, they pushed back on almost everything. At first I blamed the previous teacher… then the students… until I finally realized the truth: I had changed too much, too fast....]]></description><link>https://www.tuneyourteaching.com/post/oops-3-lessons-i-learned-the-hard-way</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a5109ffcaeb8c9a2507c3c6</guid><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 15:04:51 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Murray Pompeani</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>