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# Classroom Management

[Denise Gagne](https://blog.musicplay.ca/author/denise-gagne)

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**Music Classroom Management   **We want music class to be something the kids look forward to, and it’s a very active learning environment.  How do you maintain the “fun” yet have your students behave in a way that allows for maximum learning.

I’d appreciate your suggestions and input!  **Tips:**

**1. Engage the students** – When students are engaged, they aren’t causing problems. When are students engaged?  When they are “doing!”   The teacher needs to remember to talk less and do more!

**2.  Pacing** – My lessons are fast paced.  When students have very little down time, there are far fewer behavior issues.

**3. Barbara Coloroso** says it so well:  “*Our children are counting on us to provide two things: consistency and structure. Children need parents who say what they mean, mean what they say, and do what they say they are going to do.”*

**4. Praise the Positive  **A pat on the back goes a lot further than a kick in the pants.  Catch someone in the class doing something right and make a positive comment.  It will often encourage the rest of the students to behave more responsibly.

**5. Remind them about the Rules**    Set your classroom rules early in the year and revisit them as needed throughout the school year.

[![Class rules - 5 Ps](https://blog.musicplay.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Class-rules-5-Ps-204x300.png?width=204&height=300&name=Class-rules-5-Ps-204x300.png)](https://denisegagne.com/classroom-management/class-rules-5-ps/) [![You Get What You Get](https://blog.musicplay.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/You-Get-What-You-Get.png?width=198&height=199&name=You-Get-What-You-Get.png)](https://denisegagne.com/classroom-management/you-get-what-you-get/)

 

[![Rules Rhythms](https://blog.musicplay.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Rules-Rhythms-300x233.png?width=300&height=233&name=Rules-Rhythms-300x233.png)](https://denisegagne.com/classroom-management/rules-rhythms/)

**6. If students don’t meet the expectations, have them reflect on their behavior.  Here are two sample reflection forms.**

[![Behavior reflection](https://blog.musicplay.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Behavior-reflection-300x260-1.png?width=300&height=260&name=Behavior-reflection-300x260-1.png)](https://denisegagne.com/classroom-management/behavior-reflection/)

 

[![Bad Day in Music Class](https://blog.musicplay.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Bad-Day-in-Music-Class-206x300-1.png?width=206&height=300&name=Bad-Day-in-Music-Class-206x300-1.png)](https://denisegagne.com/classroom-management/bad-day-in-music-class/)

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