Additional Publications by Music Ed Mentor
In Print and ONline
Monthly Columnist for SBO Magazine, as of August 2019. Please check out my MusicEd: Mentor Minute series every month.
Janson Jones, Elisa. “Grand Junction Centennial Band: Music to Your Years.” Spoke+Blossom, 2019.
Janson Jones, Elisa. “Why Start a Booster Group?” SBO Magazine, May 2019, p. 16.
Janson Jones, Elisa. “The Music Booster Manual.” SBO Magazine, Apr. 2019, p. 31.
Janson Jones, Elisa. “The Music Booster Manual.” Choral Director Magazine, Jan/Feb. 2019, p. 15.
Janson, Elisa. “Heavy Adventure Without the Weight.” Spoke + Blossom, Summer 2018, pp. 26–27.
Janson, Elisa. “Spring Into Cycling.” Spoke + Blossom, Spring 2018, pp. 8–9.
Jones, Elisa. “Adventure on Two Wheels.” Grand Valley Magazine, July 2015, pp. 56–60.
Online Exclusives
Janson, Elisa. “3 Business Skills Every Music Educator Should Know“. 21 Nov. 2019, MusicOvation.com. https://musicovation.com/2019/11/22/3-business-skills-every-music-educator-should-know/.
Janson, Elisa. “Rehearsal Tip: Make Repetition Meaningful.” 22 Oct. 2019, SmartMusic.com. https://www.smartmusic.com/blog/rehearsal-tip-make-repetition-meaningful/.
Janson Jones, Elisa. “7 Self-Care Strategies to Prevent Burnout.” SmartMusic.com, 17 Sept. 2018, www.smartmusic.com/blog/7-self-care-strategies-to-prevent-burnout/.
Jones, Elisa. “Battling Burnout: Actions You Can Take Today to Ensure You’ll Still Love Teaching Tomorrow.” NAfME, 16 June 2018, nafme.org/actions-you-can-take-today-to-ensure-youll-still-love-teaching-tomorrow/.
Jones, Elisa. “5 Reasons Every Music Teacher Needs to Learn Grant Writing.” Nafme.org, National Association for Music Education, 25 May 2018, nafme.org/5-reasons-every-music-teacher-needs-to-learn-grant-writing/.
Jones, Elisa. “7 Things They Don’t Teach Music Education Majors [That You’Ll Wish They Had].” Nafme.org, National Association for Music Education, 2 May 2018, nafme.org/7-things-dont-teach-music-education-majors-youll-wish/.*
*Highest read post for nafme.com in 2018
Janson Jones, Elisa. “Sharing Data with Parents.” SmartMusic.com, 29 Nov. 2017, www.smartmusic.com/blog/sharing-data-with-parents/.
Janson Jones, Elisa. “The Band Registry Fundraiser: Easy Fundraising Without Selling Anything.” BandDirectorsTalkShop.com, 24 Sept. 2017, banddirectorstalkshop.com/2017/09/24/band-registry-fundraiser-easy-fundraising-without-selling-anything/.
Jones, Elisa. “5 Ways to Use PowerPoint to Make Your Singing Rehearsals More Effective.” Midnight Music, June 2017, midnightmusic.com.au/2017/06/5-ways-to-use-powerpoint-to-make-your-singing-rehearsals-more-effective/.
