Blog | Sarah Gutek

Dec 11, 2023
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Mary Crisis

Like I tell my piano students- December means Christmas music time. For me, these songs were the culmination of what I've learned this...

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Dec 11, 2023
1 min

Swing Low... I'm crying now

Swing low, sweat chariot. I didn't realize this until a conversation I had with my mum today, but she would occasionally sing this song...

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Dec 5, 2023
1 min

That's It, That's All

But not really, I still have a few posts to catch up on, and this won't be the end. I will likely be posting less to this, but hope to...

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Dec 4, 2023
1 min

Social Emotional Wellbeing Workshops

These are intesnded for use in workshops for children age 6-12. Discressionary use, to the instructor. All materials have been approved...

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Dec 4, 2023
1 min

Grade 1 Patterns Mini Unit

This mini unit is planned as an intro to patterns for Grade 1, following the Sask Curriculm.

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Is Anything Actually Real- Scott Cramer Response

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Nov 27, 2023
1 min

Is Anything Actually Real- Scott Cramer Response

I stumbled onto this video just casually watching Youtube recently. It talks about Reality TV and the way in which people might react to...

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Nov 27, 2023
1 min

Hour of Code: Ft. legit doing nothing

I started my hour of code on a Monday after work. I continued my hour of code on Thursdays after school. My hour took three. It went...

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Nov 15, 2023
1 min

Throw Me Into The Deep End

This weeks learning project was unexpectedly useful. I have been exploring Audacity as an audio exploration and editing tool for...

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No... you can't hit your sister with a maraca

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Nov 15, 2023
1 min

No... you can't hit your sister with a maraca

Have you ever thought to yourself, I should just hit my big sister with a maraca, that would make this Jazz song sound really good?...

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Nov 15, 2023
1 min

Am I The Next Wiggle?

I was utterly inspired when singing The Wiggles with my young piano students. This week I sat down and watched some of The Wiggles in...

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Nov 15, 2023
2 min

I Forgot to Hit Publish

Dear reader, Can you start something like that? It feels very old timey, like something from an old magazine. This is just an update- I...

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Nov 3, 2023
1 min

Not playing Jazz

Road block part 2. Whenever I sat down to play in the last little bit I have found myself completely unable to enjoy playing jazz. I play...

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Nov 2, 2023
1 min

Skittles Science & Art Lesson Plan

The following is a really great pre or post Halloween activity. The students I did this with had so much fun with this activity and...

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Oct 22, 2023
2 min

Into and Intro to Jazz Improv

Maybe I learned something this week, maybe I didn't but I am out of my creative rut. I sat down this week and focused on learning some...

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Oct 22, 2023
2 min

I built a shelf & found a skeleton

So, reading week. What a great time to catch up on homework and maybe do a little extra for my learning project, right? Wrong. I did very...

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Oct 2, 2023
3 min

Don't read the whole manual

I read it. I read the whole Casio Px-560m manual. Cover to cover. All 105 pages of it. Was I procrastinating? Maybe... likely. But I did...

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Playing Piano is Better than Playing Halo

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Sep 25, 2023
1 min

Playing Piano is Better than Playing Halo

So, the title may or may not be a pointed comment towards my husband who keeps playing Halo whenever I sit down at the piano. I honestly...

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Sep 25, 2023
2 min

Can I Talk About The Internet Without Mentioning MFM?

Is it bad to say that Tiktok and Youtube are two of the most used apps in my personal and work life? Next to google docs, I spend a...

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Sep 18, 2023
2 min

Learning Project: Playing Jazz piano... maybe... if my piano gets fixed...

Well... This was an ill fated decision. The week we started classes and decided on our learning projects was the same week my upright...

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Sep 18, 2023
2 min

An Offical 2023 Welcome

Half way through the year already... not very New Years resolutiony of me, but I can't imagine I would ever make blogging an actual New...

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