"It feels almost like if we don't document it, did it happen? And I need proof that it did."

I was listening to an interview with Erin Napier of Home Town on Southern Living's Biscuits and Jam podcast recently and this statement stayed with me.

"A major part of my personality is documenting," she said, and I nodded to myself.

In this episode, I'm sharing what I've learned about the art and practice of documentation, six things I'm documenting in the studio lately, practical resources I use to track and organize this data, and suggestions for developing this practice in your music studio.

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Resources Mentioned

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Biscuits and Jam interview with Erin Napier, Season 4, Ep. 28

What Is Documentation? (Suzanne Briet)

Social Construction (Oxford Bibliographies)

Social Construction and Pedagogical Practice (Kenneth J. Gergen)

Rhythm Keeper, Vol. 1

Ep. 059 - 7 Ways to Practice Rhythm in Private Lessons

An Interview with Samantha Steitz of Musikal Husky (Musician & Co.)

Ep. 066 - A Winter Improvisation Prompt for Elementary Students

Ep. 018 - This is What an Elementary Piano Buddy Lesson Looks Like

Ep. 062 - A-ha Moments in Music Teaching

Musical Alphabet Cards

Ep. 056 - The Valentine Composition Project

Ep. 047 - An Inside Look Into My Lesson-Planning Process

Buckland, Michael. 2018. "Document Theory." Knowledge Organization 45(5): 425-436

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