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William C. Doublestein
Will Doublestein is an elementary school music teacher and clinician from Zionsville, IN. He has eleven years of experience in the K-4 classroom and currently teaches kindergarten through fourth grade at Boone Meadow Elementary. Will’s YouTube channel Bow Tie Music houses over 730 teaching videos with over 18,500,000 views across the globe.
“Will Doublestein, as much as any music teacher I’ve seen, embodies joyful dancing with his students. His library of YouTube videos of his students’ dancing is a great gift to music teachers and elementary school students across the country and beyond.”
-Peter Amidon, music & dance educator, New England Dancing Masters founding member
2023-2024 school year event dates
10/15/2023
New England Dancing Masters Lifetime Contribution Award Celebration
Country Dance & Song Society
Greenfield, MA
10/30/2023
Second Grade Family Folk Dance with live music by eric schedler and sam bartlett
boone meadow Elementary
zionsville, IN
11/2/2023
favorite new england dancing masters folk dances
American Orff Schulwerk Association
Albuquerque, NM
11/10/2023
veterans day music program
boone meadow elementary
zionsville, IN
1/13/2024
New England Dancing Masters Workshop on Singing games
Indiana Music Educators Association
Forte Wayne, IN
1/30/2023
third grade recorder program
boone meadow elementary
zionsville, iN
3/7/2024
first grade “Music Is Reading” Program
boone meadow elementary
zionsville, iN
5/16/2024
Fourth grade Orff Schulwerk Music Program
boone meadow elementary
zionsville, IN
5/23/2024
Kindy sing
boone meadow elementary
zionsville, IN
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- 2024 Kindergarten Interviews
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Veterans Are Not Veterinarians
The adorable children’s song Veterans Are Not Veterinarians was written as a funny way to introduce Veterans Day to kindergartners. It’s sure to help the youngsters in your life find a little more clarity about the distinction between these two wonderful groups of people. This song is a perfect addition to a Veterans Day Program and is…
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