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Books
Janson, Elisa C. The Music Educator’s Guide the Thrive. Sovereign Business Consulting, LLC, 2017.
Janson, Elisa C. The Music Booster Manual. Sovereign Business Consulting, LLC, 2018.
Janson, Elisa C, and Fernando Penaloza. Best Practices for Music Educators. MusicEdLife, 2018.
Janson, et. al.. The Band Director’s Guide to Student Retention. SmartMusic, 2018, SmartMusic, www.smartmusic.com/blog/the-band-directors-guide-to-student-retention/.
Editorial
Monthly Columnist for SBO Magazine, from August 2019-February 2021. Please check out my MusicEd: Mentor Minute series every month.
Janson Jones, Elisa. “Motherhood in the Music Industry.” Music, Inc, Feb. 2022.
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.
Sole Authorship
Guest Posts
Janson, Elisa. “6 Simple Steps for Starting Your Booster Organization“. 7 Jan. 2020, Alfred.com. https://www.alfred.com/blog/6-simple-steps-starting-your-music-booster-organization/
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/.
Guest Interviews
Johnson, Sarah. “International Women’s Trail Summit.” Spoke+Blossom, June 2019, pp. 48–49.
Berman, Andrew S. “The First Three Years: What Can Music Educators Do To Survive and Thrive?” Teaching Music, Aug. 2018, p. 58.
Cox, Dave. “Entropy in the San Juans.” Mountain Magazine, June 2015, pp. 64–67.
*Additional interviews in podcasts