Creating a Lesson from Scratch - Nonpitched Percussion and a Poem with a Farm theme!
Make Moments Matter: A Music Education Podcast
Release Date: 02/06/2024
End of Semester Q&A Fall 2024
Make Moments Matter: A Music Education Podcast
This episode of the podcast is a replay containing the audio version of the Musical Monday LIVE video recorded on 11/25/24. This week I talked through many of your questions about teaching elementary music. If you’re not familiar with musical Mondays, every Monday night at 8 p.m. Eastern time I go live on Facebook and Instagram to share about the lessons that I’m using in class with my students. I give a recap of my K-5 lessons and then do a deep dive about one grade level and share the books, instruments, songs, and process that I use to teach the lesson to kids. This podcast...
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Dancing the Tinikling Book
Make Moments Matter: A Music Education Podcast
This episode of the podcast is a replay containing the audio version of the Musical Monday LIVE video recorded on 11/18/24. This week I shared a new book about Tinikling and some resources you might use with it. If you’re not familiar with musical Mondays, every Monday night at 8 p.m. Eastern time I go live on Facebook and Instagram to share about the lessons that I’m using in class with my students. I give a recap of my K-5 lessons and then do a deep dive about one grade level and share the books, instruments, songs, and process that I use to teach the lesson to kids. This...
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Fall Food-Themed Rhythms for Small Groups and Centers
Make Moments Matter: A Music Education Podcast
This episode of the podcast is a replay containing the audio version of the Musical Monday LIVE video recorded on 11/11/24. This week I shared about using a fall food themed rhythm center in a new way! If you’re not familiar with musical Mondays, every Monday night at 8 p.m. Eastern time I go live on Facebook and Instagram to share about the lessons that I’m using in class with my students. I give a recap of my K-5 lessons and then do a deep dive about one grade level and share the books, instruments, songs, and process that I use to teach the lesson to kids. This podcast...
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Finding My Dance - Books for Native American Heritage Month
Make Moments Matter: A Music Education Podcast
This episode of the podcast is a replay containing the audio version of the Musical Monday LIVE video recorded on 11/4/24. This week I shared some books that I'll be using for Native American Heritage Month. If you’re not familiar with musical Mondays, every Monday night at 8 p.m. Eastern time I go live on Facebook and Instagram to share about the lessons that I’m using in class with my students. I give a recap of my K-5 lessons and then do a deep dive about one grade level and share the books, instruments, songs, and process that I use to teach the lesson to kids. This podcast...
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Vocal Exploration with Kinders Three Ways - Song, Movement, and A Book!
Make Moments Matter: A Music Education Podcast
This episode of the podcast is a replay containing the audio version of the Musical Monday LIVE video recorded on 10/28/24. This week I shared about how I do vocal exploration three ways with my kindergarteners. If you’re not familiar with musical Mondays, every Monday night at 8 p.m. Eastern time I go live on Facebook and Instagram to share about the lessons that I’m using in class with my students. I give a recap of my K-5 lessons and then do a deep dive about one grade level and share the books, instruments, songs, and process that I use to teach the lesson to kids. This...
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Old Woman Skin and Bone - Song and Instrument Process
Make Moments Matter: A Music Education Podcast
This episode of the podcast is a replay containing the audio version of the Musical Monday LIVE video recorded on 10/21/24. This week I shared my process for teaching "Old Woman Skin and Bone." If you’re not familiar with musical Mondays, every Monday night at 8 p.m. Eastern time I go live on Facebook and Instagram to share about the lessons that I’m using in class with my students. I give a recap of my K-5 lessons and then do a deep dive about one grade level and share the books, instruments, songs, and process that I use to teach the lesson to kids. This podcast episode...
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Teaching Lullaby with Two Books
Make Moments Matter: A Music Education Podcast
This episode of the podcast is a replay containing the audio version of the Musical Monday LIVE video recorded on 10/14/24. This week I shared two books I use to teach lullaby and talk about how dynamics and tone change song meaning. If you’re not familiar with musical Mondays, every Monday night at 8 p.m. Eastern time I go live on Facebook and Instagram to share about the lessons that I’m using in class with my students. I give a recap of my K-5 lessons and then do a deep dive about one grade level and share the books, instruments, songs, and process that I use to teach the lesson...
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Eyeball Finger Puppets and Vocal Exploration
Make Moments Matter: A Music Education Podcast
This episode of the podcast is a replay containing the audio version of the Musical Monday LIVE video recorded on 10/7/24. This week I shared a few lessons for vocal exploration with primary grades including eyeball finger puppets! If you’re not familiar with musical Mondays, every Monday night at 8 p.m. Eastern time I go live on Facebook and Instagram to share about the lessons that I’m using in class with my students. I give a recap of my K-5 lessons and then do a deep dive about one grade level and share the books, instruments, songs, and process that I use to teach the lesson to...
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SeeSaw in the Music Room - How to Connect with families!
Make Moments Matter: A Music Education Podcast
This episode of the podcast is a replay containing the audio version of the Musical Monday LIVE video recorded on 9/30/24. This week I shared about how I use SeeSaw in my classroom to communicate with parents and share what's going on in my classroom. There were some technical issues with Facebook - I tried to edit those out of the podcast but I'm sure I missed some! :D If you’re not familiar with musical Mondays, every Monday night at 8 p.m. Eastern time I go live on Facebook and Instagram to share about the lessons that I’m using in class with my students. I give a...
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Parent Teacher Conference Ideas - How to connect with families!
Make Moments Matter: A Music Education Podcast
This episode of the podcast is a replay containing the audio version of the Musical Monday LIVE video recorded on 9/23/24. This week I shared about what I've done in the past to connect with parents and families on conference days. If you’re not familiar with musical Mondays, every Monday night at 8 p.m. Eastern time I go live on Facebook and Instagram to share about the lessons that I’m using in class with my students. I give a recap of my K-5 lessons and then do a deep dive about one grade level and share the books, instruments, songs, and process that I use to teach the lesson to...
info_outlineThis episode of the podcast is a replay containing the audio version of the Musical Monday LIVE video recorded on 2/5/24. This week I shared about how my student teacher and I created a lesson with a poem and nonpitched percussion from scratch.
If you’re not familiar with musical Mondays, every Monday night at 8 p.m. Eastern time I go live on Facebook and Instagram to share about the lessons that I’m using in class with my students. I give a recap of my K-5 lessons and then do a deep dive about one grade level and share the books, instruments, songs, and process that I use to teach the lesson to kids.
This podcast episode contains all the audio from the Musical Monday video, but if you’d like to see a replay of the video itself you can follow this link to the archived video on YouTube.