Make Moments Matter: A Music Education Podcast

I love teaching music to kids! I am a certified Orff Schulwerk teacher and plan to share lessons about singing, playing instruments, recorder technique, creative movement, improvisation, guided listening, and other techniques that will help you teach music better! Find more information and ideas on my blog: www.MakeMomentsMatter.org

Nonpitched Percussion In Daily Learning - How to Sneak It In in meaningful ways! 04/15/2025

Black Snake Song Teaching Process 04/08/2025

Student-led Recorder Echo and Improvisation 04/01/2025

The Big Corral - Song Process and Lesson Ideas 03/25/2025

I Let Her Go Go - Song Process and Lesson Ideas 03/18/2025

Exploring Eighth and Sixteenth Note Combinations 03/11/2025

The Day the Crayons Quit Concert Recap 03/04/2025

Adapting an Orff Schulwerk Piece for a Concert 02/25/2025

Improvising in Pentatonic Modes with Older Grades 02/11/2025

Simulating Rain with Body Percussion and Hand Drums 02/04/2025

Teach, Improvise, and Explore with Nursery Rhymes 01/28/2025

Body Percussion Piece Scaffolding and Improvisation 01/21/2025

End of Semester Q&A Fall 2024 11/26/2024

Dancing the Tinikling Book 11/19/2024

Fall Food-Themed Rhythms for Small Groups and Centers 11/12/2024

Finding My Dance - Books for Native American Heritage Month 11/05/2024

Vocal Exploration with Kinders Three Ways - Song, Movement, and A Book! 10/29/2024

Old Woman Skin and Bone - Song and Instrument Process 10/22/2024

Teaching Lullaby with Two Books 10/15/2024

Eyeball Finger Puppets and Vocal Exploration 10/08/2024

SeeSaw in the Music Room - How to Connect with families! 10/01/2024

Parent Teacher Conference Ideas - How to connect with families! 09/24/2024

Miss Mary Mack - Teaching Process, Resources, and More! 09/17/2024

How Do You Dance? - Book to Help Kids Feel More Comfortable Dancing 09/10/2024

Books for Movement Exploration in Primary Grades 09/03/2024

Lines that Wiggle - Pathways and Movement Exploration 08/27/2024

Musical Mondays are Back! Circle Round the Zero and New Resources! 08/20/2024

End of Semester Q&A Spring 2024 04/23/2024

Recorder - Decoding Written Notation with Kids 04/16/2024

Animals Gone Wild - Primary Grade Concert Recap 04/09/2024