Music Teacher Coffee Talk

Music Teacher Coffee Talk · MTCT #180: 2025 Summer Book Club, Part 1   Main Theme: 2025 Summer Book Club, Music as a Vehicle, Part 1 This summer we are reading Music As a Vehicle: A Practical Guide to Implementing Culturally Responsive Teaching in Today's Music Classrooms. In this episode, Carrie and Tanya discuss our thoughts about Part 1: Build an Equity Lens. We invite you to purchase the book and read along with us! Things we mention in this episode: Ashley Cuthberton's Website Ashley Cuthbertson's Blog Post on Understanding Cultural Proficiency Coda Tanya recommends the Petty Crimes podcast Carrie recommends the book Secret Place by Tana French Did you enjoy this episode?  Consider buying us a coffee to thank us for our work.  Monthly Memberships are also available! Click the button below!

Music Teacher Coffee Talk · MTCT #179: Summer Learning Plans   Announcement: May Membership Upgrade Giveaway at Buy Me a Coffee! We are excited to offer our listeners support and resources through our new Membership site on Buy Me a Coffee. We have two membership options: Solo Single Shot ($5/month) and Duet Double Shot ($15). Check out our  Buy Me a Coffee membership site  for all the details including the perks you get with each level of membership.  We are doing a giveaway in May:  anyone who becomes a Solo Single Shot member this month will be eligible for a drawing for a free upgrade to the Duet Double Shot Membership for one year! Be sure to join by May 31st to be eligible. We appreciate you supporting our work! Main Theme: Summer Learning Plans Tanya and Carrie discuss the importance of summer learning and their plans for professional development over the summer. Summer Book Club Announcement! This summer we'll be bringing back our summer book club and ...

Music Teacher Coffee Talk · MTCT #178: Continuation Songs Announcement: May Membership Upgrade Giveaway at Buy Me a Coffee! We are excited to offer our listeners support and resources through our new Membership site on Buy Me a Coffee. We have two membership options: Solo Single Shot ($5/month) and Duet Double Shot ($15). Check out our  Buy Me a Coffee membership site  for all the details including the perks you get with each level of membership. We are doing a giveaway in May: anyone who becomes a Solo Single Shot member this month will be eligible for a drawing for a free upgrade to the Duet Double Shot Membership for one year! Be sure to join by May 31st to be eligible. We appreciate you supporting our work! Main Theme: In this episode, Carrie and Tanya share their favorite songs and performance ideas for Kindergarten and 5th grade (or 6th grade) Continuation ceremonies. Kindergarten: Each of Us Is a Flower  What a Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong I’m Growing ...

Music Teacher Coffee Talk · MTCT #177: Outside Singing Games, Part 2   Support us at Buy Me a Coffee! We are excited to offer our listeners support and resources through our new Membership site on Buy Me a Coffee. We have two membership options: Solo Single Shot ($5/month) and Duet Double Shot ($15). Check out our  Buy Me a Coffee membership site  for all the details including the perks you get with each level of membership. We appreciate you supporting our work! Main Theme: Outside Singing Games, Part 2 Carrie and Tanya share some of their favorite singing games and dances that are fun to take outside, especially this time of year. We have shared other singing games in MTCT Episode #13, and you can check those show notes out here . Naughty Kitty Cat Singing Game: Students stand in a circle with hands joined. One student is in the middle of the circle as the butter. Another student is the cat,  walking around the outside of the circle while the class sings. On the ...

Music Teacher Coffee Talk · MTCT #176: Managing Spring Fever Behavior Support us at Buy Me a Coffee! We are excited to offer our listeners support and resources through our new Membership site on Buy Me a Coffee. We have two membership options: Solo Single Shot ($5/month) and Duet Double Shot ($15). Check out our  Buy Me a Coffee membership site  for all the details including the perks you get with each level of membership. We appreciate you supporting our work! Main Theme: Managing Spring Fever Behavior in the Music Room In this episode, Tanya and Carrie talk about strategies and lesson ideas that help when managing Spring Fever behavior challenges in the music room. Things we mention in this episode: " Spring Fever Classroom Management Ideas" by Jennifer Finley . Not a music education specific article, but still a helpful read to get you thinking. Bloom app - great for a calming moment at the end of class and can be a great incentive. Incredibox - another fun incentive ...

Music Teacher Coffee Talk · MTCT #175: 2025 OAKE Conference Reflection Support us at Buy Me a Coffee! We are excited to offer our listeners support through our new Membership site on Buy Me a Coffee. We have two membership options: Solo Single Shot ($5/month) and Duet Double Shot ($15). Check out our  Buy Me a Coffee membership site  for all the details including the perks you get with each level of membership. We appreciate you supporting our work! Main Theme: OAKE 2025 Conference Reflection In this episode, Carrie and Tanya talk about their takeaways and favorite moments from the 2025 Organization of American Kodály Educators (OAKE) national conference that was held in Chicago in March, 2025. Things we mention in this episode: Organization of American Kodaly Educators - website Larena Code Boyle - website The Rhythm of Somalia: A Collection of Songs, Stories, and Traditions by Qorsho Hassan and Becca Buck   GIA World Music Initiative Publications Anne Mileski - websit...

Music Teacher Coffee Talk · MTCT #174: Post Performance Ponderings   Announcement! We are starting up a new Membership site on Buy Me a Coffee. We have two membership options: Solo Single Shot ($5/month) and Duet Double Shot ($15). Check out our  Buy Me a Coffee membership site  for all the details including the perks you get with each level of membership. We appreciate you supporting our work! Main Theme: Post Performance Ponderings In this episode, Carrie and Tanya talk about recent performances they've led at their schools. We talk about the general outline of our performances, what went well, what we would change if we did this performance again, and tips that we learned along the way. Tanya did a performance with 2nd grades all about weather. She used songs and poems that relate to the 4 seasons. Each class got to perform 2 songs related to one of the seasons. Students got to play instruments and read poetry. Carrie did a performance with 5th grade inspired by the ...