Music Teacher Coffee Talk

Music Teacher Coffee Talk · MTCT #192: A Kodály Meets Dalcroze Conversation with Crystal Henricks   Main Theme: A Kodály Meets Dalcroze Conversation with Crystal Henricks Crystal Henricks currently teaches lower school music at the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools. Her experience includes Nursery School-12th grade general and choral music, both in Chicago and China. She holds a BS in Music Education from Asbury University, Kodály Certification and MMEd from Capital University, and is a Master Teaching Artist with the American Eurhythmics Society. She completed levels I- III Orff Schulwerk Certification from the University of Kentucky and Anderson University. She is an active clinician for workshops throughout the United States. Crystal has taught elementary music pedagogy and folk song research classes at Colorado State University, California State University Bakersfield, DePaul University, VanderCook College of Music, and the University of Central Missouri. Things we men...

Music Teacher Coffee Talk · MTCT #191- LIVE from the OAKE WD Mini Conference Main Theme: Live from the OAKE Western Division Mini-Conference This episode features a live recording from the OAKE Western Division Mini-Conference held in Denver, CO on November 7-8, 2025. Tanya and Carrie hosted a Q&A session where participants asked questions about Kodály-inspired teaching. Thank you to everyone who attended! Coming Soon: Check back later for the music educator-specific evaluation look-for's as discussed in this episode. WD Regional Rep Melissa Headrick will be leading a post-conference virtual recap on Tuesday, November 18. We'd love to see c onference attendees that want to reminisce and share about their highlights AND music educators that were unable to come to the conference but wanted to. Date and Time: Tuesday, November 18, 2025 at 8:30pm MST / 7:30pm PST Meeting Details:  OAKE WD Clubhouse: Where Music Still Soars - Conference Stories & Highlights  Video call l...

Music Teacher Coffee Talk · MTCT #190- Thanksgiving Ideas We Are Thankful For Music Teacher Coffee Talk · MTCT #191- Thanksgiving Main Theme: Thanksgiving Ideas We Are Thankful For Read more about Turkey Gobbler at  Tanya 's blog Know Better, Do Better Carrie talks about not defending the decision to keep harmful literature in your classroom just because "you sang it when you were a kid" or "it's been done for years." Let's normalize changing our mind about things when presented with new information. Work Smarter, Not Harder Tanya talks about a lesson planning tip: Consider planning multiple lessons in the same day where you can use the same instruments or materials and not have to put things away in between classes.  Coda Carrie recommends attending the Organization of American Kodaly Educators conference in Chicago March 5-8, 2025. Registration is now open! Tanya recommends the book Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler Did you enjoy this episod...

Music Teacher Coffee Talk · MTCT #189: Halloween Spooktacular! Announcements: Carrie and Tanya will both be presenting at the  OAKE Western Division Mini-Conference  on November 7th and 8th in Denver. Tanya will be presenting a session on Friday, Carrie will be presenting on Saturday, and we'll be doing a live podcast recording on Saturday. We are looking for questions to answer live on our podcast. If you have any questions, we love for you to submit them here . If you plan on attending the conference, you can ask your question live if you would like to! We will also both be presenting in January at the  Colorado Music Educators Association state conference  in Colorado Springs. Be sure to say hello if you go! Main Theme: Halloween Spooktacular! Here are some of our favorite songs and activities for Halloween and Día de los Muertos. Going on a Goon Hunt by Michael Rex: A great Halloween twist on the classic chant Going on a Bear Hunt. This is a great book and cha...

Music Teacher Coffee Talk · MTCT #188: Lifelong Learning with Katrina Hedrick   Announcements: Carrie and Tanya will both be presenting at the  OAKE Western Division Mini-Conference  on November 7th and 8th in Denver. Tanya will be presenting a session on Friday, Carrie will be presenting on Saturday, and we'll be doing a live podcast recording on Saturday. If you plan on attending the conference, we'd love to see you at our sessions! Want to cheer us on with some Music Teacher Coffee Talk merch? We are doing a pre-order of T-shirts, coffee mugs, and tote bags that can be picked up at the conference.  Complete this form to order your swag!  (Orders for WDOAKE conference attendees only- items will be delivered at the Western Division OAKE Conference in Nov. 2025) We will also both be presenting in January at the  Colorado Music Educators Association state conference  in Colorado Springs. Be sure to say hello if you go! Main Theme: Life-Long Learning w...

Music Teacher Coffee Talk · MTCT #187: Carrie's Contemplations from Orff Schulwerk Level II Announcements: Carrie and Tanya will both be presenting at the  OAKE Western Division Mini-Conference  on November 7th and 8th in Denver. Tanya will be presenting a session on Friday, Carrie will be presenting on Saturday, and we'll be doing a live podcast recording on Saturday. If you plan on attending the conference, we'd love to see you at our sessions! Want to cheer us on with some Music Teacher Coffee Talk merch? We are doing a pre-order of T-shirts, coffee mugs, and tote bags that can be picked up at the conference.  Complete this form to order your swag!  (Orders for WDOAKE conference attendees only- items will be delivered at the Western Division OAKE Conference in Nov. 2025) We will also both be presenting in January at the Colorado Music Educators Association state conference in Colorado Springs. Be sure to say hello if you go! Main Theme: Carrie's Contemplat...

Music Teacher Coffee Talk · MTCT #186: Tanya's Takeaways from World Music Pedagogy Announcement! We will be doing a live recording of Music Teacher Coffee Talk at the OAKE Western Division Mini-Conference on November 8th in Denver! If you plan on attending the conference, we'd love to see you at our session.  Want to cheer us on with some Music Teacher Coffee Talk merch? We are doing a pre-order of T-shirts, coffee mugs, and tote bags that can be picked up at the conference. Complete this form to order your swag! (Orders for WDOAKE conference attendees only- items will be delivered at the Western Division OAKE Conference in Nov. 2025) Main Theme: Tanya's Takeaways from World Music Pedagogy In this episode, Carrie asks Tanya about her experience taking World Music Pedagogy training this past summer. We talk about what the class was like, what Tanya has learned, and how she's implementing new ideas into her teaching this year. Things we mentioned in this episode: Smit...