Music Teacher Coffee Talk

Music Teacher Coffee Talk · MTCT Episode #85: New Favorites for 3rd Grade In this episode, Carrie and Tanya discuss our new and renewed favorites for 3rd grade. We talk about our general curriculum for the year, and a few specific songs and activities that we have done this year, or will be trying soon. Highs and Lows Tanya had success with Alabama Gal this week with 4th graders. Check it out! Main Theme Tanya has been focusing on rhythm so far this year, especially songs that teach and reinforce tika-tika (16th notes). Here are some of her favorites for tika-tika: Alligator Pie Ding, Dong, Digga Digga Dong. Tanya likes to add hand chimes to play the do'-sol pattern. Tanya is now transitioning into focus on melody with songs that use low la. In addition to singing, students are playing extracted patterns from songs on the barred instruments. Here are some of her favorite songs for teaching low la: Old House Big Fat Biscuit Old Mr. Rabbit . Students improvise different things the ...

Music Teacher Coffee Talk · MTCT Episode #84: New Favorites for 4th Grade   In this episode, Tanya and Carrie discuss new favorites for 4th grade. We talk about our overall curricular goals for the year along with a few of favorite songs and activities. We also share our thoughts about the idea of combining pedagogical approaches (ie: Kodály and Orff) and the importance of really honing in on your personal philosophy of music education rather than trying to do ALL the things all the time. Highs and Lows While considering your approach to Black History Month, we encourage listening to Episode #7 of the Music Ed Amplified Podcast: Black History Year-Round with Jasmine Fripp . Main Theme Carrie  structured her 4th grade with tackling rhythmic concepts first and saving melodic concepts for the later part of the year hoping that COVID restrictions might loosen by then. So far she has: Reviewed 16th notes (tika-tika). Favorite song: Biddy Biddy Hold Fast Presented the 8th-quarter-...