Episode #100: 100 Favorite Things

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It's our 100th episode! We are celebrating by sharing 100 of our favorite things both in and out of the music room. Thanks for listening and supporting us along the way!

Favorite Picture Books for the Classroom:
Favorite Podcasts:

Favorite Classroom Instruments:
Cajón
Tubanos and djembes
Rhythm sticks
Xylophones
Ukulele
Egg Shakers
Boomwhackers
Hand drums

Favorite Places to Visit:
Camping the Poudre Canyon
Sayulita, Mexico
Yellowstone National Park
Prague
Thailand
Breckenridge, Colorado
Seattle
Dingle Peninsula in Ireland

Favorite Manipulatives and Materials:
Beat strips
Mini Erasers
Staff boards
Beat vs Rhythm sign
Rhythm tent cards
Popsicle sticks
Rhythm blocks (dice)

Favorite Concerts We've Seen:
Tori Amos
Tom Petty
Radiohead
Czech Symphony Orchestra plays Shotakovich Symphony #5
Sparrow Quartet
U2
Beck
Colorado Symphony plays Rite of Spring
Sylvan Esso
Peter Murphy

Favorite Tech Tools:
Google Slides
Garage Band
Loom
Nearpod
Incredibox
Seesaw
Chrome Music Lab
Jamboard
iDoceo
Soundtrap

Favorite Books
Harry Potter (all of them!)

Favorite Music Teachers to Follow/Hear/See/Read
Karen Howard
Jill Trinka
Christopher Roberts
Jo Kirk
Rachel Gibson

Favorite Musicians/Bands
Rhiannon Giddens
Tori Amos
Infamous Stringdusters
Renée Fleming
Beyoncé
Jack White
Lizzo
Fiona Apple
Joni Mitchell
Kurt Elling

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