Music Teacher Coffee Talk

Music Teacher Coffee Talk · Episode #124: Check-In: Culturally Responsive Teaching and The Brain Main Theme In this episode, Carrie and Tanya revisit some thoughts regarding our 2022 Summer Book Club selection Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain  by Zaretta Hammond. Things we mention in this episode: YouTube videos: " Culturally Responsive Teaching" lecture by Zaretta Hammond " Culturally Responsive Teaching 101" interview with Zaretta Hammond Note Knacks Know Better, Do Better Tanya recommends following the work of Ashley Cuthbertson . Ashley is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to culturally responsive music education. She offers workshops, online PD, a blog, and has an active social media presence with lots of live videos. Work Smarter, Not Harder Carrie recommends investing in a mailbox system (like a choir folder organizer) where students can store Chromebooks or iPads when they are not in use. Coda Tanya is enjoying the audio book Inside Voice: My...

Music Teacher Coffee Talk · MTCT #123: Partwork   In this episode, Tanya and Carrie discuss ideas and strategies for partwork in the music classroom. Main Theme Sequence for building partwork skills: 1. Beat vs. Rhythm Put it in your body (pat beat on lap, tap rhythm in hands) Sing songs while patting beat or tapping rhythm: Bounce High Bounce Low Queen Queen Caroline 2. Rhythmic Ostinato Use a phrase from a song/chant as the ostinato Miss White 3. Melodic Ostinato Sing before putting on instruments Use a phrase from a song (ie: sing "ding ding dong" from Are You Sleeping) Ostinato song (sung to the tune of Are You Sleeping) - any phrase can become a melodic ostinato                    Ostinato, Ostinato,                    Who are you? Who are you?                    I'm a little pattern, I'm a little pattern,  ...