Music Teacher Coffee Talk

Music Teacher Coffee Talk · MTCT #130: 2023 OAKE Conference Recap   Main Theme: 2023 OAKE Conference Recap In this episode, Tanya and Carrie share some thoughts and takeaways from the 2023 OAKE Conference in Jacksonville, FL. Things we mention in this episode: Organization of American Kodály Educators Nicole Robinson: Culture Connections by Design Nyssa Brown: Music Education Forward 2024 OAKE National Conference: March 14-17 in Chicago 2023 International Kodály Symposium: July 31-August 4 in Los Angeles Know Better, Do Better Tanya brought up the idea of nostalgia that surrounds our thoughts about music and song literature, and how it's ok to recognize those feelings, especially when we are choosing to take a problematic song, book, or story out of your classroom repertoire. Work Smarter, Not Harder When using a doc camera, remember the freeze button. Carrie made use of this function while doing melodic dictation on the staff, by freezing the image on a blank staff, and then unf...

Music Teacher Coffee Talk · MTCT #129: "Real" Music and "School Music": Bridging the Gap   Upcoming Event: We will be presenting at the  Organization of American Kodály Educators National Conference  on Saturday, March 18 at 10:15 am. Our session is titled "Bright Ideas for New Performance Traditions." We'd love to see you there! Main Theme In this episode, Tanya and Carrie discuss the challenges of bridging the gap between "school" music (the music we teach in our classroom), and "real" music (the music students listen to and are familiar with from home and/or music from different cultures that is simply important to listen to).  When emphasizing "Real" music in the classroom for study and listening, we consider the following: How can we place emphasis on more diverse and meaningful listening and less on the traditional focus of music literacy (ie: doing research and spending more time planning intentional moments of lis...