Music Teacher Coffee Talk

Music Teacher Coffee Talk · MTCT #142: 🔥Hot Topics pt. 2 Upcoming Events:  Join us for a Virtual Coffee Chat with Kodály Educators of North Carolina on 9/28. Click here to register. Main Theme: Hot Topics, Part 2 In this episode, Carrie and Tanya discuss more Hot Topics as suggested by listeners and past Kodaly students. A few of the topics we discuss are: Balancing traditional Kodály-inspired lessons with PBL lessons. How to handle students who are not able to participate in certain holiday-based lessons. Tips on using and managing your sound system at school. How to approach matters of DEI while working in a more conservative community. Guiding students to choose appropriate movements. Things we mention in this episode: Aileen Miracle's Music Room Podcast Episode #142: Project Based Learning in the Music Room Fritz Anders Dalcroze-inspired YouTube Channel Have more hot topics questions? Feel free to email us at musicteachercoffeetalk@gmail.com Know Better, Do Better Carrie has

Music Teacher Coffee Talk · MTCT #141: Classroom Instruments   Upcoming Events: September 23, 2023: Carrie will be presenting "Keep Them Singing, Keep Them Playing" for the Arizona Kodály Teachers Society in Phoenix. Find more details and register here! Main Theme: Classroom Instruments In this episode Tanya and Carrie talk about classroom instruments, both pitched barred instruments and non-pitched percussion. We talk about our philosophy of using instruments within a Kodály-inspired classroom, our sequence for introducing instruments, our tips for storage and organization, and our favorite resources for using classroom instruments in the elementary general music room. Favorite resources for using classroom instruments: Orff Source books by Denise Gagne All Around the Buttercup by Ruth Boshkoff Strike It Rich by Kriske and DeLelles As American As Apple Pie by Kriske and DeLelles David Row Make Moments Matter blog, videos, and podcast Know Better, Do Better Tanya invites us