Music Teacher Coffee Talk

Music Teacher Coffee Talk · MTCT #146: Icing and Sprinkles: Recipes for Success Pt. 4 Check out this episode on YouTube! Main Theme: Icing and Sprinkles We are continuing our Recipes for Success series and today's episode is all about transitions.  Think of daily lesson plans as a layer cake and the lesson segments are like the foundational layers of the cake. The transitions are like the layers between the cake that bring more flavor and texture. Now it's time for the icing and sprinkles. These are the activities that you include that may not necessarily relate to your main lesson segments or to a melodic or rhythmic concept, but are fun, engaging and contribute to the overall enjoyment of musiking. Types of "icing and sprinkles" that we like to include: Themed lessons Carrie shared a themed lesson for Kindergarten that has a sleigh ride theme. Here are the basic activities of the lesson: No More Pie : echo song Galloping movement to the Wild Rider by Schumann Sing...

Music Teacher Coffee Talk · MTCT #145: Transitions: Recipes for Success Pt. 3 Check out this episode on YouTube! Main Theme: Primary Lesson Segments (Recipes for Success, Part III) We are continuing our Recipes for Success series and today's episode is all about transitions.  Think of daily lesson plans as a layer cake and the lesson segments are like the foundational layers of the cake. The transitions are like the layers between the cake that bring more flavor and texture. What are transitions? Transitions are the ways in which your seamlessly flow from one lesson segment to the next. Having smooth transitions not only helps your lessons flow and feel magical, they also help with classroom management because students don't get as many opportunities to get bored or distracted. There are many types of transitions, and we are going to focus on our favorites as labeled and described in Rita Klingers's book Lesson Planning in a Kodály Setting: A Guide for Music Teachers. Tran...