Music Teacher Coffee Talk

Music Teacher Coffee Talk · MTCT #148: Elementary Choir Main Theme: Elementary Choir In this episode, Carrie and Tanya talk all about Elementary Choir. We talk about why you might have a choir at your school, why you might not, how to organize and recruit singers, how to plan your rehearsals, and some of our favorite repertoire and resources. Favorite repertoire for Elementary Choir: 150 Rounds for Teaching and Singing  by Edward Bolcovac and Judith Johnson Happy Winter by Jill Gallina How Can I Keep From Singing by Ginger Littleton Build Me a World by Ginger Littleton Path to the Moon by Eric Thiman Something Told the Wild Geese  by Sherri Porterfield The Clouds by Cynthia Gray Seagull, Seagull by Susan Brumfield Birch Tree  by Mary Goetze Helpful resources for Elementary Choir: Kate Klotz's Choir Planner (Freebie on TpT) Choir Builders by Rollo Dillworth One Accord by Georgia Newlin Reach out to local children's choral for professional development opportunities, chor

Music Teacher Coffee Talk · MTCT #147: 6 Picture Books for the Music Room Happy Anniversary to Music Teacher Coffee Talk! We are excited to celebrate our 6-year podcasting anniversary this month. Thank you for listening and supporting us for so many years! Main Theme: 6 Picture Books for the Music Room In this episode, we'll be talking about our 6 of our favorite picture books for the music room and how we use them with kids. 1. Under the Sea  by Harriet Stone and Catharine Robertson and illustrations by Ella Bailey (Purchased at the Scholastic book fair - here is a similar book you can get on Amazon. ) We'll read this book to generate ideas of things that live in the ocean in preparation for singing Sea Shell: 2. Who Stole the Cookes from the Cookie Jar by Margaret Wang and illustratios by Christine Schneider.  This is a great book to read as a way to introduce the traditional chant. 3. Over in the Meadow  by John Langstaff and illustrations by Feodor Rojankovsky.  This book