Music Teacher Coffee Talk

Music Teacher Coffee Talk · MTCT #164: Peek at our Week: 2nd Grade Main Theme: Peek at our Week: 2nd Grade Tanya: These are the songs and activities I am using to practice tika-tika (16th notes), practice so/mi/la, and prepare do. Of course we are also including some Halloween songs. Little Leaves Are Falling Rondo alla Turca (Tanya recommends the Glenn Gould recording Use scarves to sway on the steady beat Two Rubble Tum Bell Horses Black Cat  (check out Amy Abbott's blog for suggested activities) Say Hello: New opening song learned from Tom Borden Carrie : These are the songs and activities I'm using to practice 2-beat meter, practice rest, and practice so/mi/la. Bounce High, Bounce Low Students bounce and catch a racquetball to demonstrate 2-beat meter. Zapatito Blanco Ickle Ockle Blue Bottle We also did our first stations day in 2nd Grade. Here's what I did: Station #1: Linda McPherson's Dracula Dance interactive game Station #2: Rhythmic dictation with rhythm bl...

Music Teacher Coffee Talk · MTCT #163: Creativity in the Orff Classroom with David Row Main Theme: Creativity in the Orff Classroom We were thrilled to welcome David Row to the podcast to talk about improvisation ideas for the elementary music room.  David Row is a Nebraska native and Midwesterner at heart currently living and teaching in the Kansas City Metro area. He holds a Master’s Degree from the University of Missouri – Kansas City Conservatory, is an Orff Schulwerk Level I teacher educator, and has extensive experience with critical thinking in the arts. He is an AOSA-approved Orff Schulwerk teacher educator and teaches Level I Pedagogy each summer in Orlando and St. Louis. On his blog, MakeMomentsMatter.org , and through his podcast David shares ideas about classroom content, management, lesson plans, critical thinking, and more. Catch up with David every week on his “Musical Mondays” LIVE videos on Facebook and Instagram. David shares so many wonderful ideas and strategie...