Music Teacher Coffee Talk

Music Teacher Coffee Talk · MTCT #192: A Kodály Meets Dalcroze Conversation with Crystal Henricks   Main Theme: A Kodály Meets Dalcroze Conversation with Crystal Henricks Crystal Henricks currently teaches lower school music at the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools. Her experience includes Nursery School-12th grade general and choral music, both in Chicago and China. She holds a BS in Music Education from Asbury University, Kodály Certification and MMEd from Capital University, and is a Master Teaching Artist with the American Eurhythmics Society. She completed levels I- III Orff Schulwerk Certification from the University of Kentucky and Anderson University. She is an active clinician for workshops throughout the United States. Crystal has taught elementary music pedagogy and folk song research classes at Colorado State University, California State University Bakersfield, DePaul University, VanderCook College of Music, and the University of Central Missouri. Things we men...

Music Teacher Coffee Talk · MTCT #191- LIVE from the OAKE WD Mini Conference Main Theme: Live from the OAKE Western Division Mini-Conference This episode features a live recording from the OAKE Western Division Mini-Conference held in Denver, CO on November 7-8, 2025. Tanya and Carrie hosted a Q&A session where participants asked questions about Kodály-inspired teaching. Thank you to everyone who attended! Coming Soon: Check back later for the music educator-specific evaluation look-for's as discussed in this episode. WD Regional Rep Melissa Headrick will be leading a post-conference virtual recap on Tuesday, November 18. We'd love to see c onference attendees that want to reminisce and share about their highlights AND music educators that were unable to come to the conference but wanted to. Date and Time: Tuesday, November 18, 2025 at 8:30pm MST / 7:30pm PST Meeting Details:  OAKE WD Clubhouse: Where Music Still Soars - Conference Stories & Highlights  Video call l...

Music Teacher Coffee Talk · MTCT #190- Thanksgiving Ideas We Are Thankful For Music Teacher Coffee Talk · MTCT #191- Thanksgiving Main Theme: Thanksgiving Ideas We Are Thankful For Read more about Turkey Gobbler at  Tanya 's blog Know Better, Do Better Carrie talks about not defending the decision to keep harmful literature in your classroom just because "you sang it when you were a kid" or "it's been done for years." Let's normalize changing our mind about things when presented with new information. Work Smarter, Not Harder Tanya talks about a lesson planning tip: Consider planning multiple lessons in the same day where you can use the same instruments or materials and not have to put things away in between classes.  Coda Carrie recommends attending the Organization of American Kodaly Educators conference in Chicago March 5-8, 2025. Registration is now open! Tanya recommends the book Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler Did you enjoy this episod...