Music Teacher Coffee Talk

Music Teacher Coffee Talk · MTCT #185: Music as a Vehicle, with Ashley Cuthbertson Main Theme: Music as a Vehicle with Ashley Cuthbertson In this episode, Carrie and Tanya chat with Ashley Cuthbertson, the author of Music as a Vehicle: A Practice Guide to Implementing Culturally Responsive Teaching in Today's Music Classrooms . We read Ashley's book for our 2025 summer book club, and it was so great to be able to ask her some follow-up questions in response to our reading. You can learn more about Ashley and her work at AshleyCuthbertson.com . Coda Ashley is enjoying Beyonce's Cowboy Carter album and was able to see her concert in Chicago Tanya is enjoying the movie Sinners Carrie is enjoying the album What Did the Blackbird Say to the Crow by Rhiannon Giddens and Justin Robinson Did you enjoy this episode?  Consider buying us a coffee to thank us for our work.  Monthly Memberships are also available! Click the button below!

Music Teacher Coffee Talk · MTCT #183: 2025 Summer Book Club, Part 4 Main Theme: 2025 Summer Book Club, Music as a Vehicle, Part 4 This summer we are reading Music As a Vehicle: A Practical Guide to Implementing Culturally Responsive Teaching in Today's Music Classrooms. In this episode, Carrie and Tanya discuss our thoughts about Part 4: Designing Real-World Curriculum and Instruction for Variability. We invite you to  purchase the book  and read along with us! Coda Tanya recommends  Shadows in the Moonlight by Joan Litman and Wassim Ibrahim Carrie recommends music by Shelby Means Did you enjoy this episode?  Consider buying us a coffee to thank us for our work.  Monthly Memberships are also available! Click the button below!

Music Teacher Coffee Talk · MTCT #181: 2025 Summer Book Club, Part 2 Summer Fun! Carrie gave Tanya this Bob Dylan trivia quiz. Main Theme: 2025 Summer Book Club, Music as a Vehicle, Part 2 This summer we are reading Music As a Vehicle: A Practical Guide to Implementing Culturally Responsive Teaching in Today's Music Classrooms. In this episode, Carrie and Tanya discuss our thoughts about Part 2: Setting the Stage for an Affirming Music Learning Environment. We invite you to  purchase the book  and read along with us! Coda Tanya recommends the Handsome Podcast Carrie recommends the book  Starter Villain by John Scalzi Did you enjoy this episode?  Consider buying us a coffee to thank us for our work.  Monthly Memberships are also available! Click the button below!

Music Teacher Coffee Talk · MTCT #180: 2025 Summer Book Club, Part 1   Main Theme: 2025 Summer Book Club, Music as a Vehicle, Part 1 This summer we are reading Music As a Vehicle: A Practical Guide to Implementing Culturally Responsive Teaching in Today's Music Classrooms. In this episode, Carrie and Tanya discuss our thoughts about Part 1: Developing a Mindset for Equity in Music Education. We invite you to purchase the book and read along with us! Things we mention in this episode: Ashley Cuthberton's Website Ashley Cuthbertson's Blog Post on Understanding Cultural Proficiency Coda Tanya recommends the Petty Crimes podcast Carrie recommends the book Secret Place by Tana French Did you enjoy this episode?  Consider buying us a coffee to thank us for our work.  Monthly Memberships are also available! Click the button below!

Music Teacher Coffee Talk · MTCT #158: Summer Learning Main Theme: Summer Learning This summer, Carrie and Tanya will be taking a break from the podcast and we will not be hosting a summer book club. However, we have some ideas for summer learning opportunities you can take advantage of until we return with new episodes in August. Summer Courses (ie: Kodály, Orff, Dalcroze, World Music Pedagogy, etc) If you are taking a summer training course, check out MTCT Episode #40: Preparing for Summer Learning Podcasts: Here are some of our favorite podcasts you can catch up on this summer Crescendo Music Education with Debbie O'Shea Make Moments Matter with David Row Music Tech Teacher Podcast with Katie Argyle Cult of Pedagogy with Jennifer Gonzalez Self-Care for Educators with Tina Boogren Happier Music Teacher with Beth Duhan How to Teach Music with Jessica Grant Teaching Music Tomorrow with Victoria Boler and Anne Mileski The Music Room with Aileen Miracle Reading: If you have missed ...

Music Teacher Coffee Talk · MTCT #155: Realizing Diversity Check-In In this epsiode, Carrie and Tanya check in on how they have implemented things they learned during the 2023 Summer Book Club while reading Realizing Diversity: An Equity Framework for Music Education  by Karen Howard. Main Theme: Realizing Diversity Check-In After reading Realizing Diversity , we were inspired to create a "Music Culture Project," similar to the project outlined in Appendix D in the book. With the help of a few other teachers in our district, we created a 5-lesson unit that traces the "Son Clave" rhythm from Ghana to the Americas and how it appears in music of many cultures, genres, and time periods. Here are some resources we mention as we discuss the unit we created and taught to our 5th graders: 2023 Summer Book Club Episodes: Episode #135:  Part 1 Episode #136:  Part 2 Episode #137:  Part 3 Episode #138:  Part 4 Let Your Voice Be Heard: Songs from Ghana and Zimbabwe by...

Music Teacher Coffee Talk · MTCT #138: 2023 Summer Book Club, Part 4 Main Theme: 2023 Summer Book Club, Part 4 This year we are reading  Realizing Diversity: An Equity Framework for Music Education  by Karen Howard . In this episode, Carrie and Tanya talk about Chapters 7 and 8 along with some final thoughts and plans for implementation of our new learning. Coda Tanya recommends watching season 2 of The Bear on Hulu Carrie recommends the book Lesson Planning in a Kodály Setting by Rita Klinger Did you enjoy this episode?  Consider buying us a coffee to thank us for our work. Click the button below!

Music Teacher Coffee Talk · MTCT #137: 2023 Summer Book Club Part 3 Main Theme: 2023 Summer Book Club, Part 3 This year we are reading  Realizing Diversity: An Equity Framework for Music Education  by Karen Howard . In this episode, Carrie and Tanya talk about Chapters 5 and 6. Things we mention in this episode: Michelle McCauley's video about Native American Music in the Elementary Music Classroom . Be sure to check out all of her videos on this topic! Book recommendation: Music Education for Social Change by Juliet Hess Book recommendation: Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain by Zaretta Hammond Coda Carrie recommends the movie "Nope" Tanya recommends the book T he Spoon Stealer  by Lesley Crewe Did you enjoy this episode?  Consider buying us a coffee to thank us for our work. Click the button below!

Music Teacher Coffee Talk · MTCT #136: 2023 Summer Book Club, Part 2 Summer Fun:  Test your knowledge (or your friend's knowledge) in this Summer Song Quiz! Main Theme: 2023 Summer Book Club, Part 2 This year we are reading  Realizing Diversity: An Equity Framework for Music Education  by Karen Howard . In this episode, Carrie and Tanya talk about Chapters 3 and 4. Things we mention in this episode: Rachel Gibson's  ¡Canta Conmigo! Songs and Singing Games from Guatamala and Nicaragua Coda Tanya recommends the online game Geoguessr Carrie recommends the book The It Girl  by Ruth Ware Did you enjoy this episode?  Consider buying us a coffee to thank us for our work. Click the button below!

Music Teacher Coffee Talk · MTCT #135: 2023 Summer Book Club, Part 1   Main Theme: 2023 Summer Book Club, Part 1 This year we are reading Realizing Diversity: An Equity Framework for Music Education by Karen Howard . In this episode, Carrie and Tanya talk about Chapters 1 and 2. Things we mention in this episode: New York Times article about Amanda Gorman's book Book recommendation: Music Education for Social Change by Juliet Hess World Music Pedagogy courses Coda Carrie recommends the all-female bluegrass band Big Richard Tanya recommends the podcast You're Wrong About Did you enjoy this episode?  Consider buying us a coffee to thank us for our work. Click the button below!

Music Teacher Coffee Talk · MTCT #134: Summer Plans and Goals Main Theme: Summer Plans and Goals In this episode, Carrie and Tanya talk about summer plans and goals, including the official announcement of our 2023 Summer Book Club. This summer we'll be reading Realizing Diversity: An Equity Framework for Music Education  by Karen Howard . Here is our tentative reading/podcast schedule if you plan to read along with us. June 11:      Chapters 1-2 June 25:      Chapters 3-4 July 9:          Chapters 5-6 July 23:        Chapters 7-8 If you are interested in past book clubs, check out these books and episodes: 2022: Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain  by Zaretta Hammond Episodes 114-116 2021: Culturally Responsive Teaching in Music Education by Vicki Lind and Constance McCoy Episodes 91-94 2020: Music Education and Social Emotional Learning by Scott N. Edgar Episodes 69-72 2019: Teaching for M...

Music Teacher Coffee Talk · Episode #124: Check-In: Culturally Responsive Teaching and The Brain Main Theme In this episode, Carrie and Tanya revisit some thoughts regarding our 2022 Summer Book Club selection Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain  by Zaretta Hammond. Things we mention in this episode: YouTube videos: " Culturally Responsive Teaching" lecture by Zaretta Hammond " Culturally Responsive Teaching 101" interview with Zaretta Hammond Note Knacks Know Better, Do Better Tanya recommends following the work of Ashley Cuthbertson . Ashley is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to culturally responsive music education. She offers workshops, online PD, a blog, and has an active social media presence with lots of live videos. Work Smarter, Not Harder Carrie recommends investing in a mailbox system (like a choir folder organizer) where students can store Chromebooks or iPads when they are not in use. Coda Tanya is enjoying the audio book Inside Voice: My...

Music Teacher Coffee Talk · MTCT #116: 2022 Summer Book Club Part 3 Fun Summer Quiz: What Type of Teacher Are You? Main Theme: 2022 Summer Book Club, Part 3 This summer we are reading  Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain  by Zaretta Hammond  and in this episode, Tanya and Carrie discuss Part 3 (chapters 8 and 9). We hope you are reading along with us! Be sure to check out our Instagram and Facebook pages where we will post discussion topics. We'd love to hear your thoughts!  Coda Tanya recommends watching The Bear (on Hulu). Carrie recommends watching Stranger Things (on Netflix).

Music Teacher Coffee Talk · MTCT #115: 2022 Summer Book Club Part 2 Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain   Fun Summer Quiz: What's Your Summer Vacation Personality? Main Theme: 2022 Summer Book Club, Part 2 This summer we are reading  Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain  by Zaretta Hammond  and in this episode, Tanya and Carrie discuss Part 2 (chapters 5-7). We hope you are reading along with us! Be sure to check out our Instagram and Facebook pages where we will post discussion topics. We'd love to hear your thoughts! Here is the estimated schedule of our Summer Book Club episodes:     Part 1: June 19     Part 2: July 3     Part 3: July 17 Coda Carrie recommends listening to Florence and the Machine's latest album Dance Fever Tanya recommends listening to Fontaines D.C.'s latest album Skinty Fia

Music Teacher Coffee Talk · MTCT #114: 2022 Summer Book Club Part 1   Fun Summer Quiz: Buzzfeed Gen X Quiz Main Theme: 2022 Summer Book Club, Part 1 This summer we are reading Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain by Zaretta Hammond  and in this episode, Tanya and Carrie discuss Part 1 (chapters 1-4). We hope you are reading along with us! Be sure to check out our Instagram and Facebook pages where we will post discussion topics. We'd love to hear your thoughts! Here is the estimated schedule of our Summer Book Club episodes:     Part 1: June 19     Part 2: July 3     Part 3: July 17 Coda Tanya recommends the album Hounds of Love by Kate Bush Carrie recommends the book Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson, specifically the audio book Did you find this show entertaining or helpful? You can thank us by buying us a coffee! Click the link below!

Music Teacher Coffee Talk · MTCT #113: Summer Plans for Reflection and Renewal Main Theme: Summer Plans for Reflection and Renewal Reflection What is a success from this year? What was a struggle or failure from this year? What surprised you? What are you looking forward to next year? Renewal How do you renew your personal self over the summer? Family time Reading and vegging out Outdoor time, health, and exercise Travel Home organization How do you renew your professional self over the summer? Update concept plans and do light yearly/calendar planning Edit teaching materials and organize Take a break and set boundaries Read! It’s time for the 2022 Music Teacher Coffee Talk Summer Book Club! This year we will be reading Culturally Responsive Teaching & the Brain by Zaretta Hammond. Want to read and learn with us? Here’s how to join in! 1. Grab a copy and read! Or listen to the audiobook if that’s your preference. 2. Listen in to our episodes this summer where Carrie and Tanya...

Music Teacher Coffee Talk · MTCT Episode #94: Summer Book Club 2021: Chap. 7&8 Main Theme We are wrapping up our 2021 Summer Book Club by discussing chapters 7 and 8 of  Culturally Responsive Teaching In Music Education: From Understanding to Application  by Vicki R. Lind and Constance L. McKoy.  We also play a fun  Buzzfeed Quiz  where we find out who Tanya's fictional teacher match is. You should try it too! You are all invited to attend our Summer Book Club Zoom meeting on Saturday, August 7 at 3:00-4:00 MST. Please pop on and share your questions and thoughts about the book, or come on and talk to us about back to school or any other music teaching questions you have! Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/2886498798?pwd=SHBhUTFtUElDdjBmeTBnS2loOEk4UT09 Meeting ID: 288 649 8798 Passcode: cki1 Coda Tanya recommends the documentary This Changes Everything  (Netflix) Carrie recommends Perry Mason (HBO) Love what you hear? Want to help keep us caffeinat...