Music Teacher Coffee Talk

Music Teacher Coffee Talk · MTCT #178: Continuation Songs Announcement: May Membership Upgrade Giveaway at Buy Me a Coffee! We are excited to offer our listeners support and resources through our new Membership site on Buy Me a Coffee. We have two membership options: Solo Single Shot ($5/month) and Duet Double Shot ($15). Check out our  Buy Me a Coffee membership site  for all the details including the perks you get with each level of membership. We are doing a giveaway in May: anyone who becomes a Solo Single Shot member this month will be eligible for a drawing for a free upgrade to the Duet Double Shot Membership for one year! Be sure to join by May 31st to be eligible. We appreciate you supporting our work! Main Theme: In this episode, Carrie and Tanya share their favorite songs and performance ideas for Kindergarten and 5th grade (or 6th grade) Continuation ceremonies. Kindergarten: Each of Us Is a Flower  What a Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong I’m Growing ...

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...

Music Teacher Coffee Talk · MTCT #123: Partwork   In this episode, Tanya and Carrie discuss ideas and strategies for partwork in the music classroom. Main Theme Sequence for building partwork skills: 1. Beat vs. Rhythm Put it in your body (pat beat on lap, tap rhythm in hands) Sing songs while patting beat or tapping rhythm: Bounce High Bounce Low Queen Queen Caroline 2. Rhythmic Ostinato Use a phrase from a song/chant as the ostinato Miss White 3. Melodic Ostinato Sing before putting on instruments Use a phrase from a song (ie: sing "ding ding dong" from Are You Sleeping) Ostinato song (sung to the tune of Are You Sleeping) - any phrase can become a melodic ostinato                    Ostinato, Ostinato,                    Who are you? Who are you?                    I'm a little pattern, I'm a little pattern,  ...

Music Teacher Coffee Talk · MTCT #103- Dear Choir Directors   Main Theme: In this episode, Tanya interviews Amanda Isacc, a high school choir director in Bakersfield, CA. Some of the question for Amanda include: How did you come to use Kodály principals/philosophy in your teaching? What does a typical rehearsal look like in your choir room? What do you do to prepare for a rehearsal? How did you stay healthy, sane, and balanced during student teaching? Do you have any tips or suggestions for choir directors? Coda: Tanya recommends the movie Tick, Tick, Boom! Amanda recommends the book Beard in Hiding by Penelope Reid (a Smarty Pants romance)