Music Teacher Coffee Talk

Music Teacher Coffee Talk · MTCT #193-New Year, Same You, New Plans! Main Theme: New Year, Same You, New Plans! Things we mention in this episode: Episode #191: Live from the OAKE Western Division Mini-Conference Know Better, Do Better Tanya talks about the  history of Jingle Bells.   Work Smarter, Not Harder Carrie talks us through a new Google Slides option to record directly into your slides. Coda Carrie recommends the movie  Kill Bill   Tanya recommends the Apple TV show  Pluribus 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 #174: Post Performance Ponderings   Announcement! We are starting up a 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 appreciate you supporting our work! Main Theme: Post Performance Ponderings In this episode, Carrie and Tanya talk about recent performances they've led at their schools. We talk about the general outline of our performances, what went well, what we would change if we did this performance again, and tips that we learned along the way. Tanya did a performance with 2nd grades all about weather. She used songs and poems that relate to the 4 seasons. Each class got to perform 2 songs related to one of the seasons. Students got to play instruments and read poetry. Carrie did a performance with 5th grade inspired by the ...

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...

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 Episode #107: Increasing Student Engagement Main Theme In this episode, Carrie and Tanya discuss some strategies for increasing student engagement in the music room. We encourage you to read this article, "How to Ensure Students Are Actively Engaged and Not Just Compliant," by Katrina Schwartz . In the article, Schwartz shares a list of qualities from John Almarode, associate professor at James Madison University and co-director of the school's Center for STEM Education and Outreach, that promote student engagement. Through his research, Almarode has observed students demonstrating cognitive engagement 84-86% of the time when at least 3 of these qualities are observed in a classroom. These 8 qualities are great to keep in mind when planning. Look for opportunities to purposefully plan at least a few of these engagement strategies into each of your lessons or : Does the activity, strategy, task, or idea allow for the student to personaliz...

Music Teacher Coffee Talk · MTCT Episode #77: Student Choice and Voice   In this episode, Carrie and Tanya discuss giving students opportunities for choice and voice in the music room. We talk about little choices, big choices, and making sure students feel seen and heard. Main Theme Ideas for providing student choice and voice: Allow student choice with instrument activities Let students express choices in imaginative activities (ie: What color car are you driving with "Highway Number One" - recording by the Shenanigans ) Use student leaders in beat-keeping activities, both movement and instrumental activities Consider allowing students to choose their seats/spots in music class Provide student choice in online instruction through choice boards such as a Bingo board or Tic Tac Toe board where students can choose from a variety activities for the week Use a website or a Bitmoji-style digital classroom to give students choice activities for both remote and in-person choice t...