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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 Episode #80: 3 Favorite Winter Activities In this episode, Carrie and Tanya share their top 3 winter activities for the music room, and specifically how we are adapting them for a remote or socially distant environment. Main Theme: Top 3 Winter Activities for the Music Room Carrie's Top 3 Snowmen at Night/Once There was a Snowman I start by reading "Snowmen at Night" by Caralyn Buehner . We notice that the largest snowballs are on the bottom (low) and the smallest are at the top (high). This leads to playing the barred instruments and noticing that the largest bar is the lowest sound and the smallest bar is the highest sound. We also sing the song Once there was a Snowman while moving up and down: We tag on this ending to the song: Then we play the descending C scale on the tone bars or glockenspiel. In a remote environment, students can play the virtual xylophone  on the Musicplay website. Cup Game with Sleigh Ride I used this YouTube v...