Music Teacher Coffee Talk

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...

Music Teacher Coffee Talk · MTCT Episode #76: Work Smarter, Not Harder! In this episode, Tanya and Carrie share an entire episode of Work Smarter, Not Harder teacher tips. Some are from past episodes, some are new, and some are contributed by listeners via social media. Main Theme: Work Smarter, Not Harder Teacher Tips -Fr om Soniya: Put all of your slides for the day in one Google Slides/Powerpoint and link to other slides/slideshows for each grade level. -Use a laptop clicker for Google Slides/Powerpoint/Keynote presentations so you can flip through the slides from anywhere in the classroom. Buy a clicker with a laser pointer so you can point to student's devices to show them where to click on their devices from a safe distance. -From Kelsey: Record yourself reading/singing a picture book to use in class or for remote learning. -If you are buying new picture books for your class this year, consider buying Kindle versions so you can project books using the Kindle Cloud Reader in...

Music Teacher Coffee Talk · MTCT Episode #75: Highs and Lows for Back to School 2020 In this episode, Tanya and Carrie discuss things that have gone well so far this school year, things that have been a challenge, and what we are planning for the next couple of weeks. We are currently back in school with students, socially distant in the music room. This year we have been exploring new ways to play singing games, incorporating more World Music Pedagogy and Social Emotional Learning, and utilizing tech tools daily.  Main Theme Tarzan the Monkey Man : Carrie has been playing this singing game with older students. Great steady beat practice! Play this elimination game by having students stand on their assigned spot. The teacher points to students on the steady beat while students pat or tap the beat on their body. Whoever is pointed to on the word "what" chooses a color. The class spells the color while the teacher continues pointing to students on the letters/beat. Whoever ge...

Music Teacher Coffee Talk · MTCT Episode #74: New Routines for New (COVID) Times I n this episode, Carrie and Tanya discuss strategies for in-person, socially disant learning including our classroom set-ups, new procedures for instruments and manipulatives, and a few ideas for socially distant versions of singing games for the beginning of the year. Resources Mentioned in this Episode: Carrie's Individual Manipulative Bags   (you are welcome to use these free templates!) Music Stand Up, Sit Down game by musicpluscoffee Other Things we Mention: Headspace "Game That Song"

Music Teacher Coffee Talk · MTCT Episode #73: Building Relationships During Challenging Times In this episode, Tanya and Carrie discuss strategies and ideas for building relationships during the challenging circumstances of remote learning and/or socially distant learning.  Resources Mentioned in this Episode: Music Stand Up, Sit Down  by Music Plus Coffee Tanya's Getting to Know You: Music Class activity Tanya's AMP Team Thinglink Nine Little Jellybeans  by Willie Wood, Illustrated by Ron Wheeler Only One You/Nadie Como Tú  by Linda Krantz The Book of Mistakes  by Corinna Luyken Happy by Mies Van Hout First day of Music Worksheets by Music and Motivate The Day You Begin by Jacqueline Woodson Other Things we Mention: Thoughts on Social Emotional Learning Coloring the Melody podcast with Darlene and Nora "If I Were a Racist" by Nate Holder Decolonise Music Ed Movie Therapy podcast

Music Teacher Coffee Talk · MTCT Episode #72: 2020 Summer Book Club conclusion We are finishing up our 2020 Summer Book Club by discussing chapter 7 and our final takeaways from  Music Education and Social Emotional Learning: The Heart of Teaching Music  by Scott N. Edgar.  If you want to be a part of the discussion, look for our posts on Instagram or Facebook and add your thoughts! You are also welcome to send us a direct message or e-mail if you have a specific question or thought you'd like us to discuss in the next episode. Things Mentioned in this Episode: Music Teacher Coffee Talk, Episode #12: Mindfulness in the Music Room NAfME Online Professional Learning Community Webinars Check out " Music Education and SEL During COVID-19:  Resiliency and Empathy Now More Than Ever"  By Scott Edgar Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) Michelle McCauley's Facebook video about "Canoe Song" and "Land of the Silver Birch" An...

Music Teacher Coffee Talk · MTCT Episode #71: 2020 Summer Book Club part 3. We are continuing our 2020 Summer Book Club by discussing chapters 5 and 6 of  Music Education and Social Emotional Learning: The Heart of Teaching Music  by Scott N. Edgar.  If you want to be a part of the discussion, look for our posts on Instagram or Facebook and add your thoughts! You are also welcome to send us a direct message or e-mail if you have a specific question or thought you'd like us to discuss in the next episode. Things Mentioned in this Episode: Music Teacher Coffee Talk, Episode #12: Mindfulness in the Music Room "Gwan Round Rabbit" in Holy Names Song Collection Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness podcast Episode #169: Are We Hearing a Crescendo of Anti-Racism in Classical Music? with Dr. Kira Thurman and Ashleigh Gordon Dr. Bettina Love on Cultural Memory in Youth Creativity and Hip Hop Wow, No Thank You.  by Samantha Irby