Music Teacher Coffee Talk

Welcome to our Summer Book Club! We are reading Teaching for Musical Understanding by Jackie Wiggins. In this episode we discuss chapters 1-4.

Taking a Kodály, Orff, and Dalcroze level this summer? Tanya and Carrie give tips for preparing for summer learning. Show notes can be found here:https://tanyaelementarymusic.blogspot.com/2019/05/mtct-40-preparing-for-summer-learning.html

Carrie and Tanya list specific favorite songs and games for the end of the school year. Shownotes can be found at:https://tanyaelementarymusic.blogspot.com/2019/05/mtct-39-gems-for-end-of-school-year.html

Carrie and Tanya discuss their Summer 2019 plans and announce the music education book for the MTCT Summer Book Club 2019! Show notes at https://tanyaelementarymusic.blogspot.com/2019/05/mtct-38-summer-dreams-and-schemes.html

Tanya and Carrie talk about authentic assessments in the elementary music room. Show notes at https://tanyaelementarymusic.blogspot.com/2019/05/mtct-37-assessments.html

Tanya and Carrie review the OAKE (Organization of American Kodály Educators) 2019 Conference in Columbus, OH!

Tanya and Carrie discuss elementary music songs that can be used for multiple concepts. Shownotes can be found at https://tanyaelementarymusic.blogspot.com/2019/03/music-teacher-coffee-talk-35.html

Resiliency is an important skill all teachers should cultivate. In this episode of the Music Teacher Coffee Talk podcast, Carrie and Tanya discuss ideas on how to keep teacher burnout at bay and how to find teacher happiness for a long career. Show notes are at Teaching Music: Tanya's Kodály Aspiring Blog MTCT Episode 34. https://tanyaelementarymusic.blogspot.com/2019/02/mtct-34-resiliency.html

Carrie and Tanya talk about favorite resources for teaching form in the elementary music room. Show notes at Tanya Elementary Music Blogspot MTCT 32 https://tanyaelementarymusic.blogspot.com/2019/02/mtct-32-teaching-form.html

Tanya and Carrie discuss resources and strategies for teaching dynamics and tempo.

Tanya and Carrie discuss resources and strategies for teaching instruments of the orchestra. Show notes are here https://tanyaelementarymusic.blogspot.com/2019/01/mtct-31-teaching-instruments-of.html

Tanya and Carrie discuss their favorite 2018 things in and out of the music room.

Tanya and Carrie discuss building school traditions and community through music.

Tanya and Carrie discuss creative movement and organized dances in the music room. Complete show notes can be found at Teaching Music: Tanya's Kodály Aspiring Blog https://soundcloud.com/user-966091434/mtct-episode-28 Some things we discuss: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy and Celesta Demonstration Henry Cowell's The Banshee Beat Activities Billy Joel's Root Beer Rag *Sleigh Ride CORRECTION! I (Tanya) mentioned at first that I adapted my movement for Sleigh Ride from Brent Gault but it actually came from the wonderful Jo Kirk! Sleigh Ride performance by the United States Marine Chamber Orchestra on Late Night with Dave Letterman Movement for March from The Nutcracker Tanya's Nutcracker Play Along Bundle Dolly Parton's Jingle Bells Troika Dance Simple Square Dance Ariel view of Sashay the Donut Jingle Bell Dance from Music a la Abbott Resources Sanna Longden materials (Jingle Bell dance can be found in Sanna's 1 1/2) New England Dance Masters (Peter and May Alice Amidon) Rhythmica

Tanya and Carrie talk strategies and resources to turn to during challenging times.

Carrie talks about her 5 favorite iPad apps for the elementary music room.

Fall is here! Tanya and Carrie share their school week and some of their favorite Fall songs and activities. Complete show notes at http://tanyaelementarymusic.blogspot.com/2018/09/music-teacher-coffee-talk-25-favorite.html

Tanya and discuss solfege. Why use it? What are the controversies surrounding it? How are we using solfege to teach melodic concepts? What are our favorite songs for each melodic concept?

Our latest episode is all about music class procedures and building a positive community within each class. Some of the things we talked about: Music Making: Bring the joy of music to them as soon as possible. o Start the class with a “no-fail” singing game or chant. This could be a singing or chanting name game. Is there a singing game students have begged to play again and again in class in your past years? Start the year and your class with that gem! o Aim to include singing, moving/dancing, and playing instruments, within the first 4 lessons. Rapport: Build relationships between you and the class o Use students’ names frequently, (this will help you memorize names quicker, too.) o Smile and be willing to share a laugh with the students. o Talk to kids when they’re not in music class and show that you care about them. o Share a few of your “what I did on my summer vacation” pictures with each class. (They need to know about you, too.) o Verbalize why you became a music teache

The first days of school are here again! Tanya and Carrie discuss their plans for grades K-5th grade in the music room. Show Notes: Songs discussed Kindergarten: Jim Along Josie Come Along Everybody - I’m Growing Up Little Green book Little Green finger puppet Shake Your Eggs 1st Grade: Mighty Pretty Motion Johnny Works with One Hammer Whoops Johnny Bluebird Bluebird Bluebird finger puppet 2nd Grade: Ickle Ockle Blue Bottle Looby-loo Hicklety Picklety Apple Tree Apple shaker Wolf Are You There 7 Jumps 3rd Grade: Circle Round the Zero Hi There Neighbor Jump In, Jump Out Great Big House 4th Grade: Aquaqua Fjaskern - stick passing game Categories Concentration Fire in the Mountain 5th Grade: Hello, Hello Tarzan the Monkey Man Welcome Chant Dry Bones Coda: “Directions to Literacy: Teaching the Older Beginner” By Ann Eisen and Lamar Robertson KEXP