
Music Teacher Coffee Talk
We are Kodály inspired elementary music teachers who love to share songs, activities, lessons, and ideas for the music room. Show notes at https://musicteachercoffeetalkpodcast.blogspot.com/
Latest episodes

Jun 12, 2019 • 1h 16min
MTCT Episode #41: Summer Book Club! Teaching for Musical Understanding Chap 1-4
Welcome to our Summer Book Club!
We are reading Teaching for Musical Understanding by Jackie Wiggins.
In this episode we discuss chapters 1-4.

May 30, 2019 • 1h 9min
MTCT Episode #40 Preparing for Summer Learning
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

May 11, 2019 • 53min
MTCT Episode #39: End of the Year Gems
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

Apr 29, 2019 • 47min
MTCT Episode #38: Summer Schemes and Dreams
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

Apr 15, 2019 • 1h 5min
MTCT Episode #37: Assessments
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

Mar 29, 2019 • 1h 4min
MTCT Episode #36: OAKE 2019 Conference in Columbus, OH
Tanya and Carrie review the OAKE (Organization of American Kodály Educators) 2019 Conference in Columbus, OH!

Mar 10, 2019 • 53min
MTCT Episode #35: Multipurpose Songs
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

Feb 23, 2019 • 1h 7min
MTCT Episode #34: Resilience
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

Feb 11, 2019 • 43min
MTCT Episode #33: Teaching Form
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

Jan 27, 2019 • 1h 7min
MTCT Episode #32: Dynamics and Tempo
Tanya and Carrie discuss resources and strategies for teaching dynamics and tempo.