The Elementary Music Teacher Podcast: Music Education

In this episode, I'll share with you an answer I gave to one of the music teachers I mentor about how to handle a behavior problem child in the music room.   Click here for a free printable to help you with classroom management in your music classroom.  I'd love for you to leave a rating and a review of the podcast on I-tunes, to share the podcast with any music teacher friends who would find it helpful, and be sure to tag me on Instagram or Facebook. 

In today's episode, I'm going to talk about why I'm a teacherpreneur and what it's like being one. If you've wondered why I do what I do, or what a teacherpreneur is exactly, than this episode is for you.  I'd love for you to leave a rating and a review of the podcast on I-tunes, to share the podcast with any music teacher friends who would find it helpful, and be sure to tag me on Instagram or Facebook. 

In this episode, I'm going to teach the activity "Pass the Pumpkin."  Even if you're already familiar with this activity, I'm going to talk about how to make it even more musical, ways to extend this lesson, how upper elementary can use this lesson as well. For a free printable of filler activities you can use with your students, click here. I'd love for you to leave a rating and a review of the podcast on I-tunes, to share the podcast with any music teacher friends who would find it helpful, and be sure to tag me on Instagram or Facebook. 

This elementary music lesson "Peanut Sat On a Railroad Track" is a speech piece that adds instruments to it that your students will love! I'd love for you to leave a rating and a review of the podcast on I-tunes, to share the podcast with any music teacher friends who would find it helpful, and be sure to tag me on Instagram or Facebook. 

In this episode, we'll discover real ways you can beat imposter syndrome and stop comparing yourself once and for all to other music teachers.  I'd love for you to leave a rating and a review of the podcast on I-tunes, to share the podcast with any music teacher friends who would find it helpful, and be sure to tag me on Instagram or Facebook. 

In episode 18, I'll go over why teaching songwriting and composition in elementary music isn't scary. If you're new to teaching your students to compose, just the very thought can make you want to run to the corner and suck your thumb.  In this episode, I mentioned the "Teaching Songwriting in Elementary Music Isn't Scary" blog post. I'd love for you to leave a rating and a review of the podcast on I-tunes, to share the podcast with any music teacher friends who would find it helpful, and be sure to tag me on Instagram or Facebook. 

In this episode, we're going to talk all about teaching kids to sing in elementary music. I wrote a blog post about teaching kids to sing that you can check out here. I'd love for you to leave a rating and a review of the podcast on I-tunes, to share the podcast with any music teacher friends who would find it helpful, and be sure to tag me on Instagram or Facebook. 

In this episode, you'll be able to listen to one of the 20 lessons from inside The Elementary Music Teacher Blueprint course. The Elementary Music Teacher Blueprint teaches everything you need to know to successfully teach elementary music, even if you're brand new at it.  It contains 20 lessons that have slides to go along with the audio recordings and 20 printable worksheets that accompany each lesson to work through at your own pace. You'll be able to think about YOUR students and YOUR classroom as you take the course. You can access the The Elementary Music Teacher Blueprint course by clicking here. I'd love for you to leave a rating and a review of the podcast on I-tunes, to share the podcast with any music teacher friends who would find it helpful, and be sure to tag me on Instagram or Facebook. 

Whether students are new to your school or have known you a while, I want to share ways that you can make students feel comfortable in the music room.  In this episode, I'll discuss:  -how to make kindergarten students feel welcome  -ways to welcome all students even if they've known you a while  -why going over procedures helps with more than just good classroom management  -why making students feel welcome matters a lot  To download your free cheat sheet "Classroom Management in the Elementary Music Classroom", click here I'd love for you to leave a rating and a review of the podcast on I-tunes, to share the podcast with any music teacher friends who would find it helpful, and be sure to tag me on Instagram or Facebook. 

This was originally aired on my Facebook page.  In this episode, we'll talk about my favorite ways to transition from summer back to school. The first week is always the hardest as you adjust to waking up to an alarm and getting back on a schedule.  Check out my blog to find posts about back to school lesson planning, the first day of school, and so much more.  I'd love for you to leave a rating and a review of the podcast on I-tunes, to share the podcast with any music teacher friends who would find it helpful, and be sure to tag me on Instagram or Facebook.