The Elementary Music Teacher Podcast: Music Education

There are a lot of music education websites and apps that you can use as a music teacher. Honestly, the possibilities of what you can use are growing each and every year. One of my biggest pieces of advice is to do your own research or take the ideas I share and go explore them on your own. In this episode, I’ll share some of my favorite music education websites and apps, the links to which can be found in my latest blog post. Grab your free ⁠⁠⁠Simplifying Lesson Planning guide.⁠⁠ Sign up for⁠⁠⁠⁠ teacher coaching ⁠⁠⁠⁠or ⁠⁠⁠⁠business coaching⁠⁠⁠⁠ with Jessica. Find out more about the HARMONY membership ⁠⁠⁠⁠here.⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find out more about the Curriculum Design Roadmap course ⁠⁠⁠here.⁠⁠⁠ Get your copy of ⁠⁠⁠⁠Make A Note: What You Really Need to Know About Teaching Elementary Music⁠⁠

In this summer series episode, I'm sharing my favorite music education YouTube channels. The channels mentioned include ideas for play-along videos, teaching strategies, lesson ideas, and much more. Links mentioned include: Mario 2023 Theme video Ready Go Music Rhythm Patterns video Fun with Composers channel Ms. Wonderly Makes Music channel Music and Motivate channel Swick's Classroom channel Mrs. King's Music Corner channel Mr. Henry's Music World channel Becca's Music Room channel

⁠In this episode, we chat with Katie Jenks not just about the Curriculum Design Roadmap course but also about the real struggles that we music teachers face everyday. We dive deep into the overwhelm that comes with having too little or too many resources in our hands, not knowing where to start with building a curriculum that is cohesive and makes sense for our students, and grasping at straws when it comes to writing daily and weekly lesson plans that are aligned to our long-term goals in music education. These problems seem universal for music educators out there, and we talk about how the Curriculum Design Roadmap course provides solutions that will not seem like another overwhelming checklist we have to tick off one by one. Katie also shares her experience in going through the course — the clarity that comes with knowing when and how to use the resources available to her, the confidence in knowing that her curriculum building is headed into the right direction, and the feeling that this is a community rather than a one-time course that she has to finish. Join the Curriculum Design Roadmap course ⁠⁠before doors close on June 29th at 10pm CST. Sign up for⁠⁠⁠⁠ teacher coaching ⁠⁠⁠⁠or ⁠⁠⁠⁠business coaching⁠⁠⁠⁠ with Jessica. Find out more about the HARMONY membership ⁠⁠⁠⁠here.⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find out more about the Curriculum Design Roadmap course ⁠⁠⁠here.⁠⁠⁠ Get your copy of ⁠⁠⁠⁠Make A Note: What You Really Need to Know About Teaching Elementary Music⁠⁠

In this summer series episode, I'm sharing my favorite music education books. The resources I share include where to find books to teach with, books to teach from, and books for professional development. Join the Curriculum Design Roadmap course before doors close on June 29th at 10pm CST. Links mentioned include: F-Flat Books The Ultimate Music Ed Book List Music Room Reads

There are so many great podcasts out there, but in this episode, I'm going to share a list of my favorite music education AND business podcasts. You can read a list of the blogs mentioned⁠ in this blog post.⁠ Sign up for the ⁠Curriculum Development workshop ⁠coming up SOON!

There are so many great blogs out there, but in this episode, I'm going to share a list of my favorite music education blogs. You can read a list of the blogs mentioned in this blog post. Sign up for the Curriculum Development workshop coming up SOON!

Music education professionals Dr. Sarah Gulish and David Allen discuss the importance of ongoing professional development for music teachers. They emphasize the need for real-time PD that addresses weekly issues. The podcast covers the launch of the LEARN site, supporting authors, fair pay, and ongoing teacher support. The guests also highlight the significance of community and support for music teachers, the lack thereof, and the value of a centralized platform. Finally, they share a funny anecdote about naming their company and express excitement for the upcoming launch.

Have you ever noticed how wiggly kids can be? This is especially true in the music room. How are you supposed to teach music when some of your students just can't sit still? In this episode, I answer this question and give you strategies to help even your most wiggly of student find success in your classroom. Read the blog post that goes with this episode. Grab your free ⁠⁠Simplifying Lesson Planning guide.⁠ Sign up for⁠⁠⁠ teacher coaching ⁠⁠⁠or ⁠⁠⁠business coaching⁠⁠⁠ with Jessica. Find out more about the HARMONY membership ⁠⁠⁠here.⁠⁠⁠ Find out more about the Curriculum Design Roadmap course ⁠⁠here.⁠⁠ Get your copy of ⁠⁠⁠Make A Note: What You Really Need to Know About Teaching Elementary Music⁠⁠

When it comes to working with upper elementary students in the music room, a lot of questions (and frustrations) can arise within the 4 walls of your classroom. In this episode, I'm answering a few questions from a music teacher who asks about making the classroom relevant to her students and bringing contemporary music into her music room. Enroll in the Sound Thinking Interactive Academy Sign up for⁠⁠ teacher coaching ⁠⁠or ⁠⁠business coaching⁠⁠ with Jessica. Find out more about the HARMONY membership ⁠⁠here.⁠⁠ Find out more about the Curriculum Design Roadmap course ⁠here.⁠ Get your copy of ⁠⁠Make A Note: What You Really Need to Know About Teaching Elementary Music⁠

We're just wrapping up the Reflect and Renew challenge. On day 2, we talked about processing through what's working and not working when it comes to your teaching life. While listening to the replay, take the steps mentioned and apply them to your own life. Enroll in the HARMONY membership ⁠⁠⁠⁠here.⁠⁠⁠⁠