Where were you when the world shut down? March 13th marks the 5th year anniversary of COVID in the US. Jamie, Jasmine, Jonathan, and Sasha reflect on where they were five years ago, the WILD stories of online learning/teaching, and what they've gained from the pandemic. Don't forget to cast your vote on the Video Game For the Music Class Fantasy Draft (ends March 10 2025): forms.gle/JAvXwWowhPiSFRjJ9 Our Social Media: @CHClassroom Find Us on Instagram and YouTube. Support us on Patreon: Patreon.com/CHClassroom Jamie Jun: @jmejune Jasmine Mah: @jasminericeflour Jonathan Seligman: @mrSeligman Sasha Stone: @msstonemusic Crystal Pridmore: @mrs.pridmore Marc Keehmer: @marcwithuh_c Email: chaoticharmonyclassroom@gmail.com Crystal Pridmore is a co-host of Chaotic Harmony Classroom. To see more of what she is doing, visit Crystal Pridmore's home page at www.crystalpridmore.com Jonathan Seligman is a co-host of Chaotic Harmony. To see his happenings and all he's doing, go check his website at www.jonseligman.com Bryan Pridmore is a financial advisor at Mission Trails Financial. Mission Trails Financial provides awareness, education, and implementation for individuals and businesses looking to navigate their financial pathways. As a Fiduciary, the financial advisor is required to act within the best interest of the client. Please set up an appointment by calling (619) 419-0238 or by visiting missiontrailsfinancial.com

Sasha is back! She shares her story of growing up with a learning disability and how that affects how she approaches teaching. Don't forget to cast your vote on the Video Game For the Music Class Fantasy Draft (ends March 10 2025): forms.gle/JAvXwWowhPiSFRjJ9 Our Social Media: @CHClassroom Find Us on Instagram and YouTube. Support us on Patreon: Patreon.com/CHClassroom Jonathan Seligman: @mrSeligman Sasha Stone: @msstonemusic Crystal Pridmore: @mrs.pridmore Marc Keehmer: @marcwithuh_c Email: chaoticharmonyclassroom@gmail.com Crystal Pridmore is a co-host of Chaotic Harmony Classroom. To see more of what she is doing, visit Crystal Pridmore's home page at www.crystalpridmore.com Jonathan Seligman is a co-host of Chaotic Harmony. To see his happenings and all he's doing, go check his website at www.jonseligman.com Bryan Pridmore is a financial advisor at Mission Trails Financial. Mission Trails Financial provides awareness, education, and implementation for individuals and businesses looking to navigate their financial pathways. As a Fiduciary, the financial advisor is required to act within the best interest of the client. Please set up an appointment by calling (619) 419-0238 or by visiting missiontrailsfinancial.com

Professor at SDCC, community organizer, and parent of Jonathan's students: Dr. Kirin Macapugay joins the chat! This is a very thoughtful episode, where Kirin talks about the value of our work, how to advocate for music education, and the difficulty of being a community organizer while being a teacher. Have thoughts? Join us! Don't forget to cast your vote on the Video Game For the Music Class Fantasy Draft (ends March 10 2025): forms.gle/JAvXwWowhPiSFRjJ9 Our Social Media: @CHClassroom Find Us on Instagram and YouTube. Support us on Patreon: Patreon.com/CHClassroom Jonathan Seligman: @mrSeligman Dr. Kirin Macapugay: @professorkirinmac Crystal Pridmore: @mrs.pridmore Marc Keehmer: @marcwithuh_c Email: chaoticharmonyclassroom@gmail.com Learn more about Kirin: https://www.kirinmac.com/ Crystal Pridmore is a co-host of Chaotic Harmony Classroom. To see more of what she is doing, visit Crystal Pridmore's home page at www.crystalpridmore.com Jonathan Seligman is a co-host of Chaotic Harmony. To see his happenings and all he's doing, go check his website at www.jonseligman.com Bryan Pridmore is a financial advisor at Mission Trails Financial. Mission Trails Financial provides awareness, education, and implementation for individuals and businesses looking to navigate their financial pathways. As a Fiduciary, the financial advisor is required to act within the best interest of the client. Please set up an appointment by calling (619) 419-0238 or by visiting missiontrailsfinancial.com

San Diego AOSA’s Vice President Rodnalyn Sese joins the chat! Only teaching for three years and between eight schools, she shares her heartfelt journey on how she went from following her parent's wishes of being a nursing major to pursuing music education. Spiccato: Coffee Beans Packet Round: White Coral Bells Our Social Media: @CHClassroom Find Us on Instagram, Twitter or Youtube Crystal Pridmore: @mrs.pridmore Jonathan Seligman: @mrSeligman Rodnalyn Sese - @porcupineandtheballoons Email: chaoticharmonyclassroom@gmail.com Bryan Pridmore is a financial advisor at Mission Trails Financial. Mission Trails Financial provides awareness, education, and implementation for individuals and businesses looking to navigate their financial pathways. As a Fiduciary, the financial advisor is required to act within the best interest of the client. Please set up an appointment by calling (619) 419-0238 or by visiting https://missiontrailsfinancial.com Crystal Pridmore is a co-host of Chaotic Harmony Classroom. To see more of what she is doing, visit Crystal Pridmore's home page at www.crystalpridmore.com Jonathan Seligman is a co-host of Chaotic Harmony. To see his happenings and all he's doing, go check his website at www.jonseligman.com Production & Equipment provided by Bryan Pridmore with Pridmoria.com "Capturing Memories Worth Treasuring" https://www.pridmoria.com https://www.facebook.com/pridmoria/

Sasha Stone, a passionate elementary music teacher and YouTube content creator, shares her recent journey with 5th graders. She discusses embracing creativity in the classroom by breaking traditional methods and utilizing rock music to engage her students. Sasha also explores the integration of AI technology like Suno to enhance music education and foster collaboration. The conversation touches on the playful strategy of embracing cringe to connect with students, highlighting the importance of adaptability and community support in education.

We're back! Jonathan and the AROSA crew finish off the fantasy draft, creating the best lists of video game music for each Laban effort. It's a weird mix of nerd, theory, and praxis. Which list do you think is the best?? Listen to the last one (Ep 101). Listen to this one! Then cast your votes here: https://forms.gle/JAvXwWowhPiSFRjJ9 We'll announce the winner by the end of the season. Our Social Media: @CHClassroom Find Us on Instagram and YouTube. Support us on Patreon: Patreon.com/CHClassroom Jonathan Seligman: @mrSeligman Jasmine Mah: @jasminericeflour Jamie Jun: @jmejune Genesis Santos: @mr.santosmusicteacher Crystal Pridmore: @mrs.pridmore Marc Keehmer: @marcwithuh_c Email: chaoticharmonyclassroom@gmail.com Punch: *"Festival de Chocobo" - Final Fantasy XV - Yoko Shimomura *"Battle" - Fire Emblem: Three Houses -Takeru Kanazaki, Hiroki Morishita, & Rei Kondoh *"Dragonborn" - The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Jeremy Soule *"Dr. Wily's Castle" - Megaman 2 - Takshi Tateishi Glide: *"Ashes to Ashes" - Eternal Darkness - Steve Henifin *"Tetris Theme" - Tetris - Hirokazu Tanaka *"Enter Hollownest" - Hollow Knight - Christopher Larkin *"Nascence" - Journey - Austin Wintory Dab: *"Traverse Town" - Kingdom Hearts - Yoko Shimomura *"Super Mario Bros. Theme Song" - Super Mario Bros. - Koji Kondo *"Little One" - Detroit: Become Human - Philip Sheppard *"Sapling" - Kena: Bridge of Spirits - Theophany Flick: *"A Proper Story" - Bastion - Darren Korb *"Mirage" - Sdorica - Chamber Chu *"Great Fairy Fountain" - The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time - Koji Kondo *"Bicycle Theme" - Pokemon: Red & Blue - Junichi Masuda Float: *"Forgotten Song" - Ghost of Tsushima - Ilan Eshkeri *"Overture: Lore" - The Last Guardian - Takeshi Furukawa *"Vigil" - Mass Effect - Jack Wall *"Temple of Time" - MapleStory - Niazura Crystal Pridmore is a co-host of Chaotic Harmony Classroom. To see more of what she is doing, visit Crystal Pridmore's home page at www.crystalpridmore.com Jonathan Seligman is a co-host of Chaotic Harmony. To see his happenings and all he's doing, go check his website at www.jonseligman.com Bryan Pridmore is a financial advisor at Mission Trails Financial. Mission Trails Financial provides awareness, education, and implementation for individuals and businesses looking to navigate their financial pathways. As a Fiduciary, the financial advisor is required to act within the best interest of the client. Please set up an appointment by calling (619) 419-0238 or by visiting missiontrailsfinancial.com

Join us as we have another Conference in Review: CASMEC! Today, we're joined by our AROSA friends, Genesis Santos, Jamie Jun, and Jasmine Mah! This time we talk about sessions they loved, Jamie's presentation on music games stemmed from Korean culture, and how to combat our favorite: impostor syndrome. Song: El Zapatero Our Social Media: @CHClassroom Find Us on Instagram, Twitter or Youtube Crystal Pridmore: @FinneyVAPA Jonathan Seligman: @mrSeligman Genesis Santos: @mr.santosmusicteacher Jamie Jun: @jme.june Jasmine Mah: @jasminericeflour Email: chaoticharmonyclassroom@gmail.com Crystal Pridmore is a co-host of Chaotic Harmony Classroom. To see more of what she is doing, visit Crystal Pridmore's home page at www.crystalpridmore.com Jonathan Seligman is a co-host of Chaotic Harmony. To see his happenings and all he's doing, go check his website at www.jonseligman.com Bryan Pridmore is a financial advisor at Mission Trails Financial. Mission Trails Financial provides awareness, education, and implementation for individuals and businesses looking to navigate their financial pathways. As a Fiduciary, the financial advisor is required to act within the best interest of the client. Please set up an appointment by calling (619) 419-0238 or by visiting missiontrailsfinancial.com

Come on and feel the Duh Mwahh! Crystal, Jonathan, and Rodnalyn chat about our experiences on the latest Orff Conference - at Des Moines, IA. We share our thoughts, our favorite sessions, and what we’d love to see from next year. We have some friends from across the country share their thoughts too. Come join us and share YOUR thoughts in the comments. Spiccato: Sleeping Bag Round: Viva La Musica Email: chaoticharmonyclassroom@gmail.com Bryan Pridmore is a financial advisor at Mission Trails Financial. Mission Trails Financial provides awareness, education, and implementation for individuals and businesses looking to navigate their financial pathways. As a Fiduciary, the financial advisor is required to act within the best interest of the client. Please set up an appointment by calling (619) 419-0238 or by visiting https://missiontrailsfinancial.com Crystal Pridmore is a co-host of Chaotic Harmony Classroom. To see more of what she is doing, visit Crystal Pridmore's home page at www.crystalpridmore.com Jonathan Seligman is a co-host of Chaotic Harmony. To see his happenings and all he's doing, go check his website at www.jonseligman.com Production & Equipment provided by Bryan Pridmore with Pridmoria.com "Capturing Memories Worth Treasuring" https://www.pridmoria.com https://www.facebook.com/pridmoria/

Let's have some fun! Today, Jonathan and guests from AROSA bring what they think are the best soundtracks from video games that align with the 8 Laban Efforts. Who decides what's the best? YOU DO! (After Part 2 comes out). So listen as we four bring some great video game music to you! Song of the Week: Saeya Saeya Our Social Media: @CHClassroom Find Us on Instagram and YouTube. Support us on Patreon: Patreon.com/CHClassroom Crystal Pridmore: @mrs.Pridmore Jonathan Seligman: @mrSeligman Jasmine Mah: @jasminericeflour Jamie Jun: @jmejune Genesis Santos: @mr.santosmusicteacher Email: chaoticharmonyclassroom@gmail.com Press: *"The Great Sea Stirs" - Xenoblade Chronicles 3 - ACE *"Demise of the Ritual" - Shadow of the Colossus - Kow Otani *"Sumeru" - Genshin Impact - Yu-Peng Chen *"Little Goth" - Celeste - Lena Raine Wring: *"Dearly Beloved" - Kingdom Hearts 2 - Yoko Shimomura *"To Forgive.. Or To Kill" - God of War: Ragnarok - Bear McCreary *"Qinshi Village" - Wuthering Waves - Adam Gubman *"A Shine Upon Inkwater Marsh" - Ori and the Will of the Wisps - Gareth Coker Slash: *"One Winged Angel" - Final Fantasy VII Remake - Nobuo Uemtasu *"Dark Colossus" - NieR Automata - Keigo Hoashi; Keiichi Okabe *"Getaway and Arrest" - Persona 5 - Shoji Meguro *"Battle Music" - Final Fantasy X - Nobuo Uematsu Crystal Pridmore is a co-host of Chaotic Harmony Classroom. To see more of what she is doing, visit Crystal Pridmore's home page at www.crystalpridmore.com Jonathan Seligman is a co-host of Chaotic Harmony. To see his happenings and all he's doing, go check his website at www.jonseligman.com Bryan Pridmore is a financial advisor at Mission Trails Financial. Mission Trails Financial provides awareness, education, and implementation for individuals and businesses looking to navigate their financial pathways. As a Fiduciary, the financial advisor is required to act within the best interest of the client. Please set up an appointment by calling (619) 419-0238 or by visiting https://missiontrailsfinancial.com

What is backward planning? How DO you get your students to have something presentable for an audience? And shows are a lot of work… why even put ourselves through all of it? This week, Jon and Crystal tackle how to plan lessons that lead to a performance to be proud of. Spiccato: Wrapping Paper Round: Little Tommy Tinker Our Social Media: @CHClassroom Find Us on Instagram, Twitter or Youtube Crystal Pridmore: @FinneyVAPA Jonathan Seligman: @mrSeligman Email: chaoticharmonyclassroom@gmail.com Crystal Pridmore is a co-host of Chaotic Harmony Classroom. To see more of what she is doing, visit Crystal Pridmore's home page at www.crystalpridmore.com Jonathan Seligman is a co-host of Chaotic Harmony. To see his happenings and all he's doing, go check his website at www.jonseligman.com Production & Equipment provided by Bryan Pridmore with Pridmoria.com "Capturing Memories Worth Treasuring" https://www.pridmoria.com https://www.facebook.com/pridmoria/ Bryan Pridmore is a financial advisor at Mission Trails Financial. Mission Trails Financial provides awareness, education, and implementation for individuals and businesses looking to navigate their financial pathways. As a Fiduciary, the financial advisor is required to act within the best interest of the client. Please set up an appointment by calling (619) 419-0238 or by visiting https://missiontrailsfinancial.com