
Chaotic Harmony
Led by Crystal Pridmore and Jonathan Seligman, conversations between elementary music teachers who explore the joys and struggles of teaching music in public schools.
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Mar 17, 2025 • 14min
110: Finding Self Care During Spring Break - Chaotic Harmony Podcast
Spring break is here! Or maybe it went. Orr it's just around the corner. What are you doing during this reprieve? Hear from our community how we're intending to breathe and recharge from the long quarter.
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
Crystal Pridmore: @mrs.pridmore
Genesis Santos: @mr.santosmusicteacher
Jamie Jun: @jmejune
Jasmine Mah: @jasminericeflour
Jonathan Seligman: @mrSeligman
Marc Keehmer: @marcwithuh_c
Rachel Pac: @rachelpr0filing
Rodnalyn Sese: @porcupineandtheballoons
Sasha Stone: @msstonemusic
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

Mar 9, 2025 • 1h 26min
109: Remember COVID?? Reflecting on the Past 5 Years - Chaotic Harmony Podcast
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

Mar 3, 2025 • 59min
108: Good Enough is Not Enough for Our Kids - Chaotic Harmony Podcast
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

Feb 23, 2025 • 1h 7min
107: Parent Perspective - Dr. Kirin Macapugay on Community Organizing & the Arts - Chaotic Harmony
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

Feb 15, 2025 • 54min
106: You're at 8 Schools?? Rodnalyn Sese's Journey - Chaotic Harmony Podcast
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/

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Feb 10, 2025 • 1h 6min
105: Sasha Stone - A New Gameplan with 5th Grade - Chaotic Harmony Podcast
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.

Feb 4, 2025 • 1h 22min
104: Fantasy Draft Pt 2 - Creating the Best List of Video Game Music for the Class - Chaotic Harmony Podcast
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

Jan 28, 2025 • 59min
103: More Conferences! CASMEC In Review - Chaotic Harmony Podcast
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

Jan 22, 2025 • 1h 42min
102: AOSA 2024 Recap - Chaotic Harmony Podcast
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/

Nov 19, 2024 • 1h 8min
101: Creating the Best List of Video Game Music for the Class pt 1 - Chaotic Harmony Podcast
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
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