That Music Podcast: A Podcast for Elementary Music Teachers
This show will deliver tips and tricks for elementary music teachers looking to create high-quality musical experiences for students in the general music classroom.This show will provide answers to questions like:*How do I create an inclusive music classroom?*How do I sequence my elementary music lessons?*How to teach elementary music?*What songs should I use in my general music classroom?*How do I balance work and life as a music teacher?
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 19 minutes
- Episodes
- 193
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
71 | Defiant Students: How Do I Win?
Some students are naturally a bit stand-off to music. Some can be outright defiant at times. But all students deserve a high-quality music education.
In this week’s episode of Th…
70 | Kodaly Levels: What Are They and Why Do They Matter?
One of the best decisions I’ve made in my career has been starting my Kodály levels after my first year of teaching.
I knew that I eventually wanted to do my levels training, but…
69 | PreK Music: Where Do I Start?
My first day in a PreK classroom I felt completely out of my element. But I quickly realized preschool was one of my favorite ages to teach!
This week’s episode of That Music Pod…
68 | Intersections Between Private Lessons & General Music
Music happens in so many ways both inside and outside of our music classrooms.
This week’s episode of That Music Podcast is all about the intersections between the music educatio…
67 | Student Teacher Self-Care
Student teaching is an incredible time where you can start to truly find yourself as a teacher. But unfortunately it’s also one of the most difficult things a pre-service teache…
66 | Curriculum Mapping in Music Classroom
If you’re tired of feeling like you’re reinventing the wheel every time you sit down to lesson plan, this episode is for YOU!
In this week’s episode of That Music Podcast I talk …
65 | Kindergarten Curriculum Night: How I Did That
This year I was able to put on a Kindergarten performance for the first time in my career. I decided to turn it into an informance & curriculum night to show parents and grownup…
64 | Elementary Choir with Emma Bassett
This week’s episode is all about choir at the elementary level. You are not going to want to miss this fantastic interview with Emma Bassett.
Emma Bassett was born and raised in …
63 | What They DON'T Tell You About Student Teaching
There is so much that we don't learn about student teaching until we are in the thick of it.
Now that I'm a few years out of student teaching, I've been doing a lot of thinking a…
62 | English Learners in the Music Classroom with Betha Maust
So many of us have an increasing population of English Learners in our classrooms.
Especially for those of us, me included, who are not bilingual, this can be an incredibly diffi…
61 | Decolonizing the Kodály Classroom with Audrey Rice
I often get questions about how a Kodály-influenced classroom can also be one that asks questions to allow us to be anti-racist and anti-biased.
Today’s episode of That Music Pod…
60 | Reflecting On What I'm Thankful For
In this week’s episode of That Music Podcast, I get a little bit personal. I share my thoughts and reflections on this past year.
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59 | Rethinking Musical Assessment
Assessment doesn’t need to be scary. Data and assessment are truly invaluable in the elementary music classroom.
In this week’s episode of That Music Podcast, I share my thoughts…
58 | Advocating for Ourselves as Professionals with Sarah Oliver
Whether we like it or not, we must advocate for ourselves and our programs.
On this week’s episode of That Music Podcast, I share a conversation I had with Sarah OIiver about adv…
57 | Why Teaching Solfege STINKS
I had a mindset shift a year or so ago about teaching Solfege, and it was an absolute gamechanger in my classroom.
On this week’s episode of That Music Podcast, I share that mind…
56 | Vocal Health for Music Teachers with Dr. Jennifer Whitehead
Vocal health is important for all teachers, but we as music teachers have an added struggle if we don’t take care of our voices.
Even those of us who went through undergrad as vo…
55 | Music Education & Character Development with Hendrik Marais
On the podcast today we have our first international guest! I am so excited for you to hear this conversation with Hendrik Marais about music education and character development…
54 | Music, Memories, and Neuroscience with Jen Rafferty
Music is so much more than notes and rhythms. Music is something that activates parts of our brains in truly unique ways.
My first course I took in my master’s program was a musi…
53 | Learning Centers in the Music Room with Aileen Miracle
What if I told you that you could easily implement more student choice in your classroom while at the same time increasing the level of differentiation in your lessons?
Today’s e…
52 | Recorders: NOT Instruments of Torture
I never liked the recorder. Even when I was in school it wasn’t my favorite.
But once I discovered how the recorder can be used as another tool of music-making rather than just a…