As many of us transition into teaching remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic, I wanted to offer my support and remind you that we are still all connected through the power of music, even if we aren’t in the same room.

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      Thank you for listening to this episode of That Music Podcast. This week I’m sharing a few ways that I regroup and refocus after a particularly rough class.

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      Thank you for listening to this episode of That Music Podcast. This week I’m sharing the somewhat unique way that I ended up being a music teacher.

      This episode is brought to you our FREE 5-day challenge all about including...

      Thank you for listening to this episode of That Music Podcast. This week I’m sharing some of my all-time favorite ways to sequence composition and improvisation in the music classroom.

      Composition can be incredibly intimidating...

      So many music educators face the task of building a music program from the bottom up. It can be hard to know what to do in these situations, especially when most of our fieldwork in undergraduate settings are in well-established settings. 

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      Thank you for listening to this episode of That Music Podcast. This week I’m sharing my personal philosophy on performances in the elementary music classroom.

      Whether you love it or hate it, performances are a huge part of our...

      Thank you for listening to this episode of That Music Podcast. This week I’m joined by the amazing Katherine Miller.

      Katherine Miller is an elementary music teacher in Waukesha, WI. She proudly teaches Kindergarten-5th grade...

      Thank you for listening to this episode of That Music Podcast. This week I’m sharing about how I strive to create a positive community in the music classroom.

      A positive classroom environment is incredibly important. In the...

      Thank you for listening to this episode of That Music Podcast. This week I’m sharing a little bit of the research on music education for students with Autism Spectrum Disorder that I came across while pursuing my Masters of Music Education at...

      Thank you for listening to this episode of That Music Podcast. This week I am so excited to share a conversation I had with Kate Shannon all about music therapy, music education, and the intersections of the two!

      Kate Shannon is a...

      Thank you for listening to this episode of That Music Podcast. This week I’m talking about something that is near and dear to my heart as a teacher in a Title I school: trauma sensitivity.

      Like most music teachers out...

      Thank you for listening to this episode of That Music Podcast. This week I shared my favorite ways to keep my sanity as a traveling music teacher.

      For better or for worse, being a traveling teacher is a reality for a large percentage...