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Tips for Planning for a Long Term Absence music teacher journey music teachers teacher tips Jan 19, 2021

 

      Are you finding yourself coming up on a long term absence and feeling overwhelmed at the thought of lesson planning for while you’re gone? You’re in good company! As I write this, I’m finalizing my lesson plans for my maternity leave that will take...

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Adaptive Music Education: Where Do We Start? exceptional learners music teachers teacher tips Jan 13, 2021

 

This post is based on a podcast episode with Stephanie Powell. To listen to her episode, click here.

What is adaptive music education and why is it important?

      Adaptive anything simply means giving someone the tools that they need to accomplish a goal. Adapting could...

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27 | Piano Lessons for Exceptional Learners piano show notes that music podcast Jan 13, 2021

 


 

      In the first (real) solo episode of the season, I share my experiences with teaching piano lessons to students with exceptional learning needs.

      Whether it be using a visual schedule or a color-coded curriculum, there are so many easy ways...

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3 Ways to Make Performance Accessible to All Learners classroom tips exceptional learners performances Jan 12, 2021

      There are a lot of things that were exceptional about my first real teaching experience.  First of all, I was so thankful to be hired before I technically finished my degree. This was because my undergraduate school was on quarters rather than semesters so we...

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26 | Adaptive Music Instruction with Stephanie Powell exceptional learners show notes that music podcast Jan 07, 2021

 


 

      In this episode I share my conversation with Stephanie Powell about adaptive music education, and how she (accidentally) began teaching adaptive music lessons.

      Stephanie Powell is a wife, mother of 4, special needs teacher...

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The Intersections Between Music Education & Music Therapy classroom management exceptional learners music teachers Jan 06, 2021

This post is based on a podcast interview with Lauren Marcinkowski, MT-BC, M.Ed.. To listen to her episode, click here.

What is music therapy and why is it important?

      Music therapy is a clinical and evidence-based use of music interventions to accomplish individual goals...

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24 | Season Two is HERE! music teachers show notes that music podcast Jan 06, 2021

 


 

      In this episode I share what I’ve been up to over the past months. While I didn’t anticipate for the podcast’s hiatus to last this long, life had other plans.

      Like many of us, COVID-19 completely changed what my job...

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25 | Music Therapy & Music Education with Lauren Marcinkowski, MT-BC M.Ed. mental health show notes that music podcast Jan 06, 2021

 


 

      In this episode I share my conversation with Lauren Marcinkowski about the intersections between music education and music therapy.

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      Lauren Marcinkowski, MT-BC, M.Ed., is a PA, K-12 certified music teacher and...

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Top 5 New Years Resolutions for the Elementary Music Teacher first year music teacher journey music teachers Jan 05, 2021

      Another year has come and gone! At the time of writing this, 2020 is winding down and (finally) coming to an end. No matter how hard this year was for all of us, teachers were able to make changes to keep our students engaged. Going into the new year, here are some ideas of...

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Labels for Children with Disabilities: What terminology should we use? exceptional learners first year teacher tips Dec 29, 2020

      Throughout my life, I have seen and heard my fair share of “polite” words to describe students with disabilities. Growing up with a brother who has autism and an intellectual disability, I have heard people describe him as “special,” an “extra...

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4 Strategies For Exceptional Learners educational tips exceptional learners teacher tips Dec 22, 2020

      Whether you have a self-contained class of exceptional learners or a few are part of the general population of your classes, having strategies on hand to help these students will help them (and you!) in the long run. The great thing about these strategies is that they will...

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Why I Love Elementary Music (And You Should Too!) elementary music music teachers Dec 15, 2020

      As I think back in my own music education, it is kind of surprising that I do not really remember elementary music.  I remember we had it….and we sat in chairs….maybe we used textbooks? We definitely had recorders! Who can forget recorders? But, all the...

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