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FRIDAY , January 16th
8:00pm Eastern
The Elementary Music Summit® Kickoff Call
with Bryson Tarbet, M.M.Ed.
Join us for the start of the Elementary Music Summit®: January Refresh! Join us for our live kickoff call where we’ll set the stage for an exciting event filled with learning, inspiration, and community-building. In this session, we’ll outline what to expect, share tips on how to make the most of your summit experience, and reingnite your passion for elementary music education.
This is your chance to connect with fellow educators, get motivated, and gear up for an incredible journey of professional development, Let’s kick off the summit with energy and enthusiasm, setting the tone for the best summit yet!
Saturday, January 17th
10:30am Eastern
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Christina Reardon
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11:15am Eastern
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Hannah Zimmerman
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12:00pm Eastern
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Dariana Jimenez
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12:45pm Eastern
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Ashley Barajas-Galan
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1:45pm Eastern
A Curriculum and Assessment Refresher: Teach Less, Do MORE!
Dr. Erin Zaffini
Looking for more "buy-in" from your general music students while hitting their target academic goals? In this session, you will learn how to take the mystery out of teaching and learning by allowing students more agency in their music learning. Learn curricular development strategies that support how students learn best—and why they are so important to mitigate the need to "re-teach" things in your classroom. Dig into re-envisioning and revising your own curriculum while receiving some tried-and-true tools and templates that can help you revise and re-imagine what's possible in your classroom.
2:30pm Eastern
Joyful Beginnings: Intentional Music Making in Kindergarten
with Jessica Quinlan
Discover how playful exploration, purposeful musical learning and structured routines work hand in hand in the kindergarten classroom. We’ll look at lesson structures that keep students engaged while building steady beat, vocal skills, and early literacy. View a sample lesson with specific activity examples to see how it goes together and troubleshoot some common Kindergarten music class challenges. Participants will walk away with strategies they can use immediately.
3:15pm Eastern
Center Stage: Putting Learning in the Spotlight with Classroom Centers
Dana Rizzo-Kemp
Learn to effectively use learning centers in the elementary music classroom to boost engagement, independence, and assessment. The session covers planning, implementation, management, differentiation, and smooth rotations. We will share music-specific center examples (e.g., composition, movement, instruments, technology) and strategies for using centers as a formative assessment tool. Leave with practical resources to create and sustain centers that support creativity and diverse learning.
4:00pm Eastern
Brittany Brandt
Brittany Brandt
In this energizing, classroom-ready session, Brittany Brandt shares practical strategies for transforming elementary music lessons by removing the biggest thief of instructional time—transitions. Discover how simple musical structures, purposeful rotations, and continuous accompaniment can turn every moment into active music-making, even in short class periods.
Say goodbye to “who’s out?” arguments, scattered materials, and off-task chatter; when the music never stops, students stay engaged, focused, and excited to participate.
SUNDAY, January 18th
10:30am Eastern
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Chelsea Cook
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11:15am Eastern
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Lauren Cecchini-Butler
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12:00pm Eastern
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1:30pm Eastern
Story & Song: Songwriting in the Classroom
Jon Torrence
This session is designed for those who would like to bring songwriting into their own classrooms! Every person has something to say, and some feel a strong calling to have that voice realized in song within the context of their own classroom culture. We'll focus on methods, theory, long-form and short-form songwriting.
2:15pm Eastern
Planning Purposeful Programs
Allison Croskey
Explore the world of crafting programs through children’s literature. Discover how to select engaging books that will work well with your students. Experience examples of successful programs and work though the creation of a new program based on a children’s book.
3:00pm Eastern
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with Bryson Tarbet, M.M.Ed
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4:15pm Eastern
The Elementary Music Summit® CLOSING Call
with Bryson Tarbet, M.M.Ed.
Join us for the grand finale of the Elementary Music Summit®, our closing call! As we bid farewell to an incredible event filled with inspiration, growth, and connection, we’ll reflect on the highlights, celebrate our accomplisments, and set our sights on the exciting future ahead!
Don’t miss this final opportunity to come together as a community and leave the summit feeling empowered and ready to take your music teaching journey to new heights. Let’s make this closing call a memorable celebration of our shared passion for elementary music education!