Episodes

You may have never stopped to think about how much the creative process promotes innovative thinking and problem solving skills in the music room. As a music educator, it's important to put on your creative mask first, then y...

Implementing technology into the music room can be overwhelming. There are so many different technology platforms to use with your students, yet so little time to figure out what to use. In this episode, David Smolover of Mat...

Sometimes, you’ll get a class that has more students in it than normal. Or, there might be a certain day you’re asked to combine classes since a teacher on your electives team is out for the day. It gets a …

SEAL focuses on art, music, dance, and drama and they integrate with the 5 SEL competencies. The awesome thing is that the possibilities are endless when it comes to incorporating SEAL into the music room. Incorporating SEAL ...

You may want to bring Classical music into the music room, but aren't quite sure where to start. You need engaging activities and want your students to really connect with the music they're learning. If so, this episode ( and...

Sometimes, it can get frustrating not being able to find the songs you're wanting to use in your music room. But, you've probably written some songs and have just stored them away somewhere for safe keeping. I'm so excited fo...

The word failure is so tough. Nobody wants to mess up or make mistakes and wants to get things right all the time. But, trial and error is actually a good thing. It's an opportunity for you to try new …

In this bite sized PD, we'll talk about how you can feel successful moving forward into this coming school year. The resources mentioned are: 1. https://www.thedomesticmusician.com/first-day-of-school-in-music-class/ 2. https...

In this bite sized PD, we'll talk about staying organized both at home and work. We'll talk about: ways to stay organized action steps to take the exact systems that work for me The resources mentioned this week include: 1. …

I just wrapped up elementary music coaching week and it was amazing. If you missed it, this episode will share a wrap up and a condensed version of what was talked about in the various sessions. I'll also be talking …

In this bite sized PD, we'll talk about accountability and what that can look like for you as an elementary music teacher. We'll talk about: what accountability is and why you need it action steps to take the way you …

In this bite sized PD, we'll talk about your uniqueness and believing in yourself including: how your uniqueness is a GOOD thing resources to help you move forward action steps to take The resource this week is Elementary Mus...

In this bite sized PD, we'll talk about finding fulfillment including: how to find fulfillment as a music teacher resources to help you move forward action steps to take Resources mentioned include: 1. https://www.edutopia.or...

In this bite sized PD, we'll talk about finding peace including: ways to do this resources to help you move forward action steps to take Resources mentioned include: 1. https://themodernschoolmarm.com/how-i-maintained-peace-o...

In this bite sized PD, we'll talk about feeling unappreciated including: why you feel this way resources to help you move forward action steps to take Resources mentioned include: 1. https://www.verywellmind.com/7-things-to-d...

In this bite sized PD, we'll talk about beating the overwhelm including: where it's coming from resources to help you move forward action steps to take Resources mentioned include: 1. https://teachsmartwithme.com/stop-the-ove...

This summer, I want you to focus on letting it be the summer that YOU need. Make no plans, make plans for fun, and then make plans for relevant professional development. We'll talk about all of this in this episode. …

While wrapping up the school year, there’s a lot of things to check off of your to do list. It can feel overwhelming while thinking about what you need to get done before heading out for summer. In this episode, …

Technology is something we all use in our every day lives. There are so many different ways to use technology for yourself and your students. It can be confusing knowing what to use and how to use it. That's the …

We're creative people, and in fact, we were created to be creative. Part of reaching into that creativity is by using musical play. There are two different types of musical play, behavioral and then playful type of play. Stud...

Today, we're celebrating episode 200! I honestly can't believe that we're this far into the podcast friend. On this episode, you'll hear Jessica Grant interview me. She prepared questions, without me knowing what she was goin...

Teaching isn't always going to be sunshine and rainbows. In fact, it's easy to get caught up in what I call the negative thought pattern swirl. Things can be straight up hard and it can cause you to feel the …

Maybe you're teaching, but you want to dive into being an entrepreneur as well. This episode with Bree Noble and Katie Zaccardi goes into how you can do that successfully, while being yourself and getting past any mindset iss...

On a day you played one of your classes favorite songs, did you see their faces light up with excitement? Have you ever stopped to think about why? Some kids don’t associate the music they learn in school with what …