Episodes

This episode goes deep into mental health in both your teaching and home life. Mental health isn't something to take lightly, and through Lauren's story, our goal is that you know you're not alone and are able to take the …

It's tough to teach music without enough instruments. But, it's not impossible. I started my elementary music teaching career with one broken hand drum. That was it. Although it was frustrating at times wanting to use a class...

This episode is all about helping students find a sense of belonging in the music room. Once teachers develop an empathy based approach with your students, you'll notice it leads to connection, which therefore leads to belong...

Assessment in elementary music is something that can be a bit tricky. Unlike a general classroom where formative assessments are done all day long in reading and math, a lot of what happens in elementary music is performance ...

One day, you might find yourself at a school where you're responsible for building the music program from the ground up. This was my exact situation, and is also the story of my guest Natassia Perrine. In this episode, she …

It’s easy to feel stressed and overwhelmed as you’re juggling everything in your teaching and home life. It’s a lot to handle and might feel like you need to clone yourself somedays to get everything done. I get it, and …

Bringing literacy into the music room is so important. But, sometimes music teachers can feel stuck in knowing how exactly to do this. That's the reason I brought Vicky Weber on the podcast. She's not only a children's boo...

What exactly does it mean to trust your intuition when it comes to teaching music? It means that a lot of the times, you already know what you need to do when it comes to teaching a lesson, classroom management …

Bringing guest teaching artists into your music classroom might be something you've thought about doing before, but you're just not sure where to start or how to do it. I brought Allison Russo on the podcast to talk about wh...

In a 45 minute class period, it's easy to feel stuck when trying to figure out what to do with your students throughout the class time. Of course, there are a lot of factors to consider including if you see …

Teaching on a cart is something many music teachers find themselves doing at one point in their career. There are a lot of questions surrounding on a cart teaching and I'm so excited to have Amy Walworth on the podcast …

Every year, I do a recap episode to reflect back on the episodes recorded and to share some of my favorite moments. 2021 was a fantastic year for the podcast and I'm so excited to keep this show going and …

What is a mission statement and why do you need one as a music teacher? When you do goal setting and really strive to reach those goals, it’s what keeps you motivated to keep going. Maybe it’s been a while …

In this episode, I want to give you 5 steps that will help you to find renewal before you head back to school after Winter break. Let go of unrealistic expectations put on you by others or yourself Process through …

Being an empowered educator means that you notice how you're feeling, and are therefore able to take a deep breath and focus. A lot of times you don't have your feelings validated, which is so hard. In this episode, Jen …

If you aren't aware by now, I'm beyond passionate about serving, mentoring, and coaching elementary music teachers. With that said, I've been doing not only group coaching, but 1-on-1 coaching with some of my HARMONY members...

Working with English Language Learners in the music room can feel intimidating, yet rewarding at the same time. How can you teach music to student who speak a different language than you? What are ways you can communicate a...

Teaching right now is hard. There are no ifs, ands, or buts about it. Although things are going back to "normal", they're not quite there yet. So what do we do? How can you move forward? In this episode, I'm …

In this podcast episode, I'll talk about what to know about students lining up to leave the music room. Every class time will look different and will change according to what you're doing with your students and what grade le...

What does it mean to deconstruct a music standard? It can be overwhelming having objectives, deciding what quarter to teach them in, lesson planning to teach the objectives, and knowing if you're doing it "right." In this ep...

What does decolonizing music education look like? Are there steps you can take to make sure you're making your music classroom equitable for every student who comes through your doors? In this episode, I brought on Giuliana...

If you aren't aware by now, I'm beyond passionate about serving, mentoring, and coaching elementary music teachers. With that said, I've been doing not only group coaching, but 1-on-1 coaching with some of my HARMONY members...

As an elementary music teacher, you bring drama into what you're already doing with your students, whether you realize it or not. As you put on performances, do movement activities, read stories with action words, and create...

Are you struggling with feelings of being left out or lonely? I know I sure have. In fact, I've gone through some anxiety and stress the past two months and know others have as well from conversations I've had. If …