Crystal is back! In this heartfelt episode, we catch up with Mrs. Pridmore as she shares what it’s like to step away from full-time teaching after 15+ years in the elementary music classroom. Here, she reflects on the joys and challenges of leaving the classroom, her new role with Guitars in the Classroom supporting general education teachers in bringing music to their students, and what she’s learned about music education from a new perspective. Join us as we talk about identity, transition, legacy, and how the heart of a music teacher continues to make an impact—no matter where the classroom is.

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Spiccato: "How Did I Know?" - Stuart Stotts

Crystal Pridmore is a co-host of Chaotic Harmony Classroom. To see more of what she is doing, visit Crystal Pridmore's home page at www.crystalpridmore.com

Jonathan Seligman is a co-host of Chaotic Harmony. To see his happenings and all he's doing, go check his website at www.jonseligman.com

Bryan Pridmore is a financial advisor at Mission Trails Financial.

Mission Trails Financial provides awareness, education, and implementation for individuals and businesses looking to navigate their financial pathways.

As a Fiduciary, the financial advisor is required to act within the best interest of the client.

Please set up an appointment by calling (619) 419-0238 or by visiting missiontrailsfinancial.com

Today, Genesis, Jamie, and Jonathan explore the challenge of building meaningful connections with hundreds of students in the elementary music classroom(s). We share practical strategies for remembering names, learning our students’ strengths, and making every student feel seen, even when juggling multiple school sites, thousands of students, and limited class time. It gets real out here. So come and join us!

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Ashley: [email protected]

Genesis: @mr.santosmusicteacher

Jamie: [email protected]

Jonathan: ⁨@MrSeligman⁩

Spiccato: Sponge

Crystal Pridmore is a co-host of Chaotic Harmony Classroom. To see more of what she is doing, visit Crystal Pridmore's home page at www.crystalpridmore.com

Jonathan Seligman is a co-host of Chaotic Harmony. To see his happenings and all he's doing, go check his website at www.jonseligman.com

Bryan Pridmore is a financial advisor at Mission Trails Financial.

Mission Trails Financial provides awareness, education, and implementation for individuals and businesses looking to navigate their financial pathways.

As a Fiduciary, the financial advisor is required to act within the best interest of the client.

Please set up an appointment by calling (619) 419-0238 or by visiting missiontrailsfinancial.com

Last year at the American Orff-Schulwerk Association (AOSA) Conference, Ashley Brown Woodside gave a presentation on movement and animation. One of her final points was this notion that "touch is vital." Today, Ashley joins the conversation to expound on that idea. Why is touch vital? How can we create good accommodations for learners? And SO much more! Join us!

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Genesis: @mr.santosmusicteacher

Jonathan: ⁨@MrSeligman⁩

Jasmine: @jasminericeflour

Spiccato: USB Cable

Crystal Pridmore is a co-host of Chaotic Harmony Classroom. To see more of what she is doing, visit Crystal Pridmore's home page at www.crystalpridmore.com

Jonathan Seligman is a co-host of Chaotic Harmony. To see his happenings and all he's doing, go check his website at www.jonseligman.com

Bryan Pridmore is a financial advisor at Mission Trails Financial.

Mission Trails Financial provides awareness, education, and implementation for individuals and businesses looking to navigate their financial pathways.

As a Fiduciary, the financial advisor is required to act within the best interest of the client.

Please set up an appointment by calling (619) 419-0238 or by visiting missiontrailsfinancial.com

Performances can be a dirty word in the general music space and it can be the bloodline of our program. Sasha leads the conversation on how varying Chaotic Harmony members deal with performances/informances, why we do them, and advice we give to others. What are your thoughts on performances? Join us!

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Jasmine: @jasminericeflour

Jonathan: @mrseligman

Episode produced by Marc Keehmer

Crystal Pridmore is a co-host of Chaotic Harmony Classroom. To see more of what she is doing, visit Crystal Pridmore's home page at www.crystalpridmore.com

Jonathan Seligman is a co-host of Chaotic Harmony. To see his happenings and all he's doing, go check his website at www.jonseligman.com

Bryan Pridmore is a financial advisor at Mission Trails Financial.

Mission Trails Financial provides awareness, education, and implementation for individuals and businesses looking to navigate their financial pathways.

As a Fiduciary, the financial advisor is required to act within the best interest of the client.

Please set up an appointment by calling (619) 419-0238 or by visiting missiontrailsfinancial.com

Today, we interview former classroom teacher turned children's author Christine Devane. She just published a book called "Elephant Beach," which is about finding joy and friendship in unexpected places. Christine shares how this story and her upcoming books are about representing characters that aren't shared typically in children's literature: shy kids, grief, etc. She also shares what it was like jumping from being a teacher to an author. Join us!

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Jonathan: @mrSeligman

Genesis: @mr.santosmusicteacher

Christine: @stined13

Get Christine's book Elephant Beach:

Amazon: https://a.co/d/13Xr4iw

Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/elephant-beach-christine-devane/1147288164

Christine's Website: http://christine-devane.com/

Spiccato: Toothbrush

Crystal Pridmore is a co-host of Chaotic Harmony Classroom. To see more of what she is doing, visit Crystal Pridmore's home page at www.crystalpridmore.com

Jonathan Seligman is a co-host of Chaotic Harmony. To see his happenings and all he's doing, go check his website at www.jonseligman.com

Bryan Pridmore is a financial advisor at Mission Trails Financial.

Mission Trails Financial provides awareness, education, and implementation for individuals and businesses looking to navigate their financial pathways.

As a Fiduciary, the financial advisor is required to act within the best interest of the client.

Please set up an appointment by calling (619) 419-0238 or by visiting missiontrailsfinancial.com

Wait, you use children's picture books in the music classroom? How does that help them learn music? Jamie, Jasmine, and Sasha talk about this very thing! They share their perspective on how it stimulates the learner to become better musicians. What are your favorite children's books? How do you use them in the class? Come join us and share!

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Jasmine: @jasminericeflour

Sasha Stone: [email protected]

Spiccato: Daily Poetry Book - "Sing a Song of Seasons"

Crystal Pridmore is a co-host of Chaotic Harmony Classroom. To see more of what she is doing, visit Crystal Pridmore's home page at www.crystalpridmore.com

Jonathan Seligman is a co-host of Chaotic Harmony. To see his happenings and all he's doing, go check his website at www.jonseligman.com

Bryan Pridmore is a financial advisor at Mission Trails Financial.

Mission Trails Financial provides awareness, education, and implementation for individuals and businesses looking to navigate their financial pathways.

As a Fiduciary, the financial advisor is required to act within the best interest of the client.

Please set up an appointment by calling (619) 419-0238 or by visiting missiontrailsfinancial.com

It's everyone's favorite human: Danny McKay! Danny joins the chat and talks about a LOT. What's his journey? How did he become a social media star? Why does he make videos? How can we become advocates of our LGBTQIA+ students? This and SO much more, so do join us!

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Jonathan: @MrSeligman

Danny: @dannyplansit

Jamie: [email protected]

Spiccato: CDs!

Crystal Pridmore is a co-host of Chaotic Harmony Classroom. To see more of what she is doing, visit Crystal Pridmore's home page at www.crystalpridmore.com

Jonathan Seligman is a co-host of Chaotic Harmony. To see his happenings and all he's doing, go check his website at www.jonseligman.com

Bryan Pridmore is a financial advisor at Mission Trails Financial.

Mission Trails Financial provides awareness, education, and implementation for individuals and businesses looking to navigate their financial pathways.

As a Fiduciary, the financial advisor is required to act within the best interest of the client.

Please set up an appointment by calling (619) 419-0238 or by visiting missiontrailsfinancial.com

How do you get a class and a school year to run smoothly? Coffee? Shouting? I think not! We have systems in place to help everything run with as few hitches as possible. Marc, Sasha, and Jonathan share what helps their school run clean and efficient. Join us and share your thoughts!

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Jonathan: @MrSeligman

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Sasha Stone: [email protected]

Spiccato: Crayons

Crystal Pridmore is a co-host of Chaotic Harmony Classroom. To see more of what she is doing, visit Crystal Pridmore's home page at www.crystalpridmore.com

Jonathan Seligman is a co-host of Chaotic Harmony. To see his happenings and all he's doing, go check his website at www.jonseligman.com

Bryan Pridmore is a financial advisor at Mission Trails Financial.

Mission Trails Financial provides awareness, education, and implementation for individuals and businesses looking to navigate their financial pathways.

As a Fiduciary, the financial advisor is required to act within the best interest of the client.

Please set up an appointment by calling (619) 419-0238 or by visiting missiontrailsfinancial.com

Joan Li and Rodnalyn Sese join us, talking about their Orff Levels experience this past summer. They also teach at 8 schools to only 2-3 grade levels. How do they pull off Orff in that kind of setting? We talk about that and much more, so come and join us!

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Rodnalyn: @porcupineandtheballoons

Joan: @jellyonions

Jonathan: @MrSeligman

Spiccato: Junk Mail

Round of the Week: Mango

Crystal Pridmore is a co-host of Chaotic Harmony Classroom. To see more of what she is doing, visit Crystal Pridmore's home page at www.crystalpridmore.com

Jonathan Seligman is a co-host of Chaotic Harmony. To see his happenings and all he's doing, go check his website at www.jonseligman.com

Bryan Pridmore is a financial advisor at Mission Trails Financial.

Mission Trails Financial provides awareness, education, and implementation for individuals and businesses looking to navigate their financial pathways.

As a Fiduciary, the financial advisor is required to act within the best interest of the client.

Please set up an appointment by calling (619) 419-0238 or by visiting missiontrailsfinancial.com

The teachers are back in town! School is back! Today, the four of us reflect how last year went, how that's affecting us as we go in, and reminding ourselves about our why.

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Jamie: [email protected]

Jonathan: ‪@MrSeligman‬

Genesis: @mr.santosmusicteacher

Marc: [email protected]

Spiccato:

Lunch Bag

Crystal Pridmore is a co-host of Chaotic Harmony Classroom. To see more of what she is doing, visit Crystal Pridmore's home page at www.crystalpridmore.com

Jonathan Seligman is a co-host of Chaotic Harmony. To see his happenings and all he's doing, go check his website at www.jonseligman.com

Bryan Pridmore is a financial advisor at Mission Trails Financial.

Mission Trails Financial provides awareness, education, and implementation for individuals and businesses looking to navigate their financial pathways.

As a Fiduciary, the financial advisor is required to act within the best interest of the client.

Please set up an appointment by calling (619) 419-0238 or by visiting missiontrailsfinancial.com