Music Teacher Coffee Talk

Tanya and Carrie discuss teaching recorders in the elementary music room. We dig into our favorite strategies, repertoire, and resources.

For Show Notes visit https://tanyaelementarymusic.blogspot.com/2018/02/music-teacher-coffee-talk-episode-8.html

Find us on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/MusicTeacherCoffeeTalk/

Steady beat and meter, what music do you use to teach these crucial skills and concepts? We discuss our favorite songs and activities for the elementary music class.

Show Notes:

Music and game directions for BINGO, Button You Must Wander, Apple Tree, and My Landlord can be viewed here: http://tanyaelementarymusic.blogspot.com/2018/02/hello-here-are-four-songs-and-games.html

Hand Hand Fingers Thumb book: https://www.amazon.com/Fingers-Thumb-Bright-Early-Board/dp/0679890483

Feierabend Keeping the Beat! CD: https://www.giamusic.com/store/resource/keeping-the-beat-recording-cd493

Tanya’s Beat and Rhythms Charts:

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Beat-and-Rhythm-Charts-for-Songs-and-Chants-1300146

Root Beer Rag:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEyEOmFrE6I

Meghan Trainer- Better When I’m Dancing:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkCyfBibIbI

Cupid Shuffle:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wo0M8LES_gU

Maori Stick Game: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-T-94dvLrU&app=desktop

Splashtop Ap: https://www.splashtop.com/?adwordscampaign=106537926&keyword=splashtop&gclid=Cj0KCQiAnuDTBRDUARIsAL41eDqePxEpx-dgmUg19bgAk5ZGE-FnwaQLUiIY9plIUXs-iNFo8t6eu-caAgYpEALw_wcB

The Greatest Showman Making Of:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PluaPvhkIMU

TEDx Video:

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=when+aren%27t+we+teaching+you+mindfulness

This episode is all about favorite songs, games, and activities for older grades.

Many of the songs and games we mentioned can be found here: http://bit.ly/MusicTeacherCoffeeTalk6

Ye Toop Doram and Old House from Mrs. Miracle's Music Room

http://www.mrsmiraclesmusicroom.com/2014/05/throwback-thursday-living-kodalys-vision.html

Poison Pattern Games

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Watch-Out-for-the-Cheetahs-A-Poison-Pattern-Rhythm-Game-tika-tika-Edition-1188077

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Watch-Out-for-the-Cheetahs-Rhythm-Game-ti-tika-1424726

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Watch-Out-for-the-Cheetahs-A-Poison-Pattern-Rhythm-Game-Half-Note-Edition-1178337

I’m Growing Up by the Amidons http://dancingmasters.com/product/im-growing-up-book-cd-dvd/

Tanya: Book The Ants Go Marching

https://www.amazon.com/Ants-Marching-Classic-Books-Holes/dp/1846431093

Stomp Resources

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkCHMapx6B0&feature=youtu.be

http://www.projectcreates.org/Lesson%20Plans/Lesson%20Plan%20-%20STOMP!.pdf

Books we’ve used to create mini-musicals/programs:

Pete the Cat http://www.petethecatbooks.com/

Berlioz the Bear https://janbrett.com/bookstores/berlioz_book.htm

Blog on Peg Leg the Pirate: http://kateskodalyclassroom.blogspot.com/2014/01/peg-leg-pirate.html

Songs From The Singing Sack (Folk Tales, including Spider the Drummer, mentioned by Tanya)

http://www.westmusic.com/p/songs-from-the-singing-sack-850232

Mindfulness/Meditation Resources

Article by H. Ellie Falter: Mindfulness: An Underused Tool for Deepening Music Understanding

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1048371316641461

Tedx Youth at MileHigh: AnneMarie Rossi- Why Aren’t We Teaching You Mindfulness?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yJPcdiLEkI

Head Space https://www.headspace.com

10% Happier http://www.10percenthappier.com/

Carrie’s performance student reflections are available at our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/MusicTeacherCoffeeTalk/

In Episode #4 Tanya and Carrie discuss their New Year Resolutions for music class and classroom management.

Show notes/links:

Susan Brumfield's First We Sing Teaching Strategies(Primary Grades)

https://www.halleonard.com/product/viewproduct.action?itemid=127715&

Susan Brumfield's First We Sing Teaching Strategies(Intermediate)

https://www.halleonard.com/product/viewproduct.action?itemid=140886&

Rita Kilnger's Lesson Planning in a Kodaly Setting

https://www.oake.org/publications/

Aileen Miracle's Music Rules and Procedures (wonderful set! This includes the scenario cards Tanya mentioned)

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Music-Rules-and-Procedures-1385388

Restorative Justice resource:

https://www.edutopia.org/blog/restorative-justice-resources-matt-davis

Class dojo:

classdojo.com

Classroom Management for Art, Music, and PE Teachers (book) https://www.amazon.com/Classroom-Management-Art-Music-Teachers/dp/0615993265/ref=sr_1_sc_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1514857889&sr=1-1-spell&keywords=classroom+manangement+art+music+pe

Harry Wong's The First Days of School:

https://www.amazon.com/First-Days-School-Effective-Teacher/dp/0962936022/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1514998390&sr=8-2&keywords=harry+wong%27s+the+first+days+of+school

Makala ukelele:

https://www.amazon.com/Kala-BLU-Makala-Soprano-Ukulele/dp/B00FW7508S/ref=sr_1_2_sspa?s=musical-instruments&ie=UTF8&qid=1514951236&sr=1-2-spons&keywords=makala+ukulele+blue+shark&psc=1&smid=A2JBWD8LF9GCKQ

Kala uikele app:

https://kalabrand.com/pages/start

*Carrie mentioned it was free on the podcast. Upon further investigation, it was discovered that the app is only free for a trial period and then you need to pay.

Note to Self podcast https://www.npr.org/podcasts/452538677/note-to-self

Bored and Brilliant (book) https://www.amazon.com/Bored-Brilliant-Spacing-Productive-Creative/dp/1250124956

Music Teacher Coffee Talk Episode #3

Links for things we discussed

Sail Away

Book: 12 Days of Christmas https://www.amazon.in/Twelve-Days-Christmas-Pop-Up-Celebration/dp/0689808658

My Favorite Things https://www.amazon.com/My-Favorite-Things-Richard-Rodgers/dp/0064436276

Jingle Bells - Dolly Parten

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2R4aLbVD54

Parachutes, Ribbons, and Scraves, Oh My! - Artie Alameda

http://www.westmusic.com/p/parachutes-and-ribbons-and-scarves-oh-my-839232

Sanna Longden Even More Dances (recording 11/2) https://sannafolkstyle.com/cd-and-dvd-index/

Amy Abbott’s Deck the Halls dance: http://www.musicalaabbott.com/2012/11/deck-halls.html

Dreidal Song sung by Shir Soul - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtlLHwk9_Rw

Leggings Depot - https://www.amazon.com/Print-Leggings-Music-Me-R550-OS/dp/B01MQQ55QH/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1512790699&sr=8-4&keywords=music+leggings

In this episode we discuss our favorite non-holiday winter songs and activities.

Music Teacher Coffee Talk is an elementary music teacher podcast hosted by music teachers Carrie and Tanya. In this episode we discuss our favorite winter holiday activities in the music room.