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Pass the Baton: Empowering Students in Music Education, a Podcast for Music Teachers
By Theresa Hoover and Kathryn Finch, Music EducatorsEducation
Pass the Baton: Empowering Students in Music Education, a Podcast for Music Teachers episodes
- Episode 34: Empowering ALL students using Universal Design for Learning
In episode 34, we talked to Elise Hackl-Blumstein, a former accessible music educator and current student-services coordinator in Buffalo Grove, Illinois. Elise has experience teaching preschool through eighth grade music, and also has created an accessible arts organization focused on accessibility in all arts. She is passionate about making sure all students have access to music and music education. In this interview, Elise shares how Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a beneficial framework for teaching all music students.
You can connect with Elise and learn more about her work here:
- Instagram: @accessibleclassrooms
- Website: Elise Hackl-Blumstein
- Resource library (with lots of freebies): Accessible Music Store
- TPT (with lots of freebies): Accessible-Music-Room
- Ebook: Sensory Symphony
- Ebook: Our Voices, Our Song
- FREE Music ConstructED lesson: Accessible Composing In the General Music Classroom
- SEL Portraits Book: Teaching Music With Heart
- Keep an eye out for upcoming texts, to be released in Fall 2022 and Fall 2023!
Get a free book preview here: Pass the Baton: Empowering All Music Students
For more info: Pass the Baton
Free Download: 6 Questions to Pass the Baton and Empower Your Music Students
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- Join the Coffee Club
- Support Pass the Baton
- Amplify student voice with Exit Tickets for Self Reflection
42 min - Episode 33: Fostering Independent Musicians
Episode 33 features an interview with two outstanding educators who are no strangers to Pass the Baton - Amy Rever-Oberle and Lauren Staniszewski. Amy is the band director at Hart Middle School in Rochester Hills, Michigan where she teaches 6th through 8th grade band. Lauren is the band director at Stoney Creek High School, also in Rochester Hills, where she teaches three high school concert bands, marching band, jazz band, and collaborates with Amy to teach one section of 6th grade band. Both educators have found that empowering their music students begins with teaching them to become independent musicians.
Connect with Amy and Lauren:
- @AmyLynnRever
- @HartMSBands
- @LStaniszewski19
- @SCHSBands
- Stoney Creek High School Bands
Get a free book preview here: Pass the Baton: Empowering All Music Students
For more info: Pass the Baton
Free Download: 6 Questions to Pass the Baton and Empower Your Music Students
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Learn more about Pass the Baton
- Pass the Baton website
- Join the Coffee Club
- Support Pass the Baton
- Amplify student voice with Exit Tickets for Self Reflection
53 min - Episode 32: Creativity With a Student First Mindset, featuring Jodi Blackshaw
In Episode 32, Kathryn and Theresa had the pleasure of speaking with Australian composer and educator Jodie Blackshaw. Jodie is a third-generation teacher. Her grandmother was one of the first people to practice Orff-Schulwerk in Australia, and her father taught in a one-room schoolhouse. Jodie’s work for concert band is nothing short of innovative. Her focus on student creativity is unmatched, which is such an amazing example of giving students ownership of their music making.
Learn more about Jodie and her work here:
- Website: Jodie Blackshaw
- Teaching Performance Through Composition
- Rhythm and Pitch Pack #1
- Pay it Forward
Get a free book preview here: Pass the Baton: Empowering All Music Students
For more info: Pass the Baton
Free Download: 6 Questions to Pass the Baton and Empower Your Music Students
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- Join the Coffee Club
- Support Pass the Baton
- Amplify student voice with Exit Tickets for Self Reflection
1 hr 10 min - 31 - Creating a Culture for Student Empowerment, featuring Matthew Arau
Welcome to season 2 of the Pass the Baton podcast! In Episode 31, Kathryn and Theresa spoke with Dr. Matthew Arau, a professor of music at Lawrence University Conservatory in Appleton, Wisconsin. Prior to teaching at Lawrence, Matthew taught middle school and high school band in Loveland, Colorado. Matthew is passionate about incorporating mindset and leadership strategies in his teaching, and spoke about how we can use these to create a culture for student empowerment. He is the author of the book, Upbeat: Mindfulness, Mindset, and Leadership in Music Education and Beyond, and is also the founder of Upbeat Global.
Learn more about Matthew's work here:
- Upbeat Global
- Student Leadership From Any Chair
- The Music Educator Blog
Get a free book preview here: Pass the Baton: Empowering All Music Students
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The Pass the Baton Starter Kit is just what you need to get your mind movin’ and groovin’ for the new school year. Check it out! Pass the Baton Starter Kit
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55 min - Episode 30: Recap and Highlights
This week, Kathryn and Theresa recap their school years and discuss some common themes from this season of the Pass the Baton podcast. Some of the highlights include:
- The importance of building relationships. Dr. Scott Edgar talks about this in Episode 27: The Connection Between SEL and Student Empowerment
- When making any shifts in instruction, it's important to start small. Scott Sheehan shares how to do this when looking at the national standards in Episode 23: Empowerment in the Standards
- Our goal is to build independent, lifelong musicians. Krystal Williams discusses how she uses technology to do this in Episode 29: Using Technology to Promote Student Ownership
- Remembering that it's not an "either/or" situation when empowering students and thinking about performances. We can, and should, do both. Angela Ammerman shares her thoughts on this in Episode 24: Empowering English Language Learners in Music
What's next for Pass the Baton?
Season 2 will begin in the fall 2022.
This summer we're offering the first ever Cohort for the Empowering All Music Students course! Find more information (including a coupon code!) here: https://passthebatonbook.com/summer-cohort/
Get a free book preview here: Pass the Baton: Empowering All Music Students
For more info: Pass the Baton
Free Download: 6 Questions to Pass the Baton and Empower Your Music Students
Support the show
Learn more about Pass the Baton
- Pass the Baton website
- Join the Coffee Club
- Support Pass the Baton
- Amplify student voice with Exit Tickets for Self Reflection
21 min - Episode 29: Using Technology to Promote Student Ownership
This week we spoke with Krystal Williams, a public school music educator in Prince George’s County, Maryland. Krystal teaches music theory and composition at Northwestern High School and also teaches at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, as a woodwind adjunct. Krystal is the music technology chair for the Maryland Music Educators Association. She is passionate about incorporating technology into her music classes, and helping other music educators do the same.
Connect with Krystal and learn more about her work here:
- Maryland Music Educators Association Technology Page
- Diary of a Lady Band Director
Get a free book preview here: Pass the Baton: Empowering All Music Students
For more info: Pass the Baton
Free Download: 6 Questions to Pass the Baton and Empower Your Music Students
Support the show
Learn more about Pass the Baton
- Pass the Baton website
- Join the Coffee Club
- Support Pass the Baton
- Amplify student voice with Exit Tickets for Self Reflection
47 min - Episode 28: The Connection Between Culturally Responsive Teaching and Student Ownership
This week we had the pleasure of speaking with Ashley Cuthbertson, an elementary general music teacher in Fairfax County, Virginia. Ashley has taught music in a variety of settings, teaching private lessons, school students of all ages, and even adults at a nearby university. Ashley loves working with kids and helping them connect their learning outside the classroom. One of her passions includes creating culturally responsive music classes.
Learn more about Ashley and her work here:
- Website: www.ashleycuthbertson.com
- Twitter: @ACuthbertson10
- Instagram: @ACuthbertson10
Get a free book preview here: Pass the Baton: Empowering All Music Students
For more info: Pass the Baton
Free Download: 6 Questions to Pass the Baton and Empower Your Music Students
Support the show
Learn more about Pass the Baton
- Pass the Baton website
- Join the Coffee Club
- Support Pass the Baton
- Amplify student voice with Exit Tickets for Self Reflection
30 min - Episode 27 - The Connection Between SEL and Student Empowerment, featuring Scott Edgar
This week’s interview was a real treat, as Kathryn and Theresa spoke with Dr. Scott Edgar about a very important topic: social emotional learning (SEL). Scott is an associate professor of music at Lake Forest College and also the department chair. He began his career teaching K-12 music in Dayton, Ohio before earning a PhD from the University of Michigan. It was there he developed an interest in SEL. Besides teaching at Lake Forest, Scott is also Director of Practice and Research for the Center for Arts Education and Social Emotional Learning.
If you are interested in learning more about Scott and his work in social emotional learning, check out these resources:
- Music Education and Social Emotional Learning: The Heart of Teaching Music
- The ABC’s of My Feeling and Music
- Student Empowerment Through SEL in Music Education (webinar series)
- Teaching Social Emotional Learning Through Music
- Center for Arts Education and Social Emotional Learning
Get a free book preview here: Pass the Baton: Empowering All Music Students
For more info: Pass the Baton
Free Download: 6 Questions to Pass the Baton and Empower Your Music Students
Free Download: Amplify Student Voice With Exit Tickets for Self Reflection
Support the show
Learn more about Pass the Baton
- Pass the Baton website
- Join the Coffee Club
- Support Pass the Baton
- Amplify student voice with Exit Tickets for Self Reflection
38 min - Episode 26: Student Ownership Through Active Thinking
This week, Kathryn and Theresa talked to Dr. Brian Weidner, an assistant professor of music education at Butler University, in Indianapolis, Indiana. Brian spent twelve years teaching high school band prior to earning a PhD from Northwestern University. Much of his work now spawned from the various questions he asked during his time teaching public school music, such as, how do we build classrooms that emphasize musical independence?
Connect with Brian and learn more:
- Brian N. Weidner, Music Educator
Get a free book preview here: Pass the Baton: Empowering All Music Students
For more info: Pass the Baton
Free Download: 6 Questions to Pass the Baton and Empower Your Music Students
Free Download: Amplify Student Voice With Exit Tickets for Self Reflection
Support the show
Learn more about Pass the Baton
- Pass the Baton website
- Join the Coffee Club
- Support Pass the Baton
- Amplify student voice with Exit Tickets for Self Reflection
35 min - 25 - The Power of a Mission Statement, featuring Kevin Feher
This week, Kathryn and Theresa talked to Kevin Feher, a high school band director in Southeast Pennsylvania. After graduating from Duquesne University with a degree in music education, Kevin taught in a variety of settings before joining the music department at Penn Ridge High School, where he has taught for the last seven years. In this interview, Kevin talks about how he incorporates mission statements in his high school band program.
Connect with Kevin and learn more:
- F-Flat Books - Kevin Feher
- Musicast Podcast
- Musicast Episode 2.14: Kevin Feher - Finding Balance Through Student Leadership
- Penn Ridge High School
Get a free book preview here: Pass the Baton: Empowering All Music Students
For more info: Pass the Baton
Free Download: 6 Questions to Pass the Baton and Empower Your Music Students
Free Download: Amplify Student Voice With Exit Tickets for Self Reflection
Support the show
Learn more about Pass the Baton
- Pass the Baton website
- Join the Coffee Club
- Support Pass the Baton
- Amplify student voice with Exit Tickets for Self Reflection
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About Pass the Baton: Empowering Students in Music Education, a Podcast for Music Teachers
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Welcome to Pass the Baton: Empowering Students in Music Education! Kathryn Finch and Theresa Hoover are two music educators passionate about helping teachers transform their students from passive…
consumers to vibrant creatives. Each episode will amplify the voices of music teachers who are already passing the baton and empowering their own music students. Whether you teach band, orchestra, general music, chorus, or pre-service music teachers - there’s an episode for you!