The Anacrusic Podcast

In this episode I'm defining "active music making" and what it means for your teaching sequence and your students' experience. None of this belongs to just one pedagogical approach, but is a way of thinking and teaching that gets beyond covering concepts and enables your students to be active participants in your classroom.

Today on TAP we’re talking all about what it really means to be a Kodály-inspired teacher. I’m going to bust a few myths, give you my short and sweet elevator speech about what Kodály pedagogy really is, and give you an all around sneak peek inside my head space as a Kodály teacher and teacher educator.

In today’s episode, I talk about why it’s so important to stretch yourself, step out of the box, and start trying new things. As I prepare for my workshop at this year’s OAKE conference, I share some of the ways you might incorporate new modes of music making into your classroom to ignite student curiosity and musicianship.

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What we do each and every day as music educators can be so incredibly taxing... if we let it. Today I'm talking about why and how I set intentions, and giving you some action steps to try today. Check out the show notes at http://anacrusic.com/podcast

Today I'm talking about my three favorite not so little words: purposeful, sequential, & joyful. I'll explain what they mean to me, and why they're at the core of everything I do. Check out the show notes at http://anacrusic.com/podcast

In this episode, I relaunch The Anacrusic Podcast with my story. I tell you all about my own little music teacher journey, how I changed my mind... a lot, and found my true passion and path. Check out the show notes at http://anacrusic.com.

Today I talk all about why I use solo singing right off the bat with my kindergarteners. I explain how I integrate solo singing into my classroom procedures and my three favorite songs for solo singing. Check out the show notes at http://anacrusic.com/podcast