That Music Podcast: A Podcast for Elementary Music Teachers
By Bryson Tarbet, M.M.Ed.
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Episodes: 205
Description
This show will deliver tips and tricks for elementary music teachers looking to create high-quality musical experiences for students in the general music classroom.This show will provide answers to questions like:*How do I create an inclusive music classroom?*How do I sequence my elementary music lessons?*How to teach elementary music?*What songs should I use in my general music classroom?*How do I balance work and life as a music teacher?
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209 | Top 5 Recorder Misconceptions (and What to Do Instead)
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Dec 10, 2025 |
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208 | Rethinking Recorders with Erin Elliott
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Dec 03, 2025 |
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207 | A Case for Digital Sub Plans (My GoogleDoc Template)
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Nov 26, 2025 |
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206 | Take A Sick Day Without Throwing Off Your Lesson Rotation
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Nov 19, 2025 |
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205 | Just Take A Sick Day
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Nov 12, 2025 |
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204 | Creating Effective Sub Plans for Elementary Music Classrooms with Rainy Barton
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Nov 05, 2025 |
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203 | 5 Favorite Extension Activities to Boost Any Music Concept
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Oct 29, 2025 |
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202 | Top 5 Songs to Teach Tika-Tika Rhythms with Confidence
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Oct 22, 2025 |
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201 | Unlocking the Repertoire-Based Curriculum Framework for Music Teachers
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Oct 15, 2025 |
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200 | Top 5 Songs for Teaching Steady Beat In Elementary Music
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Oct 08, 2025 |
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199 | Unlocking the Power of Double Duty Songs with Carrie Nicholas and Tanya LeJeune
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Oct 01, 2025 |
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198 | “I’ve Always Used That Song”: Reconsidering Songs with a Questionable Past & Finding Respectful Replacements
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Sep 24, 2025 |
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197 | How to Include Music from Other Cultures Authentically and Respectfully
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Sep 17, 2025 |
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195 | Filipino-American History Month in the Music Room with Melissa Fuller Flores
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Sep 03, 2025 |
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194 | 5 Low-Stress Ways to Learn Student Names Fast
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Aug 27, 2025 |
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193 | Reflect & Renew: Setting Intentions for a New School Year
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Aug 20, 2025 |
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192 | Season 6 Finale: Wrapping Up & Looking Ahead
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Jun 25, 2025 |
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191 | The Free PD Event Music Teachers Love: The Elementary Music Summit® Returns!
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Jun 18, 2025 |
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190 | How to Advocate for Better Professional Development As An Elementary Music Teacher
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Jun 11, 2025 |
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189 | How to Make Music Class More Accessible for All Students with David Bedard
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Jun 04, 2025 |
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188 | Preparing for a Music Teacher Interview
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May 28, 2025 |
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187 | When Do I Tell My Principal I’m Job-Searching?
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May 21, 2025 |
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186 | Getting Ready for a (Classroom) Move
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May 14, 2025 |
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185 | Your End-of-Year Survival Guide: Music & Movement with BethAnn Hepburn
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May 07, 2025 |
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184 | Baby Steps Toward Movement (Sequencing Unstructured Movement to Prevent Chaos)
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Apr 30, 2025 |
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183 | Is This Movement Song Appropriate?
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Apr 23, 2025 |
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182 | What’s the Point of Movement Props?
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Apr 16, 2025 |
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181 | The Power of Movement in Music Education
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Apr 09, 2025 |
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180 | Transform Learning Through Movement with Leanna O’Brien
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Apr 02, 2025 |
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179 | The Benefits of a “Silent Rehearsal”
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Mar 26, 2025 |
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178 | Getting Attention without Yelling (Tricks & Tips for getting a class to stop talking)
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Mar 19, 2025 |
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177 | Become your “Inner Popstar” Teacher Mic Tips & Tricks
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Mar 12, 2025 |
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176 | How to Maintain Vocal Health As A Music Teacher with Dr. Jennifer Whitehead
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Mar 05, 2025 |
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175 | But I Can’t Play the Piano: Tips & Tricks
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Feb 26, 2025 |
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174 | Rote vs Note (In a Choral Setting)
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Feb 19, 2025 |
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173 | Are Before/After-School Ensembles Equitable?
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Feb 12, 2025 |
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172 | Keeping Choir Fun, Inclusive, and Inspiring with Debbie O'Shea
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Feb 05, 2025 |
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171 | Curriculum Development Panel: Insights from the Elementary Music Summit®
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Jan 29, 2025 |
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170 | All PD Is Not the Same: CEUs vs. New Knowledge
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Jan 22, 2025 |
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169 | Professional Growth Shouldn’t Have an End Date
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Jan 15, 2025 |
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168 | DEI Shouldn’t Be Controversial
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Jan 08, 2025 |
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167 | Connecting Through Culturally Responsive Teaching with Ashley Cuthbertson
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Jan 01, 2025 |
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166 | Proactive Parental Communication
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Dec 18, 2024 |
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165 | Facilitating a “Community Reset”
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Dec 11, 2024 |
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164 | Building Community in the Music Classroom with Nick Dolan
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Dec 04, 2024 |
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163 | What I’m Thankful For (YOU)
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Nov 27, 2024 |
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162 | What Are YOUR Non-Negotiables?
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Nov 20, 2024 |
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161 | Let the Ball Drop (Sometimes you have to choose NOT to be perfect)
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Nov 13, 2024 |
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160 | Finding Work-Life Balance with Grace Stevens
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Nov 06, 2024 |
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159 | The Universal Rubric (The 4-point Scale I Use On Everything)
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Oct 30, 2024 |
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158 | Live Q&A Replay: Expert Answers From The Middle School Music Summit
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Oct 23, 2024 |
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157 | Project-Based Learning in the Middle School Classroom with Alessandra Santaguida
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Oct 16, 2024 |
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156 | Classroom Storage Tips & Tricks For Centers & Manipulatives
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Oct 09, 2024 |
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155 | Simplifying Centers with Becca Davis
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Oct 02, 2024 |
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154 | Reaching Inbox Zero
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Sep 25, 2024 |
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153 | Executive Functioning Life Hack: Using Project Management in the Classroom
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Sep 18, 2024 |
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152 | Why I Settled on Digital Lesson Plans
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Sep 11, 2024 |
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151 | Welcome to Season 6
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Sep 04, 2024 |
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150 | Adaptive Folk Dances
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May 29, 2024 |
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149 | Exploring Culture Through Folk Dances
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May 22, 2024 |
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148 | Gender Neutrality with Folk Dances
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May 15, 2024 |
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147 | Getting Started with Folk Dances with Rainy Barton
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May 08, 2024 |
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146 | Progress Report: We're All Experts
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May 01, 2024 |
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145 | Recorder the Orff Way
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Apr 24, 2024 |
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144 | Student-Led Composition
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Apr 17, 2024 |
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143 | Rhythmic Building Bricks with David Row
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Apr 10, 2024 |
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142 | Trusting Your Pedagogical Gut
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Apr 03, 2024 |
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141 | Increasing Engagement in Elementary Choir
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Mar 27, 2024 |
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140 | Is Music Literacy Important?
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Mar 20, 2024 |
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133 | Increasing Singer Confidence
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Mar 13, 2024 |
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132 | Sixth Grade Choir Check-In
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Mar 06, 2024 |
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131 | Why I Teach Ukulele & Recorder
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Feb 14, 2024 |
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130 | Changing School Traditions
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Feb 07, 2024 |
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129 | Hello Songs
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Jan 31, 2024 |
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128 | 7 Minutes
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Jan 24, 2024 |
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127 | Sorting Through The Clutter (Drowning In Resources)
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Jan 10, 2024 |
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126 | Reusing & Refreshing Lesson Plans from Previous Years
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Jan 03, 2024 |
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124 | Ukulele Check-In
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Dec 20, 2023 |
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123 | 5 Ways to Differentiate Ukulele
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Dec 13, 2023 |
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122 | Ukulele in the Elementary Music Classroom with Jennifer Bailey
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Dec 08, 2023 |
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121 | Progress Report: Why Are Concerts So Stressful?
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Nov 29, 2023 |
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120 | Why I Don't Do Christmas Concerts
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Nov 22, 2023 |
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119 | Folk Dance Nights
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Nov 15, 2023 |
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118 | Cross-Curricular Connections
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Nov 08, 2023 |
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117 | Why I Don't Put on Big Fancy Performances
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Nov 01, 2023 |
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116 | Progress Report: When Things Don't Go As Planned
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Oct 25, 2023 |
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115 | Let's Talk Fidgets
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Oct 18, 2023 |
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114 | Favorite Songs for Pre-K
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Oct 11, 2023 |
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113 | The Power Of Movement
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Oct 04, 2023 |
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112 | Progress Report: Back-to-School Reflections
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Sep 27, 2023 |
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111 | Using Lesson Structure To Reduce Chaos
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Sep 20, 2023 |
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110 | Using The Power Of Story For Transition
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Sep 13, 2023 |
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109 | 4 Reasons Your Class Is Going Off Rails & How To Fix It
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Sep 06, 2023 |
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108 | Bridging Faith and Creativity: A Conversation with a Catholic School Music Educator
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May 17, 2023 |
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107 | End-Of-Year Teacher Tips
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May 10, 2023 |
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106 | Trauma-Informed Music Education with Courtney Gazda
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May 03, 2023 |
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*Bonus* 5 Years of That Music Teacher
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Apr 28, 2023 |
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105 | Ending the Year with Joy with Melissa Stouffer
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Apr 26, 2023 |
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104 | The Importance of Classroom "Zones"
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Apr 19, 2023 |
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103 | Communicating with Parents as a Music Teacher
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Apr 12, 2023 |
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102 | Creating Happier Classrooms with Grace Stevens
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Apr 05, 2023 |
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101 | Differentiation: More Than Just IEPs
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Mar 29, 2023 |
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100 | What I've Learned in 100 Episodes
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Mar 22, 2023 |
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99 | Increasing Engagement for Middle School with Jessica Grant
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Mar 15, 2023 |
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98 | Recorder Workshop
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Mar 08, 2023 |
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97 | Engaging Upper Elementary Students with Becca Davis
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Mar 01, 2023 |
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96 | Simplifying Sub Plans
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Feb 22, 2023 |
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95| Reflections on OMEA 2023
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Feb 15, 2023 |
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94| The Role of Community in a Music Program with Adrian Gordon
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Feb 01, 2023 |
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93 | MY Favorite Part of General Music Jumpstart
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Jan 25, 2023 |
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92 | The Five Pillars of General Music Success
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Jan 18, 2023 |
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91 | Invest Time NOW, Save Time for YEARS to Come...
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Jan 11, 2023 |
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90 | ADHD with Laurie Peterson
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Jan 11, 2023 |
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89 | Play-Based Curriculum with Tina Arenas
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Jan 04, 2023 |
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88 | Increasing Engagement Through Purposeful Technology with Theresa Hoover
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Dec 28, 2022 |
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87 | Family Folk Dance Night - How I Did That
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Dec 21, 2022 |
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86 | Breaking Down IEPs with Stephanie Powell
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Dec 14, 2022 |
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85 | Tips & Tricks for 'Wiggly' Students
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Dec 07, 2022 |
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84 | Mastering Classroom Management with Melissa Stouffer
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Nov 30, 2022 |
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83 | Surviving "Music Teacher Island"
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Nov 23, 2022 |
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82 | Stress-Free Assessments with Aileen Miracle
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Nov 16, 2022 |
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81 | My Favorite Ways to Teach Steady Beat
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Nov 09, 2022 |
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81 | Finding That Work/Life Balance with Jen Rafferty
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Nov 02, 2022 |
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80 | Dyslexia in the Music Classroom with Rachel Ammons
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Sep 21, 2022 |
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79 | Folk Songs and Pokemon
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Sep 07, 2022 |
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78 | Why Kodály-Influenced Teaching is DEAD
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Aug 31, 2022 |
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77 | YES, Everyone Needs a Mentor
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Aug 24, 2022 |
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76 | Streamline & Automate Your Music Studio w/ My Music Staff
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Aug 24, 2022 |
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75 | Music Education in a Post-COVID World
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Aug 24, 2022 |
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74 | Free PD You Actually *Want* to Attend
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Aug 03, 2022 |
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73 | What is Universal Design for Learning?
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May 04, 2022 |
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72 | Sowing the Seeds as a Student Teacher
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Apr 27, 2022 |
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71 | Defiant Students: How Do I Win?
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Apr 20, 2022 |
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70 | Kodaly Levels: What Are They and Why Do They Matter?
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Apr 13, 2022 |
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69 | PreK Music: Where Do I Start?
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Apr 06, 2022 |
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68 | Intersections Between Private Lessons & General Music
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Mar 03, 2022 |
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67 | Student Teacher Self-Care
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Feb 24, 2022 |
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66 | Curriculum Mapping in Music Classroom
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Feb 16, 2022 |
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65 | Kindergarten Curriculum Night: How I Did That
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Feb 13, 2022 |
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64 | Elementary Choir with Emma Bassett
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Jan 12, 2022 |
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63 | What They DON'T Tell You About Student Teaching
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Jan 05, 2022 |
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62 | English Learners in the Music Classroom with Betha Maust
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Dec 15, 2021 |
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61 | Decolonizing the Kodály Classroom with Audrey Rice
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Dec 08, 2021 |
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60 | Reflecting On What I'm Thankful For
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Dec 01, 2021 |
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59 | Rethinking Musical Assessment
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Nov 24, 2021 |
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58 | Advocating for Ourselves as Professionals with Sarah Oliver
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Nov 17, 2021 |
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57 | Why Teaching Solfege STINKS
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Nov 10, 2021 |
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56 | Vocal Health for Music Teachers with Dr. Jennifer Whitehead
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Nov 03, 2021 |
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55 | Music Education & Character Development with Hendrik Marais
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Oct 27, 2021 |
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54 | Music, Memories, and Neuroscience with Jen Rafferty
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Oct 20, 2021 |
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53 | Learning Centers in the Music Room with Aileen Miracle
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Oct 13, 2021 |
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52 | Recorders: NOT Instruments of Torture
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Oct 06, 2021 |
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51 | Ukulele in the Music Classroom with John Hamel
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Sep 29, 2021 |
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50 | How Curriculum Mapping Changed My Teaching
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Sep 21, 2021 |
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49 | Five Ways to Teach a Song
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Sep 14, 2021 |
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48 | Preventing Teacher Burnout with James Robinson, II
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Sep 08, 2021 |
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47 | Seamless Transitions in the Music Classroom
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Sep 01, 2021 |
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46 | What I Wish I Knew Before Teaching
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May 26, 2021 |
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45 | This Episode is all About YOU
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May 19, 2021 |
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44 | You've Got the Job: Now What?
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May 12, 2021 |
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43 | Inclusivity: Thoughts from a Music Teacher
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May 05, 2021 |
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42 | Ideas for the End of the Year
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Apr 28, 2021 |
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41 | Building Relationships in the Music Classroom with Katie Holbrook
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Apr 21, 2021 |
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40 | What Happens to the Teenagers? (with Lesley Schultz)
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Apr 14, 2021 |
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39 | Creating an LGBT-Inclusive Music Classroom
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Apr 07, 2021 |
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38 | Rachel Ammon's Music Teacher Journey
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Mar 31, 2021 |
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37 | Charissa Duncanson's Music Teacher Journey
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Mar 24, 2021 |
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36 | Katherine Miller's Music Teacher Journey
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Mar 17, 2021 |
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35 | Anne Mileski's Music Teacher Journey
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Mar 10, 2021 |
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34 | Taylor Nardone's Music Teacher Journey
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Mar 03, 2021 |
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33 | Where do we go from here?
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Feb 24, 2021 |
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32 | Becoming a Children's Book Author with Vicky Weber
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Feb 17, 2021 |
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31 | Books in the Music Classroom with Meghan Kennedy
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Feb 10, 2021 |
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30 | Culturally Responsive Teaching with Darlene Machacon
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Feb 03, 2021 |
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29 | General Music Jumpstart: A Student's Perspective
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Jan 27, 2021 |
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28 | Advocating for Music Education with Rainy Barton
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Jan 20, 2021 |
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27 | Piano Lessons for Exceptional Learners
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Jan 13, 2021 |
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26 | Adaptive Music with Stephanie Powell
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Jan 06, 2021 |
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25 | Music Therapy & Music Education with Lauren Marcinkowski, MT-BC M.Ed.
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Jan 06, 2021 |
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24 | Season Two is HERE!
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Jan 06, 2021 |
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Season Two Trailer
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Dec 26, 2020 |
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23 | A Look Back at Season One
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May 27, 2020 |
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22 | What This Year Has Taught Me
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May 20, 2020 |
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21 | What I Didn't Learn in Undergrad
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May 13, 2020 |
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20 | Remote Learning Check-In
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Apr 29, 2020 |
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19 | Remote Teaching with Katie Wonderly
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Apr 22, 2020 |
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18 | Teacher Self-Care with Jackie Sunga
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Apr 15, 2020 |
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17 | Little Kids Rock with Melody Oberschlake
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Apr 08, 2020 |
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16 | Culturally Responsive Teaching with Kelsey Burkett
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Apr 01, 2020 |
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15 | Digital Music Teaching with Michelle Rose
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Mar 25, 2020 |
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14 | We Are Still All Connected
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Mar 15, 2020 |
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13 | Regrouping After "That Class"
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Mar 11, 2020 |
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12 | My Music Teacher Journey
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Mar 04, 2020 |
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11 | Anxiety-Free Composition Opportunities
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Feb 26, 2020 |
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10 | Building a Program from the Bottom Up with Abby Helbling
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Feb 19, 2020 |
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09 | Low-Stress Performance Planning
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Feb 12, 2020 |
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08 | Technology in the Music Classroom with Katherine Miller
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Feb 05, 2020 |
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07 | Fostering a Positive Community in the Music Classroom
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Jan 29, 2020 |
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06 | Meaningful Music Education for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Jan 22, 2020 |
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05 | Music Therapy with Kate Shannon, MT-BC
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Jan 15, 2020 |
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04 | Trauma Sensitivity in the Music Classroom
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Jan 08, 2020 |
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03 | Staying Sane as a Traveling Teacher
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Jan 01, 2020 |
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02 | What I Wish I Knew Before Student Teaching Music
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Jan 01, 2020 |
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01 | Setting Goals for Music Teachers
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Jan 01, 2020 |
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00 | That Music Podcast Teaser
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Nov 07, 2019 |