MTCT #56: Planning in a Kodály Inspired Classroom

You can listen to episode #56: Planning in a Kodály Inspired Setting here.

In this episode, Carrie and Tanya discuss the progression of long-range planning to daily lesson planning, including the formation of your overall curriculum, yearly plans, concept plans, lesson plans, and learning targets.

View Carrie's guide to Planning in a Kodály Inspired Classroom here!

Things mentioned in this episode:

Coda:

Knives Out

Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist

MTCT #55: Focus on 5th Grade

You can listen to the episode here.

Main Theme: 5th Grade Focus

Concepts:

Tim ka:

Old Bald Eagle (HNU)

Ka tim:

Shake Them ‘Simmons Down

Hoosen Johnny (Little Black Bull)

Anacrusis:

Al Citron

6/8:

Skin and Bones (also anacrusis)

Harmonic

12 Bar Blues: Hound Dog in CM

Work Smarter, Not Harder 

Pomodoro technique

Coda Section

Tanya 
The Music Room with Aileen Miracle #44 Your Music Educator Journey

Bellweather Rhapsody

Carrie

Music Teacher Coffee Talk episode #4 Classroom Management

MTCT #54: Focus 4th Grade

This week Carrie and Tanya are talking about 4th grade in the music room.

You can listen to the episode here. 

Mentioned in the episode:


My Favorite Things

(Carrie will like this chart because it contains her subset of Xennials!)

Syncopa

Hill and Gully Rider (can be found in Sail Away)

Shake the Papaya

Tam-ti

Chairs to Mend (more details about the song and book here.)

Big Fat Biscuit

Liza Jane

The Birch Tree

Our Old Sow

Fa

Are You Sleeping?

Obwisana

Ti

A Qua Qua 

Sansa Kroma can be found in Let Your Voice Be Heard

Coda (what we are enjoying in and out of the music room)

Carrie
Aurora

Tanya
Maccabeats

TV Show: Undone

Happy musicking!

MTCT #53: 3rd Grade pt. 2 Melodic Focus

This week Carrie and Tanya are talking about 3rd melodic concepts grade in the music room.

You can listen to the episode here. 

Mentioned in the episode:

Beepbox (Music Sequencing Online Program)


Midnight Music


low la songs

low sol songs

Scotland’s Burning

Turn the Glasses Over

Work Smarter, Not Harder Teacher Tip

Here is a video I've used in order to start class while I'm still greeting students at the door.

Coda (what we are enjoying in and out of the music room)

Carrie
Disney+

Tanya
PodCast: Levar Burton Reads

Pete Seeger reads Abiyoyo on Reading Rainbow!

Bonus! (just for funsies)

By the way...

Registration for OAKE 2020 is now open!

Happy musiking!

MTCT #52: 3rd Grade pt. 1 Rhythm Focus

This week Carrie and Tanya are talking about 3rd grade in the music room.

You can listen to the episode here. 

Mentioned in the episode:

Fire in the Mountain

Coda (what we are enjoying in and out of the music room)

Tanya

Carrie
Rhiannon Giddens 

By the way...
Registration for OAKE 2020 is now open!

Happy musiking!

MTCT #51: Focus on 2nd Grade

This week Carrie and Tanya are talking about 2nd grade in the music room.

You can listen to the episode here.

Mentioned in the episode:

Dalcroze Master Teacher Fritz: Duration with Balloons video

Here's a set of winter themed flashcards for transitioning two tied tas to half note:

Coda (what we are enjoying in and out of the music room)

Carrie:
The Good Place

Tanya:

The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

By the way...
Registration for OAKE 2020 is now open!

Happy musiking!