Patterns & Practice

Share a wild classroom story or a research article with us! Amber and Britt discuss four different Reddit posts and talk about their upcoming hiatus (AKA musical season). Stay tuned for more episodes of Patterns and Practice in a few months! Get in touch! You can follow us on Facebook and Instagram @patternsandpracticepod Website patternsandpracticepod.com . Email: patternsandpractice@gmail.com

Share a wild classroom story or a research article with us! Join Amber and Brittany as they talk about folk music in the classroom and things they LOVE about this generation of students! Research Article:  Giebelhausen, R. & Sierzega, A. (2025). Folk around and find out: Cultural and historical sourcing for music cited as “traditional” in a general music curriculum series. Update: Applications...

Share a wild classroom story or a research article with us! Amber and Brittany discuss their experience at the NYSSMA Winter Conference earlier this month along with their teacher "icks." Topics:  Introduction: [00:00] Topic of the Day: State Conference: [01:51] Reddit Post of the Day: [54:20] Mentioned in the podcast:  Franklin Willis  Missy Story  Stephanie Leavell  Robin Giebelhausen ...

Share a wild classroom story or a research article with us! Join Amber and Brittany as they discuss what an Learning Sequence Activity (LSA) is, how they use LSA's in their teaching, and a Reddit post about improvisation in the music room.  Topics:  Introduction: [00:00] Topic of the Day: LSA’s: [00:37] Reddit Post of the Day: [48:45] Books! Jump Right In:  Tonal Register Book Rhythm Register...

Share a wild classroom story or a research article with us! Amber and Brittany talk about aptitude, how they collect data, making performances sensory-friendly, and an unpopular opinion on Reddit.  **UPDATE** Amber and Brittany would like to apologize for an error which required us to republish the episode. As we like to share that this is a candid snapshot of our teaching, we had a candid, uncens...

Share a wild classroom story or a research article with us! Join Amber and Brittany as they go off-book to discuss several facets of lesson planning, their favorite activities so far, and expectations vs. standards in today's Reddit Post.  Topics:  Introduction and Lesson Planning: [00:00] Reddit Post of the Day: [44:20] Experimental Songs and Chants - Book 1 by Edwin Gordon, Beth Bolton, Wen...

Share a wild classroom story or a research article with us! Topics:  Introduction: [00:00] Topic of the Day: Audiation: [04:25] Research of the Day: [26:50] Reddit Post of the Day: [42:06] Learning Sequences in Music (2012 Edition) by Edwin E. Gordon Culp, M. E. (2017). The Relationship Between Phonological Awareness and Music Aptitude. Journal of Research in Music Education , 65 (3), 328-346. htt...

Share a wild classroom story or a research article with us! Topics:  Introduction: [00:00] Topic of the Day: Early Childhood Music: [03:29] Research of the Day: [23:25] Reddit Post of the Day: [39:00] “Shun the nonbeliever” Clip from “Charlie the Unicorn” by FilmCow Hackworth, R. S. (2023). Vocal health implications for music teachers: A literature review. Update: Applications of Research in Music...

Share a wild classroom story or a research article with us! Amber and Britt decompress from the first week of school and discuss... play!! There's loads to uncover and discuss here, but most excitedly, the hosts discuss how play might be interpreted as a skill. For the research, they uncover some of the elements that create play. Lastly, they read a Reddit post from someone who is feeling a b...

Share a wild classroom story or a research article with us! Amber and Brittany dive into the 'Sunday Scaries' that is the week before school starts, back to school, a longitudinal study about self-reported experiences of first-year teachers, and making social media content as teachers.   Topics (w/time stamps): Introduction [00:00] Topic of the Day: Back to School [00:47] Research of the...

Share a wild classroom story or a research article with us! Join Amber and Brittany as they discuss four C's of classroom management, Jacob Langstaff's 2024 literature review about classroom management, and a spicy Reddit post about music teachers supporting general education teachers as professional development.  Topics (w/time stamps): Introduction [00:00] Topic of the Day: Classroom M...

Share a wild classroom story or a research article with us! Join Amber and Brittany as they discuss misconceptions about elementary general music, a research article about the use of Curwen/Glover hand signs in the music room, and what success looks like in their teaching practice! Topics (w/time stamps): Introduction [00:00] Topic of the Day: Misconceptions of Elementary General Music [01:39] Res...

Share a wild classroom story or a research article with us! Amber and Brittany introduce themselves and talk about Music Learning Theory, the skill learning sequence, Salvador and Menon's study titled, "Lived Experiences of Adult Caregiver 'Nonmusicians' and 'Nonsingers' in Early Childhood Music Classes," and what makes teaching elementary general music worth it...