Music Teacher Coffee Talk

MTCT Episode #210 How It's Going 25.10.2026 59:53 ↓

Tanya and Carrie discuss how it's going in the elementary music room.

MTCT #209: Elementary Choir Strategies with Jared Joseph 11.10.2026 55:44 ↓

Carrie and Tanya talk with Jared Joseph from the Colorado Children's Chorale all about strategies for Elementary Choir planning, repertoire selection, and rehearsal techniques.

MTCT Episode #208 A Chat With Debbie O'Shea and Deb Brydon 27.09.2026 1:06:39 ↓

Tanya and Carrie chat with Debbie O'Shea and Deb Brydon, two amazing Kodály educators from Queensland.

MTCT #207: Sequencing Instruments and Songwriting with Tony Hartman 14.09.2026 1:20:26 ↓

MTCT #207: Sequencing Instruments and Songwriting with Tony Hartman by Carrie Nicholas and Tanya LeJeune

MTCT #206 Go Slow to Go Fast 30.08.2026 52:41 ↓

Tanya and Carrie talk about reviewing musical concepts and procedures at the beginning of the school year in the music room.

MTCT #205: Long-Range Plans 17.08.2026 57:52 ↓

MTCT #205: Long-Range Plans by Carrie Nicholas and Tanya LeJeune

MTCT Episode #204- Repeat, Remove, Refine 26.05.2026 59:34 ↓

MTCT Episode #204- Repeat, Remove, Refine by Carrie Nicholas and Tanya LeJeune

MTCT #203: Personal Musicianship Tune-Up 12.05.2026 1:04:42 ↓

Carrie and Tanya discuss strategies for maintaining your personal musicianship outside of your classroom.

MTCT #202- Big Lows 26.04.2026 1:12:13 ↓

Carrie and Tanya talk about several lows from their music teaching carrerr.

MTCT #201: Kodály Myth Busting 12.04.2026 1:03:45 ↓

Carrie and Tanya talk about common myths and misconceptions about Kodály-inspired teaching.

MTCT #200- Our Favortite Twos 29.03.2026 1:03:03 ↓

In Tanya and Carrie's 200th episode they share their favorite "twos" in and out of the music room.

MTCT #199: 2026 OAKE Conference Takeaways 16.03.2026 51:26 ↓

Carrie and Tanya discuss their takeaways from the 2026 OAKE National Conference

MTCT #198- Concert Program Organization 01.03.2026 59:14 ↓

Carrie and Tanya talk about the organizational parts of putting on an elementary music performance.

MTCT #197: CMEA Wrap-Up with Paul Maley 16.02.2026 49:18 ↓

Tanya and Carrie talk with Paul Maley about the 2026 Colorado Music Educators Association conference.

MTCT #196- From Solfege to Absolute Pitch...And Back Again! 01.02.2026 1:05:11 ↓

Carrie and Tanya talk about strategies to teach solfege as it relates to absolute pitch.

MTCT #195: Work Smarter - Right Now! 19.01.2026 45:30 ↓

Organize, declutter, and do some planning in your classroom and digital life in real time with Carrie and Tanya.

MTCT #194: Deinfluencing Your Classroom 05.01.2026 59:44 ↓

Carrie and Tanya discuss strategies for deinfluencing your music classroom by thinking carefully about the resources and materials you are bringing to your students and the things you are consuming as an educator.

MTCT #193-New Year, Same You, New Plans! 14.12.2025 1:00:33 ↓

Carrie and Tanya talk about plans for January

MTCT #192: A Kodály Meets Dalcroze Conversation with Crystal Henricks 30.11.2025 50:28 ↓

MTCT #192: A Kodály Meets Dalcroze Conversation with Crystal Henricks by Carrie Nicholas and Tanya LeJeune

MTCT #191- LIVE from the OAKE WD Mini Conference 16.11.2025 51:17 ↓

Carrie and Tanya answer questions LIVE at the Western Division Organization of Kodály Educators Mini Conference 2025!

MTCT #190- Thanksgiving Ideas We Are Thankful For 16.11.2025 44:32 ↓

Tanya and Carrie talk turkey- or songs about turkeys and other Thanksgiving themed music in the elementary music room!

MTCT #188: Lifelong Learning with Katrina Hedrick 12.10.2025 38:37 ↓

Carrie and Tanya talk with Katrina Hedrick about the importance of lifelong learning and professional development in music education.

MTCT #187: Carrie's Contemplations from Orff Schulwerk Level II 28.09.2025 1:00:23 ↓

Carrie talks about her experience taking Orff Schulwerk Level II this past summer.

MTCT #186: Tanya's Takeaways from World Music Pedagogy 14.09.2025 1:08:05 ↓

Carrie asks Tanya about her experience taking World Music Pedagogy training this past summer.

MTCT #185: Music as a Vehicle, with Ashley Cuthbertson 31.08.2025 39:45 ↓

Carrie and Tanya chat with Ashley Cuthbertson, the author of "Music as a Vehicle: A Practice Guide to Implementing Culturally Responsive Teaching in Today's Music Classrooms"