Music Teacher Coffee Talk

MTCT #178: Continuation Songs by Carrie Nicholas and Tanya LeJeune

MTCT #177: Outside Singing Games, Part 2 by Carrie Nicholas and Tanya LeJeune

Tanya and Carrie talk about strategies and lesson ideas that help when managing Spring Fever behavior challenges in the music room.

Carrie and Tanya talk about their takeaways and favorite moments from the 2025 Organization of American Kodály Educators (OAKE) national conference that was held in Chicago in March, 2025.

Carrie and Tanya talk about recent grade-level performances they've led at their schools.

Carrie and Tanya share some ideas and tips for when you need to leave sub plans in the music room.

This episode is a replay from live a Facebook/Instagram video with Carrie and Tanya. We share some of our favorite Valentine's Day songs and activities, answer a few listener questions, and give some updates on what's new with Music Teacher Coffee Talk.

Carrie and Tanya talk with Anne Mileski about developing the singing voice in the elementary music classroom.

Carrie and Tanya share songs and activities they are doing with 5th grade this week and this semester.

Carrie and Tanya discuss plans and goals for the second half of the school year.

Carrie and Tanya share songs and activities they are doing with 4th grade this week.

Carrie and Tanya chat with Tom Michalek, music educator and current president of the Organization of American Kodály Educators. We talk about the Kodály philosophy, the benefits of joining OAKE, and about the 2024 OAKE National Conference that will be held in Chicago March 6-9.

Tanya and Carrie share songs and activities they are using in their 3rd grade general music lessons this week.

Carrie and Tanya have a powerful conversation with Dr. Karen Howard about issues and ideas around diversity and culturally responsive teaching in music education.

Carrie and Tanya share songs and activities they are using in their 2nd grade general music lessons this week.

David Row joins Carrie and Tanya to discuss ideas and strategies for creativity through improvisation in the Orff-inspired classroom.

Carrie and Tanya talk about the songs and activities they are doing with their 1st graders this week.

Carrie and Tanya welcome Beth Duhon to discuss ideas for implementing summer learning into your classroom.

Tanya and Carrie share songs and activities they are doing with their Kindergarten students this week, including ideas for establishing routines and procedures with young musicians entering the music room for the first time.

MTCT #159: Starting the School Year: Putting First Things First by Carrie Nicholas and Tanya LeJeune

Carrie and Tanya share ideas for summer learning such as classes, podcasts, and book recommendations.

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Tanya and Carrie discuss their end of the year plans including what content we are still going to teach and some of the extra fun things we do this time of year to keep kids engaged.

Carrie and Tanya check in on how they have implemented things they learned during the 2023 Summer Book Club while reading "Realizing Diversity: An Equity Framework for Music Education" by Karen Howard.

In this episode, Tanya and Carrie discuss our takeaways from the 2024 OAKE National Conference as well as our general thoughts on Kodály-inspired teaching as we see it today. Of course we talk about Beyoncé too! It all makes sense when you listen.