How To Teach Music with Jessica Grant

Health Series Episode 1:  Summer is the perfect time to reset our nutrition and health habits and begin new habits.  Kelly Cullen shares about her role as a Naturopath and insight into how we can make the best choices in our nutrition and health. Kelly is a Naturopath, holistic health practitioner, nutritional consultant and weight loss specialist.  Kelly studied at Eastern Michigan University, th...

The students are gone, your classroom is clean, you are home and ready to start summer.  Now what?  Here are a few ideas for what to tackle in terms of school, home, and self.  Start the summer off with reflection, preparation, and taking time for you.     Afternoon Ti: blog - https://afternoonti.blogspot.com instagram- @highafternoonti   Intro/Outro Music Our Big Adventury by Scott Holmes www.sco...

Darla Meek shares how we can implement the Orff approach with our children's church choirs.  You'll hear how to use scripture and hymns as a guide to creating movement, speech, instrumental, and vocal pieces. Darla Meek is the Music Education Coordinator and Lecturer at Texas A&M University in Commerce.  She teaches undergraduate and graduate elementary music education classes and supervises stude...

Darla Meek shares about the Kodaly and Orff approaches as well as how we can use recorders with our students. Darla Meek is the Music Education Coordinator and Lecturer at Texas A&M University in Commerce.  She teaches undergraduate and graduate elementary music education classes and supervises student teachers.  She earned her Bachelor of Music Education from Dallas Baptist University and her Mas...

What exactly is elemental music?  What does it look like within the Orff Schulwerk Approach?  And how can we use art to create musical experiences for students?  Drue Bullington will be sharing about these three topics in this episode. Drue Bullington teaches elemental music and movement at Brownstown Elementary School in the Conestoga Valley School District in Lancaster, PA.  He earned his Bachel...

Need some fresh ideas for those last few days of school?  Wanting to continue the music making, but unable to access your instruments or supplies?  Listen in to hear some lesson ideas that I've used at the end of the year that have worked for me.  Hope you find a gem or two to try!  Finish well friends! Afternoon Ti: blog - https://afternoonti.blogspot.com Instagram - @highafternoonti   Intro/Outr...

Have you used Google Sites?  My students created a Google Site about the orchestra and I'll be sharing about the lesson in this episode.  You'll also hear a few lesson ideas for how to implement Google Sites into your classroom! To access materials such as rubrics, websites, and other information about how to use Google Sites, check out the blog at https://afternoonti.blogspot.com .   Afternoon Ti...

This has been one of my favorite interviews so far because I was able to talk with the Head of Good Shepherd Episcopal School, Dr. Julie McLeod.  Dr. McLeod is my administrator and I value her insight. I enjoyed hearing all that she had to share.  We talk about music education advocacy, how we can build a strong relationship with our administration, and other areas that make a difference in our sc...

Jennifer Ross shares ideas for making music with your Pre-K through Kindergarten students.  We talk about classroom management, First Steps of Music, and how to put together musical programs based on the musical learning that occurs in your classroom.  Based on John Feierabend's First Steps of Music Curriculum, Jennifer's goal is to help students to become tuneful, beatful, and artful. Jennifer Ro...

Hear about the experience and outlook of a first year music educator. Catherine Patterson shares about the things that were helpful, challenging, and surprising.   Catherine Patterson is the elementary music teacher at Talley Elementary in Frisco, TX.  She has completed Kodaly Levels I and II at SMU in Dallas. Catherine graduated from Dallas Baptist University in the Spring of 2018.  She loves any...

Georgia Newlin shares a wealth of information about the Kodály approach and developing part-singing skills with your students. I loved getting to hear her thoughts on the part-singing modules and how we can continue to keep ourselves curious and challenged as educators. Georgia A Newlin is an independent Music Education Consultant. She has taught in early childhood and public school music position...

Becca Buck began collecting authentic folk song material used in the homes of her students and has seen a huge impact in the way that her classroom has grown into a place of relevance, meaning and music making.  You'll hear why she began the project, the difference it has made, and what she has learned as an educator. Becca Buck is the K-5th grade music teacher at M.W. Savage and Gideon Pond Eleme...

Surprise Bonus Episode!  Here's a little Sunday night encouragement for you as you face the week ahead.  It's spring fever and if you're feeling like many of my friends and colleagues (and myself), a little encouragement might be all it takes to help you prepare for the week ahead and enter it joyfully - ready for whatever life brings your way.  Let's finish well friends! Afternoon Ti Website: www...

Evan Ramos is the Assistant Choir Director at Carroll High School in Southlake, TX.  He is a composer and arranger of pieces for choral music including O Magnum Mysterium and One Light .  In this episode, we talk about working with high school students, musical theater, and composition.   Website:  www.afternoonti.blogspot.com   Intro/Outro Music: Our Big Adventure by Scott Holmes www.scottholmesm...

In Part II, Dr. Ryan Fisher shares about his research on the male singing voice.  In the previous episode (Part I), he shared about teaching the male singer during the transitional period, teaching with falsetto vs. lower range, and ideas for taking care of our voices. Afternoon Ti Website:  www.afternoonti.blogspot.com Intro/Outro Music: Our Big Adventure by Scott Holmes www.scottholmesmusic.com...

In Part I, Dr. Ryan Fisher shares information about the male singing voice and ideas for how to work with students during the transitional voice period.  In Part II, you'll hear about his research on the male voice, research on falsetto vs. lower range singing for male teachers in the classroom, and how to take care of our voices as teachers.   Dr. Fisher is the Associate Professor of Music Educat...

Natasha Thurmon shares ways to introduce the recorder to students and how to incorporate alto and tenor recorders.  You'll hear tips on how to help students with tone and breathing, as well as ideas for how to use the recorder in our classrooms.   At the end of the episode, we talk about our love for running, how to stay motivated, and finding time to train. Afternoon Ti Website: www.afternoonti.b...

In this episode, I will continue talking with Terry Boyarsky about Dalcroze Eurythmics.  Terry shares about notation, song material, working with older students, and more.   Terry's website:  www.terryboyarsky.com Afternoon Ti website: www.afternoonti.blogspot.com   Intro/Outro Music: Our Big Adventure by Scott Holmes Website: www.scottholmesmusic.com  

In this episode, you'll hear all about Dalcroze Eurythmics with Terry Boyarsky.  Terry has a wealth of experience using the Dalcroze Approach with teachers and students.  In Part I, she shares about her experience learning the approach, information about Jacques Dalcroze and takes us through the process of using the approach in a lesson. www.terryboyarsky.blog www.afternoonti.blogspot.com   Intro/...

Monica Dale is an educator, writer, dancer, and musician with extensive training in Dalcroze Eurythmics.  She founded Musikinesis, an approach that merges dance and music.  You'll hear stories about her training, learn about her background involving Dalcroze Eurythmics, and the development of Musikinesis. www.afternoonti.blogspot.com www.musikinesis.com Musikinesis Summer Course at Eastman School...

In the second part of Episode 10, Victoria Boler shares about lesson planning, transitions and her teacher capsule wardrobe. Victoria's Website: www.wemakethemusic.org www.afternoonti.blogspot.com Intro/Outro Music: Our Big Adventure by Scott Holmes www.scottholmesmusic.com

In the first episode with Victoria Boler, she shares about her experiences with Orff and Kodaly approaches, as well as information about data collecting, goal setting and informances. Victoria's Website: www.wemakethemusic.org www.afternoonti.blogspot.com Intro/Outro Music: Our Big Adventure by Scott Holmes www.scottholmesmusic.com

In this episode, I'll share how we can integrate three well-known approaches to teach our students a musical piece.  You'll hear how we can pull out the concept of sixteenth notes from a Music for Children Volume I piece and teach it using the Dalcroze, Kodaly and Orff approaches.  Check out the blog to see more information: www.afternoonti.blogspot.com Intro/Outro: Our Big Adventure by Scott Holm...

In this three-part episode, you'll hear about the 'triple threat': Dalcroze, Kodaly and Orff Approaches. This is Part III and focuses on the Orff approach. I'll be sharing how the approaches began, who the men/women are that began them and elements within each, as well as much more. www.afternoonti.blogspot.com   Intro/Outro Music: Our Big Adventure by Scott Holmes www.scottholmesmusic.com  

In this three-part episode, you'll hear about the 'triple threat': Dalcroze, Kodaly and Orff Approaches. This is Part II and focuses on the Kodaly approach. I'll be sharing how the approaches began, who the men/women are that began them and elements within each, as well as much more. Holy Names University Folk Song Collection:  http://kodaly.hnu.edu/collection.cfm www.afternoonti.blogspot.com   In...