Music For Kiddos Podcast

In this episode of the Music for Kiddos Podcast , Stephanie dives into some fun and personal frequently asked questions from listeners.    Get free music every month and be a part of our Song-of-the-Month Club!   www.musicforkiddos.com/newsletter   We have partnered with West Music. Check out their incredible instruments and their incredible offerings at WestMusic.com or you can place your order a...

Welcome to another episode of the Music for Kiddos podcast! In this episode, Stephanie answers some of the most frequently asked questions she gets about licensing, becoming a music therapist, and provides some ideas on how to use her music in your classroom, performances, and presentations. Stay tuned for part 2 in two weeks, where Stephanie dives into more personal questions about her songwritin...

In today's episode, we're diving into one of my favorite topics— clinical musicianship . Clinical musicianship is a key concept in music therapy that focuses on using music to achieve clinical goals. Whether you're a music therapist or just someone curious about how music can be applied in a clinical setting, this episode will introduce you to the basics of clinical musicianship and its important...

The Music For Kiddos Podcast is back for another season! In this episode, we're diving into our most popular winter songs for kids (psst...you can find these on any music streaming platform— for free!). Tune in as we explore these perfect tunes for a snowy or chilly day. Grab your hot chocolate , cozy up, and enjoy! Fidn Winter Songs For Kids on Spotify!   Get free music every month and be a part...

In this episode, Stephanie shares practical examples and recommendations for creating movement sequences that address different energy levels in children. Stephanie provides specific song suggestions and shares her experiences to help music educators, music therapists and caregivers support kids with sensory regulation strategies using music. *Thanks for listening to this season of the Music For K...

In this episode, Stephanie dives into her philosophy on introducing ukulele to kids at a young age. She explores a success-based approach to teaching the ukulele, emphasizing the importance of fostering a love for music and providing children with a meaningful outlet for self-expression.   Get free music every month and be a part of our Song-of-the-Month Club!   www.musicforkiddos.com/newsletter  ...

Let's save you some time this school year! Stephanie shares ready-to-use resources for a music sub lesson plan using all of our publicly available songs.    Resources on YouTube: Move To The Beat Shake-a My Egg Yoga Song Watermelon, Watermelon Body Percussion Play-Along   Resources on music streaming services: Say Hello: on Spotify | on Apple Music | on Amazon Music Blowing In The Wind: on Spotify...

On this episode of the Music For Kiddos Podcast, Stephanie shares five no-prep fall ideas for early childhood music.   Get free music every month and be a part of our Song-of-the-Month Club!   www.musicforkiddos.com/newsletter   We have partnered with West Music. Check out their incredible instruments and their incredible offerings at WestMusic.com or you can place your order at their customer ser...

How do kids respond in your presence? Have you ever thought about how your energy impacts the energy of the kids that you work with? On this curiosity-led episide, Stephanie talks about this topic and how our own regulation and our nervous system responses impact kids.   Get free music every month and be a part of our Song-of-the-Month Club!   www.musicforkiddos.com/newsletter   We have partnered...

Welcome back to the Music For Kiddos Podcast! As a reminder, the Music For Kiddos Podcast have two seasons a year: we post a new episode every other week in February, March and April, and then in August, September and October. Thanks for listening! On this episode: You have the opportunity to set the tone for the upcoming year with the way you present the first few classes or sessions. In this epi...

For the final episode of this season of the Music For Kiddos Podcast, Stephanie talks about one of her most frequently asked questions: how to bring improvisation in to the music classroom.   Get free music every month and be a part of our Song-of-the-Month Club!   www.musicforkiddos.com/newsletter   We have partnered with West Music. Check out their incredible instruments and their incredible off...

Stephanie shares her favorite songs for the main instrument she uses with kids: egg shakers!   Get free music every month and be a part of our Song-of-the-Month Club!   www.musicforkiddos.com/newsletter   We have partnered with West Music. Check out their incredible instruments and their incredible offerings at WestMusic.com or you can place your order at their customer service hotline at (800) 39...

On this episode of the Music For Kiddos Podcast, Stephanie shares with us some of her favorite relaxing songs for kids.    Click here for our Spotify playlist, Relaxing Songs For Kids .     Get free music every month and be a part of our Song-of-the-Month Club!   www.musicforkiddos.com/newsletter   We have partnered with West Music. Check out their incredible instruments and their incredible offer...

How can we use music as a classroom management tool? Stephanie Leavell shares some ideas and songs you can use for classroom management.   Get free music every month and be a part of our Song-of-the-Month Club!   www.musicforkiddos.com/newsletter   We have partnered with West Music. Check out their incredible instruments and their incredible offerings at WestMusic.com or you can place your order a...

What's a canopy scarf? How can we use it in the music classroom? Stephanie talks about her favorite movement prop: the canopy scarf and shares canopy scarf songs.     Get free music every month and be a part of our Song-of-the-Month Club!   www.musicforkiddos.com/newsletter   We have partnered with West Music. Check out their incredible instruments and their incredible offerings at WestMusic.com o...

Stephanie Leavell shares her favorite stretchy band songs for preschool and kindergarten.    Get free music every month and be a part of our Song-of-the-Month Club!   www.musicforkiddos.com/newsletter   We have partnered with West Music. Check out their incredible instruments and their incredible offerings at WestMusic.com or you can place your order at their customer service hotline at (800) 397-...

The Music For Kiddos Podcast is back for a new season and on this week's episode, Stephanie talks about friendship songs for kids. Stephanie also shares how she approaches Valentine's Day with kids and how she likes to bring art and crafts and multi sensory experiences to music time.   Get free music every month and be a part of our Song-of-the-Month Club!   www.musicforkiddos.com/newsletter   We...

A personal update from Stephanie Leavell.   Get free music every month and be a part of our Song-of-the-Month Club!   www.musicforkiddos.com/newsletter   We have partnered with West Music. Check out their incredible instruments and their incredible offerings at WestMusic.com or you can place your order at their customer service hotline at (800) 397-9378. Use code KIDDOS25 for free shipping on orde...

On this week's episode of the Music For Kiddos Podcast, Stephanie sits with Miss Julieann (@missjulieannmusic) to chat about her new album "Resilient Child."     Get free music every month and be a part of our Song-of-the-Month Club!   www.musicforkiddos.com/newsletter   We have partnered with West Music. Check out their incredible instruments and their incredible offerings at WestMusic.com or you...

Stephanie Leavell is joined by Kat Harhai to talk about neurodiversity affirming practice and give us a glimpse of their new course at musicforkiddos.com " Authentically Supporting Autistic Youth ."   Get free music every month and be a part of our Song-of-the-Month Club!   www.musicforkiddos.com/newsletter   We have partnered with West Music. Check out their incredible instruments and their incre...

On this episode of the Music For Kiddos Podcast, Stephanie Leavell asnwer her most frequently asked questions about music therapy.    Get free music every month and be a part of our Song-of-the-Month Club!  www.musicforkiddos.com/newsletter   We have partnered with West Music. Check out their incredible instruments and their incredible offerings at WestMusic.com or you can place your order at thei...

Did you know that our most popular inquiry at www.musicforkiddos.com people looking for scarf songs, stretchy band or parachute songs, etc.? We get it; because there is truly nothing better than a fun and engaging prop song. On this episode of the Music For Kiddos Podcast, Stephanie shares 3 prop songs for early childhood music time.    Get free music every month and be a part of our Song-of-the-M...

On this episode of the Music For Kiddos Podcast, Stephanie Leavell taks about music and transitions and shares three early childhood songs that work well for this to happen smoothly with kids!  Songs in this episode: Stand Up Brush Your Teeth by Stephanie Leavell Walk, Walk, Walk by Stephanie Leavell   Get free music every month and be a part of our Song-of-the-Month Club!  www.musicforkiddos.com/...

Stephanie shares 3 songs for sensory regulation that can be used during music therapy sessions and music classes with kids!   Get free music every month and be a part of our Song-of-the-Month Club!  www.musicforkiddos.com/newsletter   We have partnered with West Music. Check out their incredible instruments and their incredible offerings at WestMusic.com or you can place your order at their custom...

Stephanie shares 3 Goodbye Songs for preschool and elementary school music time!   Get free music every month and be a part of our Song-of-the-Month Club!  www.musicforkiddos.com/newsletter   We have partnered with West Music. Check out their incredible instruments and their incredible offerings at WestMusic.com or you can place your order at their customer service hotline at (800) 397-9378. Use c...