Carrie Nicholas and Tanya LeJeune

Music Teacher Coffee Talk

We are Kodály inspired elementary music teachers who love to share songs, activities, lessons, and ideas for the music room. Show notes at https://musicteachercoffeetalkpodcast.blogspot.com/

Author

Carrie Nicholas and Tanya LeJeune

Category

Education

Latest episode

May 26, 2026

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Episodes

MTCT #103- Dear Choir Directors 12.12.2021

Tanya interviews Amanda Isaac, a Kodály-Inspired high school choral director in California.

MTCT Episode #102: Dear Student Teachers 28.11.2021

Carrie and Brian, a former student teacher, talk about his student teaching experience and advice for student teachers.

MTCT Episode #101: Dear Frustrated Teachers 14.11.2021

Carrie and Tanya discuss strategies for frustrated or burnt-out teachers.

MTCT Episode #100: 💯Favorite Things 31.10.2021

Tanya and Carrie celebrate their 100th podcast episode and talk about 100 favorite things in and out of the music room.

MTCT Episode #99: Dear Cooperating Teachers 17.10.2021

Carrie and Tanya gives tips for teachers expecting to host a student teacher.

MTCT Episode #98: Dear Seasoned Teachers 05.10.2021

Carrie and Tanya talk discuss the stages of a teaching career and give advice to veteran teachers.

MTCT Episode #97: Dear New Teachers... 19.09.2021

Carrie and Tanya give tips for new music teachers.

MTCT Episode #96: New Beginnings: Getting Students on the Same Page 06.09.2021

Tanya and Carrie discuss strategies and specific song literature to use when establishing guidelines, procedures, and basic musical skills at the beginning of the school year.

MTCT Episode #95: Back to School: What's Working and What We're Working On 22.08.2021

Welcome to a new school year! In this bonus-length episode, Carrie and Tanya discuss how they're approaching this school year and what's working for the first days of school in the music room.

MTCT Episode #94: Summer Book Club 2021: Chap. 7&8 04.08.2021

Tanya and Carrie wrap up the Summer 2021 Book Club with a discussion of Chapters 7&8.

MTCT Episode #93: Summer Book Club 2021: Chap. 5&6 12.07.2021

Tanya and Carrie continue their 2021 Summer Book Club and discuss chapters 5 & 6 of Culturally Responsive Teaching in Music Education.

MTCT Episode #92: Summer Book Club: Chap. 3 & 4 Culturally Responsive Teaching in Music Education 28.06.2021

Tanya and Carrie discuss chapters 3 & 4 of Culturally Responsive Teaching in Music Education.

MTCT Episode #91: Summer Book Club: Chapters 1 & 2 Culturally Responsive Teaching in Music Education 15.06.2021

It's the first episode of the MTCT Summer Book Club 2021! Tanya and Carrie discuss Chapters 1 and 2 of Culturally Responsive Teaching in Music Education.

MTCT Episode #90: Your Future Self Will Thank You 10.05.2021

The school year is wrapping up and Summer break will be here before we know it! As we complete those end of the year tasks, what can we do now that our future selfs will thank us for later? Tanya and Carrie discuss their end of year in class and out of class plans.

MTCT Episode #89 26.04.2021

It's been a unique school year. While there have been several challenges, there are some new procedures and strategies worth keeping from this year. Carrie and Tanya discuss what's worth keeping from this COVID year!

MTCT Episode #88: Preparing and Presenting Professional Development 12.04.2021

Are you stepping into the role of providing professional development to other teachers? Tanya and Carrie have several tips for creating, presenting, and facilitating sessions and workshops in music education. From inception of your PD to day-of-presenting, we's got you covered!

MTCT Episode #87: New Favorites for 1st Grade and Kindergarten 29.03.2021

Carrie and Tanya discuss songs. games, activities and strategies they are using in 1st grade and kindergarten this Spring.

MTCT Episode #86: New Favorites in 2nd Grade 15.03.2021

Carrie and Tanya discuss what's happening in 2nd grade music during this COVID-19 school year.

MTCT Episode #85: New Favorites for 3rd Grade 21.02.2021

Tanya and Carrie discuss 3rd grade plans in the music room.

MTCT Episode #84: New Favorites for 4th Grade 07.02.2021

Carrie and Tanya discuss 4th grade activities for this COVID school year.

MTCT Episode #83: New Favorites for 5th and 6th Grade 24.01.2021

Tanya and Carrie discuss their new favorite learning activities in 5th and 6th grade music class.

MTCT Episode #82: Planning for the Second Semester 10.01.2021

Tanya and Carrie discussion their strategies for planning the second half of a COVID-land school year during uncertainty and limitations.

MTCT Episode #81: Relaxation and Rejuvenation 22.12.2020

Tanya and Carrie discuss their plans for relaxation and rejuvenation during the winter school brake.

MTCT Episode #80: 3 Favorite Winter Activities 08.12.2020

Tanya and Carrie discuss their favorite winter activities and how they're adapting them to remote teaching.

MTCT Episode #79: Top 3 Episodes for our 3 Year Anniversary 24.11.2020

Carrie and Tanya discuss our top 3 episodes as a celebration of our 3 year podcasting anniversary! We discuss what things are still relevant and helpful in these 3 episodes as well as things that we would say or do differently now.

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