Carrie Nicholas and Tanya LeJeune

Music Teacher Coffee Talk

Education EN ↓ 203 episodes

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

Episodes

MTCT #78: What's Working 08.11.2020 1:02:40

Carrie and Tanya discuss what is working well in the socially distanced classroom, remote teaching, and asynchronous teaching. Show notes at https://musicteachercoffeetalkpodcast.blogspot.com/2020/11/episode-78-whats-working.html

MTCT Episode #77: Student Choice and Voice 26.10.2020 1:02:33

Tanya and Carrie discuss student choice and student voice in the elementary music classroom.

MTCT Episode #76: Work Smarter, Not Harder! 11.10.2020 1:04:51

Tanya and Carrie discuss several work smarter, not harder teacher tips for productivity, in-person elementary music teaching, and online teaching tips! Show notes at: https://musicteachercoffeetalkpodcast.blogspot.com/2020/10/episode-76-work-smarter-not-harder.html

MTCT Episode #75: Highs and Lows for Back to School 2020 20.09.2020 59:44

Carrie and Tanya discuss successes and challenges in teaching elementary music from the the beginning of the 2020 school year.

MTCT Episode #74: New Routines for New (COVID) Times 07.09.2020 1:05:15

Tanya and Carrie discuss specific routines, classroom set-ups, and songs and games for the upcoming school year.

MTCT Episode #73: Building Relationships During Challenging Times 25.08.2020 59:32

Tanya and Carrie discuss their plans for the upcoming school year.

MTCT Episode #72: 2020 Summer Book Club conclusion 11.08.2020 1:00:31

Carrie and Tanya discuss chapter 7 and concluding thoughts of Music Education and Social Emotional Learning: The Heart of Teaching Music by Scott N. Edgar.

MTCT Episode #71: 2020 Summer Book Club part 3. 26.07.2020 1:07:29

Carrie and Tanya discuss chapters 6 & 7 of Music Education and Social Emotional Learning: The Heart of Teaching Music by Scott N. Edgar.

MTCT Episode #70: 2020 Summer Book Club part 2 13.07.2020 1:06:07

Carrie and Tanya discuss chapters 4 & 5 of Music Education and Social Emotional Learning: The Heart of Teaching Music by Scott N. Edgar.

MTCT Episode #69: 2020 Summer Book Club, Pt. 1 29.06.2020 1:02:03

Carrie and Tanya discuss chapters 1 & 2 of Music Education and Social Emotional Learning: The Heart of Teaching Music by Scott N. Edgar.

MTCT Episode #68: Q & A with Tanya & Carrie 14.06.2020 1:05:31

Tanya and Carrie answer listener questions plus debut a new segmant: "Know better, do better."

MTCT Episode #67: Refocusing the Conversation on Race in Music Education 10.06.2020 44:08

Tanya and Carrie have a conversation about race and music education.

MTCT Episode #66: Summer Plans to Prepare for the Unknown 24.05.2020 52:42

Carrie and Tanya discuss their summer learning plans and how they are preparing for the coming school year.

MTCT Episode #65: Closure During Distance Learning 10.05.2020 49:50

Carrie and Tanya talk with special guests Aileen Miracle and Katie Minneci from The Music Room podcast about closure during this distance learning end of the school year.

MTCT Episode #64: All About Puppets! 27.04.2020 1:07:35

Carrie and Tanya discuss using puppets in the music room as well as for online and distance learning. This episode was originally recorded on a Facebook Live video. Check out the video and the show notes here: https://musicteachercoffeetalkpodcast.blogspot.com/2020/04/episode-64-all-about-puppets.html

MTCT Episode #63: Online Everything 12.04.2020 1:02:54

Carrie and Tanya discuss their continuing online teaching adventures.

MTCT Episode #62: Ideas and Tips for Online Learning 30.03.2020 49:50

Carrie and Tanya discuss their first week of online music teaching and learning. Show notes can be found at musicteachercoffeetalkpodcast.com.

MTCT Episode #61: OAKE 2020 Conference Recap 21.03.2020 35:28

Carrie and Tanya recap the OAKE 2020 conference. The Organization of American Kodály Educators conference was in Portland, March 6-8, 2020.

MTCT Episode #60 Bonus: Distance Learning Begins 15.03.2020 53:07

Wash your hands and don't be racist. Let's talk online learning for elementary music students. Tanya and Carrie discuss a few ideas to set-up an online learning environment in light of many schools moving to online learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

MTCT Episode #59: Student and Teacher Resilience 01.03.2020 49:23

Tanya and Carrie discuss music class activities that foster resilience during stressful times.

MTCT Episode #58: How to Ace Your Teacher Evaluation 17.02.2020 1:07:57

Stressed about your teacher evaluation? Tanya and Carrie talk strategies to prepare for and even learn from your observation.

MTCT Episode #57: Sample Lesson Plans in a Kodály-Inspired Classroom 02.02.2020 1:05:30

Carrie and Tanya discuss two real-life lesson plans. One for kindergarten and one for 5th grade. Shownotes found at https://musicteachercoffeetalkpodcast.blogspot.com/2020/02/episode-57-sample-lesson-plans-in.html

MTCT Episode #56: Planning in a Kodály Inspired Classroom 20.01.2020 1:19:23

Tanya and Carrie discuss long-range and short-range curriculum and lesson planning in the elementary music classroom. Shownotes at https://tanyaelementarymusic.blogspot.com/2020/01/mtct-56-planning-in-kodaly-inspired.html

MTCT Episode #55: Focus on 5th Grade 05.01.2020 58:33

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MTCT Episode #54: Focus on 4th Grade 17.12.2019 47:33

Kodály inspired music teachers Carrie and Tanya talk 4th grade!