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 Episode #53 - 3rd Grade pt. 2 Focus on Melody 01.12.2019 54:27

Carrie and Tanya talk about melodic concepts in 3rd Grade. Show notes at https://tanyaelementarymusic.blogspot.com/2019/12/mtct-53-3rd-grade-melodic-focus.html

MTCT Episode #52: Focus on 3rd Grade pt. 1 (Rhythm) 17.11.2019 59:03

Music ed tips for Kodály, Orff, and eclectic elementary music teachers. Tanya and Carrie discuss favorite songs, games, and activities to teach rhythm concepts in 3rd grade.

MTCT Episode #51: Focus on 2nd Grade 03.11.2019 57:10

Music ed tips for Kodály, Orff, and eclectic elementary music teachers. Carrie and Tanya discuss favorite songs and games for teaching 2nd grade concepts in the music room.

MTCT Episode #50: Focus on 1st Grade 20.10.2019 1:00:57

Music ed tips for Kodály, Orff, and eclectic elementary music teachers. Tanya and Carrie discuss 1st grade in the music room.

MTCT Episode #49: Focus on Kindergarten 08.10.2019 1:12:15

Tanya and Carrie focus on specifics of teaching kindergarten music.

MTCT Episode #48: 3 Goals for the New School Year 20.09.2019 40:33

Tanya and Carrie discuss goals for the new school year.

MTCT Episode #47: Building Relationships 01.09.2019 1:08:28

Tanya and Carrie discuss strategies to build relationships in the music room. Show notes: https://tanyaelementarymusic.blogspot.com/2019/09/mtct-47-building-relationships-in-music.html

MTCT Episode #46: Planning for the First Weeks of School 19.08.2019 1:15:44

Tanya and Carrie discuss specific plans for the the beginning of the school year in the music room. Show notes: https://tanyaelementarymusic.blogspot.com/2019/08/mtct-46-planning-for-first-weeks-of.html

MTCT Episode #45: Back to School Planning for the Year 04.08.2019 50:28

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MTCT Episode #44: Summer Book Club! Teaching for Musical Understanding Chap 11 & 12 25.07.2019 46:36

Carrie and Tanya conclude the Summer Book Club and discuss chapters 11 and 12.

MTCT Episode #43: Summer Book Club! Teaching for Musical Understanding Chap. 8-10 09.07.2019 1:14:36

Tanya and Carrie continue their Summer book club and discuss chapters 8-10 of Teaching for Musical Understanding by Jackie Wiggins.

MTCT Episode #42: Summer Book Club! Teaching for Musical Understanding Chap. 5-7 27.06.2019 1:23:53

Carrie and Tanya discuss chapters 5-7 of Teaching for Musical Understanding Chapters 5-7

MTCT Episode #41: Summer Book Club! Teaching for Musical Understanding Chap 1-4 12.06.2019 1:15:44

Welcome to our Summer Book Club! We are reading Teaching for Musical Understanding by Jackie Wiggins. In this episode we discuss chapters 1-4.

MTCT Episode #40 Preparing for Summer Learning 30.05.2019 1:09:00

Taking a Kodály, Orff, and Dalcroze level this summer? Tanya and Carrie give tips for preparing for summer learning. Show notes can be found here:https://tanyaelementarymusic.blogspot.com/2019/05/mtct-40-preparing-for-summer-learning.html

MTCT Episode #39: End of the Year Gems 11.05.2019 52:56

Carrie and Tanya list specific favorite songs and games for the end of the school year. Shownotes can be found at:https://tanyaelementarymusic.blogspot.com/2019/05/mtct-39-gems-for-end-of-school-year.html

MTCT Episode #38: Summer Schemes and Dreams 29.04.2019 47:12

Carrie and Tanya discuss their Summer 2019 plans and announce the music education book for the MTCT Summer Book Club 2019! Show notes at https://tanyaelementarymusic.blogspot.com/2019/05/mtct-38-summer-dreams-and-schemes.html

MTCT Episode #37: Assessments 15.04.2019 1:04:35

Tanya and Carrie talk about authentic assessments in the elementary music room. Show notes at https://tanyaelementarymusic.blogspot.com/2019/05/mtct-37-assessments.html

MTCT Episode #36: OAKE 2019 Conference in Columbus, OH 29.03.2019 1:04:05

Tanya and Carrie review the OAKE (Organization of American Kodály Educators) 2019 Conference in Columbus, OH!

MTCT Episode #35: Multipurpose Songs 10.03.2019 53:15

Tanya and Carrie discuss elementary music songs that can be used for multiple concepts. Shownotes can be found at https://tanyaelementarymusic.blogspot.com/2019/03/music-teacher-coffee-talk-35.html

MTCT Episode #34: Resilience 23.02.2019 1:07:16

Resiliency is an important skill all teachers should cultivate. In this episode of the Music Teacher Coffee Talk podcast, Carrie and Tanya discuss ideas on how to keep teacher burnout at bay and how to find teacher happiness for a long career. Show notes are at Teaching Music: Tanya's Kodály Aspiring Blog MTCT Episode 34. https://tanyaelementarymusic.blogspot.com/2019/02/mtct-34-resiliency.html

MTCT Episode #33: Teaching Form 11.02.2019 43:20

Carrie and Tanya talk about favorite resources for teaching form in the elementary music room. Show notes at Tanya Elementary Music Blogspot MTCT 32 https://tanyaelementarymusic.blogspot.com/2019/02/mtct-32-teaching-form.html

MTCT Episode #32: Dynamics and Tempo 27.01.2019 1:07:16

Tanya and Carrie discuss resources and strategies for teaching dynamics and tempo.

MTCT Episode #31: Teaching Instruments of the Orchestra 14.01.2019 59:02

Tanya and Carrie discuss resources and strategies for teaching instruments of the orchestra. Show notes are here https://tanyaelementarymusic.blogspot.com/2019/01/mtct-31-teaching-instruments-of.html

MTCT Episode #30: Top 5 Favorites of 2018 04.01.2019 43:19

Tanya and Carrie discuss their favorite 2018 things in and out of the music room.

MTCT Episode #29: Creating Traditions 09.12.2018 51:41

Tanya and Carrie discuss building school traditions and community through music.