I have been wanting to redesign the music room for some time now. Many of the resources on the wall were from my first few years of teach...

******Disclaimer: I am not a medical professional. The article below is strictly to give you a glimpse into my classroom and hopefully in...

As we are wading through this new frontier of online learning it can be difficult to come up with new ideas for our lessons. Additionally...

After making online lesson plans for a few weeks you may feel like you are running out of fresh ideas. Below I have outlined what my les...

While we are trying to figure out ways to teach our elementary students virtually, it can be hard finding content that is applicable to o...

Students singing by themselves is a important concept for elementary students. It helps build their confidence and develops vocal indepen...

Gone are the days of traditional music textbooks where you pass a grade level book out to each student, get all students on the right pag...

Unison Singing- The Stepping Stone In order for your students to sing two-part literature well, they must first sing unison literature we...

Below you will find a link to the presentation "Flipping the Bottle: 10 Ways to Flip Students' Mindsets on Music" Blake Richter and I pre...

It's that time of year again, the month before school starts! Teachers are starting to organize their classrooms and get ready for the new...

Rounds are an amazing way to get students of all ages to start singing in tune, build part independence, and improve aural skills. Below ...

I was asked to run an elementary reading session for the Missouri Choral Director's Association summer conference. I reviewed around 100 ...

Kodaly: Doggie Doggie is one of my top 5 favorite songs that I do in the classroom. I usually play this game in Kindergarden or 1st grade...

Kodaly: Charlie Over the Ocean is a great song that you can do with many grades. My favorite part about this song is that it helps devel...

Kodaly: Bounce High, Bounce low is a great song to teach beat, high/low, and ta titi. I usually use this songs with kindergarten or first...

Kodaly: Bee Bee Bumble is a great song to do with Kindergarten or 1st Grade. It helps teach titi ta and beat. I usually use this song t...

Kodaly: Rocky Mountain is a great historical song to teach "Re" and review "Do". Many students at first glance do not understand the son...

Kodaly: Mouse Mousie is a great song to teach Do. It is only made up of Sol, Mi, and Do which makes it easy for the students to see the ...

Kodaly: Let Us Chase the Squirrel is mainly taught to introduce Re and reinforce Do and half notes. The game is basically the same game ...

Kodaly: Five Fat Turkeys is a great song to do around Thanksgiving. The main concept you may teach with this song is half notes but you ...