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, being able to conv...

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 lessons look like and g...

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

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

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 page (a daunting task),...

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

Below you will find a link to the presentation "Flipping the Bottle: 10 Ways to Flip Students' Mindsets on Music" Blake Richter and I presented at the 2019 M...

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 school year. I alw...

Rounds are an amazing way to get students of all ages to start singing in tune, build part independence, and improve aural skills. Below you will find 10 rou...

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

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 but have even done ...

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 develop solo singing and ...

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 grade. After we le...

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 to introduce beat in ...

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

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 distinction between ...

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 as Apple Tree. 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 may also review ta t...

Kodaly: Apple Tree is a great song to review ta titi and introduce Do. I usually use this in my 2nd grade music classroom. Game: Have students walk to the b...

Frere Jaques is a round everyone should have in their Kodaly toolbox. This song can be used to teach rounds, low sol, and half notes. I typically start hav...