Make Moments Matter: A Music Education Podcast

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Focus on Job Hunting - Everything Before the Interview! Feb 14, 2023

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This episode of the podcast is a replay containing the audio version of the Musical Monday LIVE video recorded on 2/13/23. This week I shared some ideas about how to look for jobs, network with colleagues, and set up a portfolio to share with potential employers.

If you're not familiar with musical Mondays, every Monday night at 8 p.m. Eastern time I go live on Facebook and Instagram to share about the lessons that I'm using in class with my students. I give a recap of my K-5 lessons and then do a deep dive about one grade level and share the books, instruments, songs, and process that I use to teach the lesson to kids.

This podcast episode contains all the audio from the Musical Monday video, but if you'd like to see a replay of the video itself you can follow this link to the archived video on YouTube.

Click here to see the Musical Mondays LIVE recap page where I share links to resources and ideas mentioned in the video.

Orff Schulwerk & Pitched Percussion with Guest Josh Southard Feb 09, 2023

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In this episode I'm talking with Josh Southard about the world of Orff Schulwerk and the instruments often used in Orff classrooms. We talk about how to get kids started on the instruments, pitched percussion exploration, instrument tips and tricks, how many/what kind of instruments to purchase, some instrument care ideas, and lots more!

Resources mentioned in the podcast: Teaching With Orff: http://bit.ly/2pVegxK Instrument Repair Hospital with Lissa Ray: http://bit.ly/2uzSNPX Smoky Row Elementary Music Website: http://www.smokyrowmusicroom.org/ American Orff Schulwerk Association Website: http://AOSA.org

Focus on Third Grade and Finding Similarities and Differences Feb 07, 2023

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This episode of the podcast is a replay containing the audio version of the Musical Monday LIVE video recorded on 2/6/23. This week I shared about the dance "Pata Pata" and how to teach students to look for similarities and differences.

This podcast episode contains all the audio from the Musical Monday video, but if you'd like to see a replay of the video itself you can follow this link to the archived video on YouTube.

Click here to see the Musical Mondays LIVE recap page where I share links to resources and ideas mentioned in the video.

Orff Schulwerk and Recorder with Guest Natasha Thurmon Feb 01, 2023

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In this episode I get a chance to discuss everything recorder with my friend Natasha Thurmon. In this conversation we talk primarily about ways to approach teaching the recorder, some common practices, resources to consider, and more!

Resources mentioned in this podcast:

Music For Children CD Recordings (English): https://amzn.to/2pDMzJD Musica Poetica CD Recordings (German): http://bit.ly/2DSllU0

Recorder Resources:

Recorder Routes (Carol King): https://amzn.to/2pEcHnL Recorder Improvisation & Technique Bk 1 (Isabel McNeill Carley) : https://amzn.to/2DSlPJO Music for Children Vol. 1 (Orff & Keetman): https://amzn.to/2GavH3o American Orff Schulwerk Association Website: www.AOSA.org

Using Visuals to Decode a Song or Melody Jan 31, 2023

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This episode of the podcast is a replay containing the audio version of the Musical Monday LIVE video recorded on 1/30/23. This week I shared about how to use visual aids to help students understand melodies and song form.

This podcast episode contains all the audio from the Musical Monday video, but if you'd like to see a replay of the video itself you can follow this link to the archived video on YouTube.

Click here to see the Musical Mondays LIVE recap page where I share links to resources and ideas mentioned in the video.

Orff Schulwerk & Movement with guest Beth Melin Nelson Jan 26, 2023

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In this episode I'm talking with Beth Melin Nelson about Orff Schulwerk. In our conversation we talk primarily about how movement and dance function as a part of the Orff approach and ways that you can incorporate movement into your lessons. I had a spelling error while recording the podcast so please see corrected hashtags to follow below! Also know that since 2018 many educators have stopped using the word "posse" and the AOSA hashtag has been changed from #OrffPosse to #OrffFam

Resources mentioned in the podcast: American Orff Schulwerk Association Website: www.AOSA.org David's Twitter: @MakeMomentsMatt AOSA Twitter: @AOSA1968 Popular hashtags to follow #OrffSchulwerk #Orff #OrffFam #elmusiced #musiced #musiceducation

Creating Rhythms and Poems for Children's Books Jan 24, 2023

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This episode of the podcast is a replay containing the audio version of the Musical Monday LIVE video recorded on 1/23/23. This week I shared about how to create rhythmic poems and body percussion pieces to go along with books.

This podcast episode contains all the audio from the Musical Monday video, but if you'd like to see a replay of the video itself you can follow this link to the archived video on YouTube.

Click here to see the Musical Mondays LIVE recap page where I share links to resources and ideas mentioned in the video.

Exploring Orff Schulwerk with guest Jennifer Donovan Jan 18, 2023

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What does it mean to be an "Orff teacher," how can you include pitched and nonpitched instruments into lessons, what are tips for teaching recorder, how about ideas about teaching on a cart? I thought it would be fun to revisit a series of conversations I had with Orff specialists from 2018 where I explore those exact questions! In this encore episode, I'm talking with Jennifer Donovan about the world of Orff Schulwerk.

Resources mentioned in the podcast: Windsongs Series Recorder Books: http://bit.ly/2FRbNO8 Chris Judah-Lauder Recorder Games: http://bit.ly/2pg2Wvh Everyday Recorder: Recorder Everyday: http://bit.ly/2FzgFIp

Children's Books: Where to buy them, how to find them, and ideas for using them! Jan 17, 2023

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This episode of the podcast is a replay containing the audio version of the Musical Monday LIVE video recorded on 1/16/23. This week I shared about how to find, choose, and use children's books in your classroom.

This podcast episode contains all the audio from the Musical Monday video, but if you'd like to see a replay of the video itself you can follow this link to the archived video on YouTube.

Click here to see the Musical Mondays LIVE recap page where I share links to resources and ideas mentioned in the video.

Exploring Orff Schulwerk with guest Tiffany English Jan 11, 2023

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Have you ever wondered, "What is Orff Schulwerk? Should I do the summer training? How can I get started?" I thought it would be fun to revisit a series of conversations I had with Orff specialists from 2018 where I explore those exact questions! In this encore episode, I'm talking with Tiffany English, former president of the American Orff Schulwerk Association. Our conversation is all about the world of Orff Schulwerk: what it is, what it isn't, pedagogy, teaching ideas, what you can expect should you decide to do Orff levels training, why you should visit a local Orff chapter, and more. Resources mentioned in this podcast: American Orff Schulwerk Association Website: AOSA.org Links to your local Orff Chapter: http://aosa.org/chapters/

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