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Karla Bell: The Graceful Educator | S02E06 Dec 16, 2021

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Karla Bell, the Graceful Educator, joins Missy on the podcast to talk about the work she does every day in her program to lift up and nurture students, helping them grow into the learners and leaders that they need to be. You’ll hear about what it means to focus on equity and antiracist practices … Continue reading Karla Bell: The Graceful Educator | S02E06 →

Taylor Kurilew: CS – Let’s Get Back Into It! S02E05 Dec 02, 2021

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Missy talks with Taylor Kurilew, a teacher in the first years of using John Feierabend’s Conversational Solfege music literacy program for elementary students. In a former podcast, Missy and Taylor spent 3 episodes talking about the mechanics of CS as well as how to roll it out for the first time in her classroom. … Continue reading Taylor Kurilew: CS – Let’s Get Back Into It! S02E05 →

Austin Martin: Rhymes with Reason | S02E04 Nov 11, 2021

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Austin Martin is the founder of Rhymes with Reason, an online interactive platform helping students study vocabulary words through hip hop music. Austin talks to Missy about his enduring love for hip hop and why it seemed like a natural fit for truly meeting students where they live. Along the way, there are some … Continue reading Austin Martin: Rhymes with Reason | S02E04 →

Natasha Verhulst: Changing the Narrative About Indigenous Music | S02E03 Oct 21, 2021

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Natasha outlines a few important considerations as teachers create lessons for Native American Heritage Month in November. She also shares some of her own favorite modern Native artists who are helping break stereotypes for students (and teachers!) Natasha Verhulst is a member of the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa and a descendant … Continue reading Natasha Verhulst: Changing the Narrative About Indigenous Music | S02E03 →

Amy Burns: Virtual Performance? Help! | S02E02 Oct 14, 2021

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Missy sends out another tech SOS to Amy Burns who, as always, steps up in a big way to help Missy think through attempting a virtual performance with elementary students. They discuss the most basic approach to doing this for the entire school when they have very limited singing time and no in person … Continue reading Amy Burns: Virtual Performance? Help! | S02E02 →

Franklin J. Willis: Digging Deep While Pressing Forward | S02E01 Oct 07, 2021

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Season 2 kicks off with a great discussion between Franklin and Missy about how teachers can find ways to dig into their own creative wells as musicians while also finding ways to joyfully draw out musicality from students…even in a pandemic. Franklin Willis, music educator and instructional coach with Metro Nashville Public Schools … Continue reading Franklin J. Willis: Digging Deep While Pressing Forward | S02E01 →

Mark Peters: Telling a Different Story: a New Approach to Music History | S01E18 Jun 26, 2021

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Missy talks to Trinity Christian College Professor Dr. Mark Peters about the transformation of his introductory music listening/literature course. This class, often called “music appreciation” in many universities, has been renamed “Music in Context” at Trinity. Dr. Peters describes how he’s moved on from the story that has most often been told to undergrad … Continue reading Mark Peters: Telling a Different Story: a New Approach to Music History | S01E18 →

Katie Wardrobe: Teach Me Your Ways – Part Two | S01E17 Jun 11, 2021

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In Part 2 of Missy and Chris Anne Powers’ interview with Katie Wardrobe of Midnight Music. Chris gets a chance to ask her questions about using tech in the music classroom, including what Katie thinks are the “must haves” for tech in the music room. Katie Wardrobe is a music technology trainer, consultant, blogger and … Continue reading Katie Wardrobe: Teach Me Your Ways – Part Two | S01E17 →

Katie Wardrobe: Teach Me Your Ways – Part One | S01E16 Jun 02, 2021

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Missy once again complains about her very up and (mostly) down relationship with technology to the queen of tech, Katie Wardrobe of Midnight Music. In Part One of the conversation, in which they are joined by FAME Teacher Trainer and Midnight Music fangirl, Chris Anne Powers, the ladies talk about the stressors involved with … Continue reading Katie Wardrobe: Teach Me Your Ways – Part One | S01E16 →

Tiffany Barry: Filipino Songs & Culture in the Music Room | S01E15 May 15, 2021

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Are you seeking ways to better represent all students in your classroom, or looking for some great and engaging repertoire to use during Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month as well as all year long? Tune in to hear Missy chat with author and teacher Tiffany Unarce Barry about her new song collection, … Continue reading Tiffany Barry: Filipino Songs & Culture in the Music Room | S01E15 →

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