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A few years back, Lauren Marcinkowski introduced me to the concept of Universal Design for Learning and I was HOOKED.

Since then, I’ve done a decent amount of research into UDL as part of my graduate research for my Master’s degree and I’ve been able to see incredibly positive...

Some students are naturally a bit stand-off to music. Some can be outright defiant at times. But all students deserve a high-quality music education.

In this week’s episode of That Music Podcast, I dive into how to win over students that might need a little extra persuading so that...

One of the best decisions I’ve made in my career has been starting my Kodály levels after my first year of teaching.

I knew that I eventually wanted to do my levels training, but I didn’t quite realize how important this training would become to the day-to-day reality of my...

On my first day in a PreK classroom, I felt completely out of my element. But I quickly realized preschool was one of my favorite ages to teach!

This week’s episode of That Music Podcast is for those of you who felt like me and are trying to figure out where to start when it comes to...

Music happens in so many ways both inside and outside of our music classrooms.

This week’s episode of That Music Podcast is all about the intersections between the music education that happens in our classrooms and that that occurs in a private lesson setting.

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Student teaching is an incredible time where you can start to truly find yourself as a teacher. But unfortunately it’s also one of the most difficult things a pre-service teacher can do.

This week’s episode of That Music Podcast is for the student teachers, and those who are near...

If you’re tired of feeling like you’re reinventing the wheel every time you sit down to lesson plan, this episode is for YOU!

In this week’s episode of That Music Podcast I talk about curriculum mapping and how investing some time to do it can actually help you save time.

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This year I was able to put on a Kindergarten performance for the first time in my career. I decided to turn it into an informance & curriculum night to show parents and grownups what actually goes on in the music classroom.

In this week’s episode of That Music Podcast I share why I...

This week’s episode is all about choir at the elementary level. You are not going to want to miss this fantastic interview with Emma Bassett.

Emma Bassett was born and raised in Wisconsin, but got to Texas as fast as she could! After graduating from the University of Wisconsin...

      Teaching during a pandemic challenged music educators everywhere as our typical lessons and activities had to be reimagined for so many situations. Asynchronous learning home? No instruments available? Singing is not allowed?  I feel like the questions far exceeded the...