Open Shut Them is a classic fingerplay song for Kindergarten and 1st grade.  It gives you a chance to talk about behavior and staying in control of your hands all while you teach a really catchy song. Fingerplays are short poems or rhymes that require the singer to use their […]

Little Bunny Foo Foo is one of my favorite fingerplays for Kindergarten and 1st grade because it gives you a chance to talk about behavior while you teach a really fun song. Fingerplays are short poems or rhymes that require the singer to use their hands and fingers to help […]

Back to school songs, games, tips, tricks, and more with special guest Aileen Miracle. Hear some fabulous new ideas and real talk about what it’s like to prepare to go back to school (the fun stuff and the stressful stuff too!).  Check out the episode in Apple Podcasts here or you can listen […]

Back to school songs, games, tips, tricks, and more with special guest Tracy King. Hear some fabulous new ideas and real talk about what it’s like to prepare to go back to school (the fun stuff and the stressful stuff too!).    Check out the episode in Apple Podcasts here or you can listen […]

Back to school songs, games, tips, tricks, and more. Hear some fabulous new ideas and real talk about what it’s like to prepare to go back to school (the fun stuff and the stressful stuff too!).  Check out the episode in Apple Podcasts here or you can listen on Soundcloud as well!

It was such a privilege to have a conversation with Christopher Sutton of Musical U on the Musicality Podcast. Click below to hear the full podcast episode where I talk about my experiences learning music as I was growing up, how and why I use the Orff approach in my own classroom, […]

Sweetly Sings the Donkey is one of my all-time favorite folk songs. Tune in to get lesson ideas about this fun folk song from the barnyard and hear about how I use it to connect with Westward Expansion, farm chores, and rounds/canons. I’ll also be talking about one of my […]

In this episode I’m talking with Lisa Hewitt, current Vice 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 […]

In this episode I’m talking with Andrew Ellingsen about Orff Schulwerk and Kodály-inspired teaching. We talk about the similarities, differences, application of each teaching approach, teacher education levels training, and a lot more.  Check out the episode in Apple Podcasts here or you can listen on Soundcloud as well!

In this episode I’m talking with Lorelei Batislaong about Orff Schulwerk. In our conversation we talk primarily about how the ukulele can be introduced using the Orff approach and some tips, tricks, and lesson ideas for incorporating ukulele into your lessons.  Check out the episode in Apple Podcasts here or you […]

I had the opportunity to sit down and talk with Elisa Jones of the Music Ed Mentor Podcast about what it’s really like to teach elementary music.  Most music education degrees come with a K-12 teaching certificate, but not all people are immediately comfortable teaching elementary kids. Many of us […]

In this episode I’m talking with Laura Bercaw Petersen 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.  Check out the episode in Apple Podcasts here or you can listen […]