Full Show notes:victoriaboler.com/podcast/folk-song-research-kathy-kuddesIn This Conversation…. 00:00 - Kathy Kuddes!01:27 - What is folk song research? 03:41 - Questioning the “music teacher canon” 13:18 - What is a folk song? 18:29 - Planning

83 | Getting Started with Picture Books in Elementary General Music

12 days ago 23m 28s

Full episode notes here: https://www.victoriaboler.com/podcast/picture-books-in-elementary-music-part-1---Ready to dip your toe into the magical world of children’s literature in your music classroom? Today we’ll talk about a few ways to get st

82 | Cooperative Learning in Elementary Music - Mandy Algate

20 days ago 49m 22s

Full Show notes:victoriaboler.com/podcast/cooperative-learning-elementary-music-mandy-algateIn This Conversation….00:00 - Mandy Algate!01:24 - What is cooperative learning?03:43 - How Mandy got interested in cooperative learning06:08 - How Mand

81 | "I Never Get a Turn"

Apr 29th, 2024 19s

It’s a common phrase we’ve heard before, and it takes a few different forms…. She always goes first He only picks his friends I wanted the blue scarf…What’s our goal in a singing game where we take turns? What happens when we’re not “it” or we

80 | Aimee Pfitzner on Singing Games in Elementary Music

Apr 8th, 2024 41m 52s

Show notes here: https://www.victoriaboler.com/podcast/aimee-pfitzner-singing-games ——I’m thrilled to be sharing this conversation with Aimee Pfitzner, all about singing games in elementary general music. If you’re already familiar with Aimee y

79 | My Students Won't Sing

Feb 18th, 2024 41m 52s

What are some ways to think about a situation where students don’t sing?This is a big topic, because there are lots of different reasons that students might not sing, and non-participation can take a lot of different forms! Let’s think about so

78 | When Students Sing a Song Inaccurately

Jan 16th, 2024 40m 9s

We’ve all been there! We teach a song, only to find that students haven’t learned it exactly right. Let’s brainstorm a few possible approaches to the inevitable situation of students singing a song inaccurately. ——In This Episode…00:00 - When S

Understanding the National Core Arts Standards - Nyssa Brown

Dec 10th, 2023

Find the show notes here: https://victoriaboler.com/podcast/national-core-arts-standards-nyssa-brown 01:52 - Nyssa’s role in the 2014 standards, and what the National Standards are 07:38 - What is Literacy? 10:55 - What is a Concept? 15:33 - En

Getting Started with Centers in Elementary Music - Aileen Miracle

Dec 10th, 2023

Full Show notes: https://victoriaboler.com/elemental-conversations In this Conversation…. 00:00 - Intro01:27 - About Aileen04:05 - Benefits of centers08:33 - Should we do one concept or more than one concept in our centers? 12:38 - Aileen’s “fo

Nesting Concepts for Active Music-Making and Active Meaning-Making

Oct 26th, 2023

01:44 - Nesting Concepts in Elementary General Music10:10 - Areas of Balance through Tension 12:16 - Emphasizing Music 12:18 - Emphasizing the Child Over the Curriculum Document 15:07 - Emphasizing a Functional Classroom 17:51 - Possible Applic

Getting Started with Centers in Elementary Music - Aileen Miracle

Oct 10th, 2023

Starting from Scratch in 2nd and 3rd Grade Music

Oct 2nd, 2023

Find the full show notes: victoriaboler.com/podcast/starting-from-scratch-in-2nd-and-3rd-grade-musicToday we’re thinking through what it can look like to start at the beginning of the music sequence with our 2nd and 3rd grade musicians. It can

Vocal Health for Music Teachers - Dr. Caitlin Moore

Sep 12th, 2023

If your year is just starting and your voice is already feeling tired, I know you'll appreciate all the wisdom Dr. Caitlin Moore has to share about vocal health for music teachers! Over the summer Dr. Moore took time out of her day at Interloch

Why Takadimi??

Aug 29th, 2023 38m 21s

Metric counting…. notation-based…. beat based…. What is the deal with these counting systems? Where did they come from?And why takadimi? As we look into some elemental questions around takadimi, we see that most of us are starting from the same

Responsive Classroom for the Beginning of the Music Year - Matthew Stensrud

Aug 14th, 2023

This is such a great conversation with my friend, Matthew Stensrud! We talk about structuring the first elementary general music experiences of the year through the lens of Responsive Classroom.Find Matthew’s bio and connect with him here: http

Songs to Start the Lesson, Songs to Start the Year

Jul 31st, 2023 24m 56s

Let’s think through some ways to set the tone for learning - both at the beginning of the lesson and at the beginning of the year. Additional Podcast Episodes:Opening the First Day of Music - An Elemental Conversation with Anne MileskiClassroom

Routines and Procedures for an Efficient Music Room

Jul 24th, 2023

Today I’m sharing an elemental conversation with the fabulous LeslieAnne Bird, all about setting up music room routines. We talk about how to know it’s time to think or rethink routines, and we go over some very specific pain points a lot of us

Back to School Data, Assessment, and Review

Jul 17th, 2023 43m 47s

After the getting-to-know-you activities, after the name games, after the routines….. what’s next? How do we know where to start the year from a musical content perspective? How will we know what students remember? How can we review and make su

Teaching Music at a New Campus | Dr. Amanda Hoke |

Jul 11th, 2023

Join in on this conversation with my friend, Dr. Amanda Hoke! We talk about starting music at a new campus, where to begin instruction, her favorite games for older beginners, and the interwoven tie between curricular sequences and student rela

I Get Distracted When I Try to Plan

Jun 26th, 2023

If you find that you sit down to plan and suddenly feel the urge to do the laundry and organize your cabinets instead of working on a scope and sequence…. if you spend more time scrolling for ideas and inspiration than working on lessons… if yo

Where to Start with Summer Planning

Jun 19th, 2023 38m 17s

We know we “should” plan over the summer, but where do we start? Let’s consider some elemental questions to help us navigate the “should” of summer planning. This will be a unique approach for all of us, so starting with curious questions can s

Initiating a Difficult Conversation with a Colleague

Feb 20th, 2023

How might we approach a difficult conversation with a colleague? Let’s start by remembering that we are on the same team, and we’re both looking for ways to reach a student who is having a hard time. For our part, we can lead with empathy and i

Teaching Students to Play Songs by Ear

Feb 14th, 2023

When students can play by ear, so many musical doors open up! It gives them freedom to play songs from other people just by hearing melodies in their heads, and equally important, it allows them to take the songs they have created in their head

Extending a Song Across Multiple Lessons in Lower Elementary Music

Jan 16th, 2023

How might we take one short, simple children’s folk song and extend it across multiple lessons? Let’s talk about some core questions that can frame some of these decisions, because the beauty of this topic is that we can all arrive at different

My Students Won't Stop Talking

Jan 11th, 2023

Today we’re talking about one of the most common daily frustrations music teachers experience…… Students won’t stop talking! What can we do? The answer might not be the one we want to hear, but taking ownership for our own leadership of the cla