Music Teacher Coffee Talk

Music Teacher Coffee Talk

We are Kodály inspired elementary music teachers who love to share songs, activities, lessons, and ideas for the music room. Show notes at https://musicteachercoffeetalkpodcast.blogspot.com/

Episodes

October 26, 2025 56 mins
Carrie and Tanya share some of their favorite songs and activities for Halloween and Día de los Muertos.
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Carrie and Tanya talk with Katrina Hedrick about the importance of lifelong learning and professional development in music education.
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Carrie talks about her experience taking Orff Schulwerk Level II this past summer.
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Carrie asks Tanya about her experience taking World Music Pedagogy training this past summer.
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Carrie and Tanya chat with Ashley Cuthbertson, the author of "Music as a Vehicle: A Practice Guide to Implementing Culturally Responsive Teaching in Today's Music Classrooms"
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MTCT #184: Desert Island Music Room Essentials by Carrie Nicholas and Tanya LeJeune
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Carrie and Tanya discuss Part 4 of "Music as a Vehicle" by Ashley Cuthbertson as part of the 2025 Music Teacher Coffee Talk summer book club.
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Tanya and Carrie discuss Part 3 of "Music as a Vehicle" by Ashley Cuthbertson as part of the 2025 Music Teacher Coffee Talk summer book club.
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Carrie and Tanya discuss Part 2 of "Music as a Vehicle" by Ashley Cuthbertson as part of the 2025 Music Teacher Coffee Talk summer book club.
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Tanya and Carrie discuss Part 1 of "Music as a Vehicle" by Ashley Cuthbertson as part of the 2025 Music Teacher Coffee Talk summer book club.
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May 18, 2025 52 mins
Tanya and Carrie discuss the importance of summer learning and their plans for professional development over the summer.
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May 4, 2025 58 mins
MTCT #178: Continuation Songs by Carrie Nicholas and Tanya LeJeune
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MTCT #177: Outside Singing Games, Part 2 by Carrie Nicholas and Tanya LeJeune
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Tanya and Carrie talk about strategies and lesson ideas that help when managing Spring Fever behavior challenges in the music room.
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Carrie and Tanya talk about their takeaways and favorite moments from the 2025 Organization of American Kodály Educators (OAKE) national conference that was held in Chicago in March, 2025.
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Carrie and Tanya talk about recent grade-level performances they've led at their schools.
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February 21, 2025 61 mins
Carrie and Tanya share some ideas and tips for when you need to leave sub plans in the music room.
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This episode is a replay from live a Facebook/Instagram video with Carrie and Tanya. We share some of our favorite Valentine's Day songs and activities, answer a few listener questions, and give some updates on what's new with Music Teacher Coffee Talk.
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Carrie and Tanya talk with Anne Mileski about developing the singing voice in the elementary music classroom.
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January 11, 2025 58 mins
Carrie and Tanya share songs and activities they are doing with 5th grade this week and this semester.
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