How To Teach Music with Jessica Grant
314 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 months ago - ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsWhether you use the Orff or Kodály approach, teach elementary music or middle school general music, this is your practical guide for how to teach music with Jessica Grant.
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Book Chapter Preview: Enhancing with Technology
March 09, 2021 10:00 - 13 minutes - 18.3 MBThe Afternoon Ti Guide to Teaching Music Book and Journal are here! F-Flat e-books: Book and Journal Amazon: Book and Journal Blog Instagram - @highafternoonti Intro/Outro Music: Our Big Adventure by Scott Holmes Do you have goals you're working toward and want ideas for consistency and seeing them through? Do you want to set goals, but need help staying motivated? Come to my FREE Zoom Goals Webinar this Friday, March 12 at 5pm EST! I'll be sharing about setting and track...
The Language of Music with Michelle Margiotta
February 23, 2021 10:00 - 37 minutes - 51.6 MBShow Notes: Michelle Margiotta Website Book - The Language of Music Instagram - @michellemargiotta Bio: Dr. Michelle Margiotta is a composer, arranger, and music educator. Those who have worked alongside her give great acclaim to both her orchestrations and compositions, as well as to Michelle herself. For the past year, Michelle has been orchestrating and arranging The God of the Other Side & The God of the How and When Oratorios, as well as The Shalom Reprise and Overture wit...
A Place in the Staff with Jen Rafferty
February 16, 2021 10:00 - 43 minutes - 59.1 MBShow Notes: Jen Rafferty Book - A Place in the Staff Website Presenter and author, Jen Rafferty began her career as a middle school music teacher in Central New York. Jen brings her energy, humor, and expertise to all professional development workshops. She is known for her practical ideas and passion in her presentations while inspiring teachers to stay connected to their “why.” She earned a B.M. in music education and vocal performance, a M.M. in music education from Ithaca Colle...
Make a Note with Jessica Peresta
February 09, 2021 10:00 - 47 minutes - 65.5 MBShow Notes: Jessica Peresta's book: F-flat and Amazon Domestic Musician Website Instagram - @jessicaperesta Jessica Peresta is the host of the Elementary Music Teacher Podcast as well as the creator and facilitator of the HARMONY membership site and the Domestic Musician website. She has created all of this as a way to help elementary music teachers beat the overwhelm and get back to teaching music with joy. Jessica lives in Arkansas with her husband and three boys. Aftern...
Book Launch Day!
February 01, 2021 10:00 - 20 minutes - 28.7 MBShow Notes: Jeff Goins Article The Afternoon Ti Guide to Teaching Music (e-book from F-Flat) The Afternoon Ti Guide to Teaching Music Journal (e-book from F-Flat) Paperback Book and Journal on Amazon Afternoon Ti: Blog Instagram - @highafternoonti Intro/Outro Music: Our Big Adventure by Scott Holmes
Books I'm Loving, Listing, and Launching
January 26, 2021 10:00 - 11 minutes - 15.8 MBShow Notes: The Invisible Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab The Bible (this is the journal I'm using alongside it) Anne of Green Gables Series by L.M. Montgomery Tiny Habits: The Small Changes that Change Everything by BJ Fogg, PhD Do Nothing: How to Break Away from Overworking, Overdoing, and Underliving by Celeste Headlee Share Your Stuff, I’ll Go First by Laura Tremaine The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry: How to Stay Emotionally Healthy and Spiritually Alive in the Chaos of ...
Composing with Students: Lesson Processes and Ideas You Can Use
January 19, 2021 10:00 - 28 minutes - 39 MBShow Notes: Rhythm Composition Choice Board 4 Line Rhythm Paper Afternoon Ti Blog Instagram - @highafternoonti Intro/Outro Music: Our Big Adventure by Scott Holmes
Incremental Changes Make a Difference
January 12, 2021 10:00 - 11 minutes - 15.7 MBShow Notes: Cam Spooner Website Afternoon Ti: Blog Instagram - @highafternoonti Intro/Outro Music: Our Big Adventure by Scott Holmes
Soundtrap Rap Project
January 05, 2021 10:00 - 14 minutes - 19.7 MBShow Notes: Soundtrap Blog That's a Rap Lesson Plan by Meredith Allen Brainstorming and Writing Google Slides (you'll be asked to make a copy) Google Doc Recording Tracking Website: www.jessicagrant.org Instagram - @howtoteachmusicwithjessica Intro/Outro Music - Our Big Adventure by Scott Holmes
Yearly Goals: Reviewing 2020 and Setting 2021
January 02, 2021 01:18 - 15 minutes - 21.4 MBShow Notes: The Happier Podcast with Gretchen Rubin and Elizabeth Craft Afternoon Ti: Blog Instagram - @highafternoonti Intro/Outro Music: Our Big Adventure by Scott Holmes
Three Things 2020 Taught Me That I Didn't Want to Learn
December 30, 2020 17:35 - 11 minutes - 16.2 MBAfternoon Ti: Blog Instagram - @highafternoonti
Rest in the Chaos
December 22, 2020 10:00 - 8 minutes - 12 MBShow Notes: Jennie Allen Podcast John Mark Comer Website Afternoon Ti: Blog Instagram- @highafternoonti
Sequencing Rhythmic Concepts
December 15, 2020 10:00 - 12 minutes - 17.5 MBAfternoon Ti: Blog Instagram - @highafternoonti Music: Our Big Adventure by Scott Holmes
Carol of the Bells
December 08, 2020 10:00 - 18 minutes - 24.8 MBShow Notes: Free Carol of the Bells Resource HERE Afternoon Ti: Website: www.jessicagrant.org Instagram- @highafternoonti Intro/Outro Music: Our Big Adventure by Scott Holmes
Carol of the Bells
December 08, 2020 10:00 - 18 minutes - 24.8 MBShow Notes: Carol of the Bells Pear Deck Carol of the Bells Arrangement Afternoon Ti: Blog Instagram- @highafternoonti Intro/Outro Music: Our Big Adventure by Scott Holmes
Pear Deck and Rhythm Writing
December 01, 2020 10:00 - 21 minutes - 28.9 MBShow Notes: *You'll be able to view each presentation. Make copies of the Pear Deck Slides Presentations for use in your classroom* Winter Rhythm Writing Pear Deck Gingerbread Word Chain Rhythm Writing Pear Deck Waldorf School Songs Website Snow is Crisp'ring Song Snow is Crisp'ring Pear Deck Bonus: Halloween Word Chain Rhythm Writing Pear Deck Afternoon Ti: Blog Instagram - @highafternoonti Intro/Outro Music: Our Big Adventure by Scott Holmes
Rhythm Systems: Ways to Speak and Count
November 24, 2020 10:00 - 17 minutes - 23.9 MBShow Notes: 1e&a Counting System Eastman Counting System Kodály Counting System Gordon Counting System TAKADIMI Counting System Afternoon Ti Blog Instagram: @highafternoonti Music: Our Big Adventure by Scott Holmes
Can We Just Be Honest and Say It's Hard
November 17, 2020 10:00 - 23 minutes - 31.8 MBAfternoon Ti: Blog Instagram - @highafternoonti Music: Our Big Adventure by Scott Holmes
Soundtrap Mini Project
November 04, 2020 01:50 - 12 minutes - 17.8 MBShow Notes: Soundtrap Mini Project Rubric Afternoon Ti: Blog Instagram - @highafternoonti Intro/Outro Music: Our Big Adventure by Scott Holmes
Soundtrap Project #4: Student Podcast Project
October 27, 2020 09:00 - 17 minutes - 23.5 MBShow Notes: Student Packet Canva for Education Song Exploder Afternoon Ti Blog Instagram - @highafternoonti Intro/Outro Music - Our Big Adventure by Scott Holmes
Soundtrap Lesson #3: Found Sounds Project
October 20, 2020 09:00 - 8 minutes - 12 MBShow Notes: Found Sounds Project Outline Afternoon Ti: Blog Instagram - @highafternoonti Music: Our Big Adventure by Scott Holmes
Soundtrap Project #2: Fictional Character Theme
October 13, 2020 09:00 - 13 minutes - 18.8 MBShow Notes: Purchase the project at my shop HERE. Website - www.jessicagrant.org Instagram - @howtoteachmusicwithJessica Intro/Outro Music: Our Big Adventure by Scott Holmes
Soundtrap Lesson #1: Poem
October 06, 2020 09:00 - 10 minutes - 14.4 MBShow Notes: Betty Botter Poem Poem Rubric YouTube Video Afternoon Ti: Blog Instagram- @highafternoonti Music: Our Big Adventure by Scott Holmes
What's on Your Cart?
September 22, 2020 09:00 - 14 minutes - 19.3 MBAfternoon Ti Blog with Links Instagram - @highafternoonti Music: Our Big Adventure by Scott Holmes
Teaching Virtual & In-Person Simultaneously
September 15, 2020 09:00 - 29 minutes - 39.9 MBAfternoon Ti: Blog Instagram: @highafternoonti Music: Our Big Adventure by Scott Holmes
Worry and Anxiety with a mix of Faith and Encouragement with Jessica Peresta
September 08, 2020 09:00 - 42 minutes - 58.3 MBShow Notes: Jessica Peresta Bio: Jessica Peresta is passionate about mentoring elementary music teachers. Jessica earned the Top Music Education Major award for her graduating class, and upon earning her Bachelors in Music Education from Oral Roberts University, she started her first teaching position in the middle of the school year at a low income elementary school in Tulsa, OK. Having few resources and teaching materials, Jessica was asked to restart the music program which had b...
The Ten Things Saving My Life Right Now
September 02, 2020 09:00 - 22 minutes - 31.4 MBShow Notes: The Lazy Genius Episode #171 All links to items mentioned in the show can be found in the blog link below! Afternoon Ti: Blog Instagram - @highafternoonti Music: Our Big Adventure by Scott Holmes
No Teacher Tired Like Covid Teaching Tired
September 01, 2020 09:00 - 18 minutes - 25.9 MBAfternoon Ti: Blog Instagram - @highafternoonti Music: Our Big Adventure by Scott Holmes
Making Music with Bill Henry and Bruce Fite
August 25, 2020 09:00 - 24 minutes - 33.3 MBShow Notes: Bill Henry: Bill Henry has been teaching elementary music for over a decade and recent Teacher of the Year nominee for Cecil County Public Schools. Bill also provides instruction privately and is the creator of the Online Piano Program for Kids called Rockin' the Keys. Bruce Fite: Award-winning singer/songwriter, author, and podcaster Bruce Fite lives in Nottingham, PA with his beautiful wife and four children. He has been writing music and performing concerts for kids and ...
First Day Back
August 18, 2020 09:15 - 15 minutes - 21.9 MBAfternoon Ti: Blog Instagram - @highafternoonti Intro/Outro Music: Our Big Adventure by Scott Holmes
No Singing or Instruments. So Now What?
August 18, 2020 09:00 - 21 minutes - 30.1 MBShow Notes: Rhythmische Ubung Chrome Music Lab Pear Deck Soundtrap Afternoon Ti: Blog Instagram - @highafternoonti Intro and Outro Music: Our Big Adventure by Scott Holmes
Nine Tech Tools I Plan to Use This Year
August 04, 2020 20:16 - 17 minutes - 24.7 MBShow Notes: 1 -Screencastify/Screencastomatic: https://www.screencastify.com/ 2 - Pear Deck: https://www.peardeck.com/ 3 - Flat.io: https://flat.io/ 4 - Hyperdocs: https://hyperdocs.co/ 5 - Flipgrid: https://info.flipgrid.com/ 6 - Soundtrap: https://www.soundtrap.com/ 7 - WeVideo: https://www.wevideo.com/ 8 - Chrome Music Lab: https://musiclab.chromeexperiments.com 9 - Mural: https://www.mural.co/ Afternoon Ti: Blog Instagram - @highafternoonti Music "Our Big A...
Reentry
July 28, 2020 09:00 - 14 minutes - 19.3 MBArticles: Spacecraft Reentry Afternoon Ti: Blog Instagram- @highafternoonti Music - Our Big Adventure by Scott Holmes
Accepting and Planning for the Unexpected
July 14, 2020 09:00 - 18 minutes - 25.2 MBShow Notes: Choir Baton Podcast Top 20 Music Education Podcasts Blogpost Afternoon Ti: Blog Instagram - @highafternoonti Music by Scott Holmes
Have To: Get To (Thanks Andy Speer)
July 07, 2020 09:00 - 6 minutes - 9.12 MBShow Notes Peloton App Afternoon Ti: Blog Instagram - @highafternoonti Intro/Outro Music Our Big Adventure by Scott Holmes
Cooking the Magnolia Table Cookbooks
June 30, 2020 09:00 - 17 minutes - 24.5 MBShow Notes: Magnolia Table Volume I Magnolia Table Volume II Afternoon Ti: Blog Instagram - @highafternoonti Intro/Outro Music: Our Big Adventure by Scott Holmes
2020 Goal Review: Three Ways to Look at Your Yearly Goals
June 23, 2020 09:00 - 11 minutes - 16.4 MBAfternoon Ti: Blog Instagram: @highafternoonti Intro/Outro Music Our Big Adventure by Scott Holmes
Listening In: Racism and Injustice
June 16, 2020 09:00 - 22 minutes - 30.4 MBShow Notes: Documentaries- 13th When They See Us Just Mercy Podcasts- The Score: An Urban Music Education Podcast: #34 White Fragility in Music Education Unlocking Us with Brené Brown: Interview with Ibram X. Kendi Be the Bridge with Latasha Morrison The Lazy Genius Episode #161: A Summer Reading Pledge 1619 Books: White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo and Eric Dyson How to be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi Be the Bridge by Latasha Morrison Afterno...
Active Listening through Storytelling and Classical Music with Robert Franz
June 09, 2020 09:00 - 29 minutes - 40.3 MBShow Notes: Robert Franz Website Stella's Magical Musical Balloon Ride Robert Franz Bio: Acclaimed conductor, Robert Franz, recognized as "an outstanding musician with profound intelligence," has held to three principles throughout his career: a commitment to the highest artistic standards, to creating alliances and building bridges in each community he serves, and a dedication to being a strong force in music education. As Music Director of the Windsor Symphony Orchestra and Fairba...
What's Next
May 26, 2020 09:00 - 28 minutes - 39.7 MBAfternoon Ti Blog Instagram: @highafternoonti Intro/Outro Music Our Big Adventure by Scott Holmes
Reflection #5: Looking at the Fall
May 23, 2020 09:00 - 12 minutes - 17.3 MBShow Notes: Fall Reflection PDF Afternoon Ti: Website - www.jessicagrant.org Instagram - @howtoteachmusicwithjessica Music by Scott Holmes Songs: 1) Our Big Adventure (intro) 2) Forces of Attraction 3) Beyond Dreams 4) Nostalgic Memories
Reflection #4: Today
May 22, 2020 09:00 - 11 minutes - 15.4 MBShow Notes: Today Reflection PDF Afternoon Ti: Website: www.jessicagrant.org Instagram - @howtoteachmusicwithjessica Music by Scott Holmes Songs: 1) Our Big Adventure (intro) 2) Awake 3) Nostalgic Memories 4) Postcards
Reflection #3: Mental, Emotional, and Physical Health
May 21, 2020 09:00 - 10 minutes - 14.6 MBShow Notes: Mental, Emotional and Physical Health PDF Afternoon Ti: Website: www.jessicagrant.org Instagram - @howtoteachmusicwithjessica Music by Scott Holmes 1) Our Big Adventure (intro music) 2) Forces of Attraction 3) Beyond Dreams 4) Nostalgic Memories
Reflection #2: Summer
May 20, 2020 09:00 - 12 minutes - 17.3 MBShow Notes: Summer Reflection PDF Afternoon Ti: Website: www.jessicagrant.org Instagram - @howtoteachmusicwithjessica Music by Scott Holmes Song List: 1) Our Big Adventure (Intro) 2) Green Fields 3) Epic_Cinematic 4) Happy Ukulele
Reflection #1: Virtual Teaching
May 19, 2020 09:00 - 11 minutes - 16.2 MBShow Notes: Virtual Teaching Reflection PDF Afternoon Ti Website: www.jessicagrant.org Instagram - @howtoteachmusicwithjessica Music: All music is by Scott Holmes Website Songs include: 1) Our Big Adventure (used in the intro) 2) Awake 3) Nostalgic Memories 4) Postcards
Three Things to Encourage You as You Finish The Year Well
May 12, 2020 09:00 - 22 minutes - 30.8 MBShow Notes: Field Notes on Music Teaching and Learning Podcast with Ashley Danyew Afternoon Ti: Blog Instagram: @highafternoonti Intro/Outro Music Our Big Adventure by Scott Holmes
Shake the Dirt with Michael Arterberry
May 08, 2020 09:00 - 36 minutes - 50.8 MBShow Notes: Michael Arterberry Website Youth Voice Center Website Shake the Dirt Experience Michael's Bio: Michael Arterberry is the Executive Director of Youth Voices Center, Inc. and the creator of the Power of Peace Program. Michael began his tenure working with youth by obtaining a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work from Iona College. In founding YVC in 2008, Michael drew heavily on his understanding and empathy for the pressures and difficulties of the teenage years. In ...
Music Genre Madness Lesson Plan
May 05, 2020 09:00 - 16 minutes - 23 MBShow Notes: Click on these links to access materials to use in your classroom! Music Madness Google Slides Presentation YouTube Playlist Afternoon Ti Blog Instagram - @highafternoonti Intro/Outro Music Our Big Adventure by Scott Holmes
Musical Literacy and Repertoire Selection in the Choral Setting with Dr. Carol Krueger
April 28, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour - 84.9 MBShow Notes: Carol Krueger Website Progressive Sight Singing Learning Takadimi Short Guide Dr. Carol Krueger Bio: Dr. Krueger formerly served as the Director of Choral Activities at Valdosta State University, Emporia State University, and Florida Southern. She also served as the Associate Director of Choral Activities at the University of South Carolina and the University of Montevallo. A native of Wisconsin, Krueger received her bachelor's degree in Music Education from the U...
Middle School Choir with Danielle Larrick
April 21, 2020 09:15 - 28 minutes - 39.4 MBShow Notes Danielle's Bio Danielle E. Larrick is a musician-educator in her 13th year of teaching who believes in the value of middle school music as a means of identity, expression, and connection. She focuses on designing practical, innovative, and engaging music curricula for middle school students. Danielle received a Bachelor of Music in Music Education, with a concentration in Voice, from Temple University. Upon graduation, she served as the K-8 music teacher in an urban Philadel...