Latest Orff Podcast Episodes
The Summer Blueprint: Long Range Lesson Planning (Part II)
How To Teach Music with Jessica Grant - June 27, 2023 09:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsLast week I shared ideas for working on parts of your curriculum in the summer. Today I’ll be sharing how you can focus your attention on a specific grade level of your choosing and plan a blueprint for long range lesson plans. I’ll provide five ideas for both year-long plans and monthly plans...
The Summer Blueprint: Map Out Your Curriculum (Part I)
How To Teach Music with Jessica Grant - June 20, 2023 09:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsIt's summer and you're soaking up the sun while thinking about putting together an outline for mapping out your curriculum for the coming year. Here are seven ideas for getting started: Scheduling work and play Lists of concepts by grade Lists of song material by concept Create manipulat...
Exclusive Sneak Peek: Chapter 4 from Our New Book Release
How To Teach Music with Jessica Grant - June 13, 2023 09:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsDanielle Larrick and I just released our book “Two Teacher Perspectives on Health and Wellness” with F-Flat Books. You can head over to F-Flat Books to purchase your copy! Share it with a friend. Use it for a book study with teacher friends and colleagues. It’s the perfect summer book to foc...
Teacher Health and Wellness: Insights from the New Book Release
How To Teach Music with Jessica Grant - June 06, 2023 09:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsDanielle Larrick and I have teamed together to write the perfect summer book for teachers all about teacher health and wellness. Get the inside scoop about what you can expect within the book including: Ten chapters related to health and wellness topics such as imposter syndrome, identity, an...
How to Wind Down for Summer
How To Teach Music with Jessica Grant - June 02, 2023 09:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsWhen the school year comes to an abrupt end, it takes some time for our minds and bodies to catch up to the fact that we can now rest. Or at least breathe a little bit for sure. Here are five things we can do to wind down for summer. Take a day of rest Get closure Summer meal plan Be ok...
Exhausterwhelmulated
How To Teach Music with Jessica Grant - May 30, 2023 09:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsYou may have seen the meme/gif going around with this word on it. What a perfect way to describe how many of us feel at the end of the school year! I'm sharing three ideas for what you can do when you feel exhausted, overwhelmed, and overstimulated. Instagram: @howtoteachmusicwithjessica ...
Wrapping Up the School Year
How To Teach Music with Jessica Grant - May 16, 2023 09:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsHow do we finish the year well when we're so tired? What should we choose to push forward on and what do we ease up on? Here are six things I'm doing at the end of the year to keep learning continuing in the classroom and reviewing material already learned. Ideas include: Podcasting Lessons ...
Fairy Tale Drumming and Speech Project
How To Teach Music with Jessica Grant - May 09, 2023 09:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsI’ve often found it challenging to find books that I love to use with my older students so I created this fairy tale project to use possibly familiar stories in a way that allows students to work together to create short speech pieces/raps and put together an entire classroom performance, if you...
Musical Calligram Student Project
How To Teach Music with Jessica Grant - May 02, 2023 09:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsCalligrams are a word or part of a text where the design and layout of the letters or words create a visual image that relates to the word themselves. They can be created using one phrase, individual words, song lyrics, poems, or specific text. In today's episode, you'll hear four ideas for u...
Things I Learned in the Woods
How To Teach Music with Jessica Grant - May 01, 2023 01:47 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsThis past week I spent time backpacking in the Smoky Mountains with my seventh grade students. Here are five lessons I learned in the woods that apply to teaching at the end of the year (or anytime really!) Website: www.jessicagrant.org Instagram: @howtoteachmusicwithjessica
End of the Year Music Lessons for Upper Grades
Make Moments Matter: A Music Education Podcast - April 25, 2023 00:53 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 168 ratingsThis episode of the podcast is a replay containing the audio version of the Musical Monday LIVE video recorded on 4/24/23. This week I shared about five different lessons you can use with older grades at the end of the year. If you’re not familiar with musical Mondays, every Monday night at 8 ...
Planning on Purpose with Allison Russo
How To Teach Music with Jessica Grant - April 18, 2023 09:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsAllison Russo is a consultant, writer and educator who has written a fantastic book called “Planning Purpose.” I’ve enjoyed working through the process within the book to find ways to implement my values and the values of my students into the content I’m teaching. I’m excited for you to learn ...
Family Folk Dance Night - How to Make It Work!
Make Moments Matter: A Music Education Podcast - April 18, 2023 00:50 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 168 ratingsThis episode of the podcast is a replay containing the audio version of the Musical Monday LIVE video recorded on 4/17/23. This week I shared about how I organize, teach, and pull off a family folk dance night. If you’re not familiar with musical Mondays, every Monday night at 8 p.m. Eastern t...
What's Saving My Life Right Now
How To Teach Music with Jessica Grant - April 17, 2023 09:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsSharing ten things that are making a difference in my life right now. Life lessons. Specific content and apps. Things in general. Instagram: @howtoteachmusicwithjessica Website: www.jessicagrant.org
Long-range planning for Elementary Music Concerts
Make Moments Matter: A Music Education Podcast - April 11, 2023 00:59 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 168 ratingsThis episode of the podcast is a replay containing the audio version of the Musical Monday LIVE video recorded on 4/10/23. This week I shared about my concerts from this school year and how I plan for future years. If you’re not familiar with musical Mondays, every Monday night at 8 p.m. Easte...
Minecraft Musical Artist House Challenge
How To Teach Music with Jessica Grant - April 04, 2023 12:12 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsThis project is a huge hit with my students! Listen in to hear how you can use Minecraft, Flip, and Student Peer Reviews to help students learn about Musical Artists. Purchase materials for the project HERE! You'll hear: *Ideas for using the project with your students *Four levels of imple...
Farm-Themed Concert for Primary Grades "Down on Grandpa's Farm"
Make Moments Matter: A Music Education Podcast - April 04, 2023 00:43 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 168 ratingsThis episode of the podcast is a replay containing the audio version of the Musical Monday LIVE video recorded on 4/3/23. This week I shared songs, costumes, and other details about my recent first grade concert called "Going to the Farm." If you’re not familiar with musical Mondays, every Mon...
Elemental Movement with Ashley Brown Woodside
How To Teach Music with Jessica Grant - March 28, 2023 09:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsI loved this chat with Ashley Brown Woodside. Ashley is an incredible musician, dancer and educator who loves to inspire her students through the use of movement and music. More specifically in using elemental concepts in movement to guide their learning and musical experiences. We talk abou...
Rhythm Reading with Nonpitched Percussion
Make Moments Matter: A Music Education Podcast - March 28, 2023 00:43 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 168 ratingsThis episode of the podcast is a replay containing the audio version of the Musical Monday LIVE video recorded on 3/27/23. This week I shared a simple idea about using nonpitched percussion instruments with rhythm reading that could be used with any grade. If you’re not familiar with musical M...
How to Pace Your Lesson Content
How To Teach Music with Jessica Grant - March 21, 2023 09:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsThere is an art to designing a lesson plan. Learning your personal pacing and the pacing of your students' work takes time and experience. Here are a few ideas to help you figure out how to pace your lessons from start to finish! Follow me on Instagram @howtoteachmusicwithjessica! Website:...
Teaching Recorder: Jigsaw Melody ideas for class or centers
Make Moments Matter: A Music Education Podcast - March 21, 2023 00:57 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 168 ratingsThis episode of the podcast is a replay containing the audio version of the Musical Monday LIVE video recorded on 3/20/23. This week I shared about how I use one recorder resource as a warmup, in large group work, and in centers. If you’re not familiar with musical Mondays, every Monday night ...
What To Do With The Last Five Minutes
How To Teach Music with Jessica Grant - March 20, 2023 09:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsHave you ever had this happen: Your lesson moves at a faster pace than expected and you have extra time emaining. Or your class time has ended, your students are lined up, but their teacher isn’t there yet and you might be there for a few minutes longer. What do you do? Five minutes may not s...
Orff Schulwerk & Kodály with guest Andrew Ellingsen
Make Moments Matter: A Music Education Podcast - March 08, 2023 12:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 168 ratingsIn 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. Resources mentioned in the podcast: Orff and Kodaly Adapt...
How to Differentiate Music Instruction with Bryson Tarbet
How To Teach Music with Jessica Grant - March 07, 2023 10:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsThis conversation with Bryson Tarbet about differentiation is extremely relevant and insightful. It will get you thinking about how you already differentiate learning in the classroom and things you might want to try. Most of all I hope you come away from our talk being encouraged by what you’...
Using a Challenge Rhythm to Start Class with Multiple Grades
Make Moments Matter: A Music Education Podcast - March 07, 2023 02:03 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 168 ratingsThis episode of the podcast is a replay containing the audio version of the Musical Monday LIVE video recorded on 3/6/23. This week I shared about how I used a "challenge rhythm" at the beginning of class for grades 1-5 to focus the lesson and bring in new concepts. If you’re not familiar with...
Orff Schulwerk & Ukulele with guest Lorelei Batisla-ong
Make Moments Matter: A Music Education Podcast - March 01, 2023 12:30 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 168 ratingsIn this episode I’m talking with Lorelei Batisla-ong 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. Resources mentioned in the podca...
Food Themed Second Grade Concert
Make Moments Matter: A Music Education Podcast - March 01, 2023 02:36 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 168 ratingsThis episode of the podcast is a replay containing the audio version of the Musical Monday LIVE video recorded on 2/27/23. This week I shared how I planned, prepped, and pulled off my recent second grade concert themed around food! If you’re not familiar with musical Mondays, every Monday nigh...
How to Prepare for Your Musical Theatre Performance
How To Teach Music with Jessica Grant - February 28, 2023 10:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsIn Episode 242 I talked about how to prepare a musical and shared four areas to get you started: selecting a musical, gathering content ideas, holding auditions and getting started with the first rehearsal. Last week in episode 243 I talked about how to structure and organize your rehearsals so...
Orff Schulwerk & Movement with guest Laura Bercaw Peterson
Make Moments Matter: A Music Education Podcast - February 22, 2023 15:30 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 168 ratingsIn 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. Resources mentioned in the podcast: General Orf...
How to Structure Musical Theatre Rehearsals
How To Teach Music with Jessica Grant - February 21, 2023 10:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsGet your Musical Theatre Prep Guide HERE! The guide is a fully editable Google Doc with over 10 pages of content that can help you plan everything from auditions to casting to student groups, rehearsal schedules and more! Today's episode is all about how to structure and organize rehearals fo...