Episode 21: Elementary Music for Secondary Teachers

04/13/18 • 46 min

Most music education degrees come with a K-12 teaching certificate, but that doesn’t mean you feel comfortable with the K-4 kids. Most of us focused on secondary school in college, and when confronted with the realities of teaching elementary music we have to make some adjustments. In this episode, I talk with master elementary music teacher David Row about everything you need to know to teach elementary music.

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I’m a huge fan of parent booster groups. They can really help promote your program, make fundraising easier, and engage your community. Joining me this week is Ryan Crabtree, president-elect of the Colorado Bandmasters Association. Ryan's success demonstrates how it booster groups are totally worth the effort. We’re talking about five-digit fundraising, covering travel for 130 students.

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Episode 22: Elementary Music for Secondary Teachers (Part 2)

Like me, many music educators leave college planning to lead a secondary school music program, but find employment teaching elementary music. In our previous episode, master elementary music teacher David Row and I had a great discussion about how to get started with an elementary program. As it turned out, much of David’s advice applies to the secondary classroom as well! In this week’s episode David and I continue our conversation about teaching elementary music.