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Make Moments Matter: A Music Education Podcast

Mar 31, 2026

This episode of the podcast is a replay containing the audio version of the Musical Monday LIVE video recorded on 3/30/26. This week I shared about a song I'm using in my upcoming forest/mountain themed concert and the exploration process I used to teach it.

If you’re not familiar with musical Mondays, every Monday...


Nov 4, 2025

This episode of the podcast is a replay containing the audio version of the Musical Monday LIVE video recorded on 11/3/25.  This week I shared about how I created a lesson with improvisation, accompaniment, and student choice on the pitched percussion instruments. 

If you’re not familiar with musical Mondays, every...


Feb 4, 2025

This episode of the podcast is a replay containing the audio version of the Musical Monday LIVE video recorded on 2/3/25. This week I shared about how I plan to simulate rain with body percussion and hand drums for my upcoming concert.

If you’re not familiar with musical Mondays, every Monday night at 8 p.m. Eastern...


Aug 23, 2022

This episode of the podcast is a replay containing the audio version of the Musical Monday LIVE video recorded on 8/22/22. This week I shared a couple tools to stay organized, a new book for Kinder, and my lesson plans for fourth grade.

If you’re not familiar with musical Mondays, every Monday night at 8 p.m. Eastern...


Sep 19, 2018

Open Shut Them is a classic fingerplay song for Kindergarten and 1st grade.  It gives you a chance to talk about behavior and staying in control of your hands all while you teach a really catchy song. Fingerplays are short poems or rhymes that require the singer to use their hands and fingers to help act out the story....