The Tuneful, Beatful, Artful Music Teacher

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What is First Steps in Music: The Infant/Toddler Curriculum, Part 2 | S1E12
In the final episode of Season One, John and Missy continue the conversation about First Steps in Music for Infants and Toddlers, outlining exactly what happens in an early childhood class and why classes of these type can be so impactful in the musica...
What is First Steps in Music: The Infant/Toddler Curriculum, Part 1 | S1E11
Listen in to Part 1 of a conversation between Missy and John about music in early childhood and how he developed his First Steps in Music for Infants and Toddlers Curriculum.
Non-Negotiables: Getting Started with Part Singing John | S1E10
This week’s podcast (Season 1, Episode 10) will feature a fascinating discussion with Dr. Feierabend about how an elementary teacher can take their Tuneful, Beatful, Artful students and begin to teach them how to successfully sing in harmony.
Series- Working with Special Needs: Where do I start?! | S1E09
Join Missy as she talks with FAME Teacher Trainer Leslie Weaver about some “first steps” in working with the special needs students in your program. Learn about the educators in your building and in the administration who can help you along the way and...
Informances in the First Steps Years | S1E08
Missy and FAME Teacher Trainer Lindsay Jackson discuss the ins and outs of hosting Informances for the younger elementary grades. Find out how to offer parents and students a fantastic experience that will help students demonstrate what they’ve learned...
Members Only – Preparing for Conversational Solfege During the First Steps Years | S1E07a
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Conversational Solfege: Teaching tonal and rhythm units simultaneously | S1E07
FAME Endorsed Teacher Trainer Chris Anne Powers outlines how she and her district colleagues successfully combine rhythm and tonal units of Conversational Solfege starting in 2nd grade.
Bridges to the Community, Part 1: Ask Me Sheets | S1E06 Lillie Feierabend
Join Missy as she and Master Teacher Lillie Feierabend begin a series about moving the learning that takes place in the classroom out and into the homes and broader community of students. Lillie talks about her “Ask Me” sheets,
The Feierabend Non-Negotiables, Part 2 | S1E05
John and Missy continue their energetic and engrossing discussion as they delve into the remaining “Feierabend Non-Negotiables.” John talks about rote learning as an important requirement for higher order thinking,
The Feierabend Non-Negotiables, Part 1 | S1E04 John
While there is an inherent flexibility in Dr. Feierabend’s philosophy and programs, in this episode (Part 1 of 2) he describes what have come to be known as the “Feierabend Non-Negotiables” – those principles that, in his estimation,