I may say some things you disagree with on this podcast, and that's ok. You probably don't agree with everything I do in my classroom, and that's ok too. We should embrace our uniqueness. 

Have no idea where to start when it comes to teaching rules and procedures in your elementary music class? I've got you! 

As a music specialist, it is our responsibility to provide accommodations and modifications. How do we know what our students need without their IEP/504 plans? In this podcast I provide 3 reasons why you need you students' paperwork BEFORE the first day of school. 

You can find the links to the YouTube read aloud and the sheet music on the website. www.mrsbyrdsmusicroom.com 

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://mrsbyrdsmusicroom.com/2022/02/14/3-positive-primers-for-elementary-music-classrooms/

I know this year is hard. I’ve been in education for 16 years and have seen and heard a lot of education policy come and go. This year is no different, except that it is. The difference here is that we are literally trying to survive a virus that is raging all around us while being asked to move mountains with children. I know at my campus we’ve been asked to implement a few new things and with every step I feel the same way, “how am I supposed to survive until the end of the year, both literally and figuratively?” I hope this post can shed some hope and maybe help you feel some sense of peace for our future. Here I offer five ways to increase student resiliency and in turn, help your own resilience.

In this podcast I will discuss how to begin and maintain a successful Orff ensemble. A percussion ensemble is a great way to get kids hooked on music and I believe every elementary campus should have one!