Episode 9 – Author Spotlight: The Mind Behind the brand new children’s picture book, The Showdown Symphony

Jeanette ShoreyHappy Music Teacher

Join me as I interview Kevin & Leah Klein, authors of the brand new storybook, The Showdown Symphony. They’ve written an adorable new picture book that is Peter & the Wolf-esk, with a theme for each adorable animal and a full orchestration that accompanies this story. They created their project to be as multimodal as possible, with a book video … Read More

Episode 8 – Cracking the Code: 3 Proven Strategies to Engage Big Kids During Concert Prep

Jeanette ShoreyHappy Music Teacher

Three Tips for Choosing Concert Rep Your Big Kids Will Connect With   3 Tips for Choosing Concert Rep: Let your students choose the music. Break out the cool manipulatives.  Let them design the way they want to present the song.    Episode quotes: [4:15] I started thinking about THAT class because you know, they’re always in the back of … Read More