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The Elementary Music Teacher Podcast: Music Education

The Elementary Music Teacher Podcast: Music Education

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The Elementary Music Teacher Podcast: Music Education is a education podcast hosted by Jessica Peresta. It has 313 episodes, with the latest published March 2025.

Are you an elementary music teacher? Maybe you’re worn out, overwhelmed, or feel like it gets harder each year.Hi, I’m Jessica, and it’s my passion to help elementary music teachers, just like you, figure out your unique teaching style. In this podcast, I'll share helpful tips and strategies, work-home life balance tips, and mindset blocks, while helping give you the motivation you need to gain momentum in your teaching so you can continue being the music teacher rock star you already are. Come and join the Facebook community at www.facebook.com/groups/elementarymusicteachercommunity.

education ·en ·313 episodes

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311- A Few of My Favorite Manipulatives

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310- Tips and Tricks for Bucket Drumming

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309- Growth Mindset for Kids in the Music Room

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308- Why I'm Not for Everyone and Why That's OK

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307- Practicing the Art of the Pause

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306- Why There Are Many Pieces to Curriculum Design

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305- How to Get the Most Out of a PLC

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304- Time Blocking and Why it Works

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303- Dealing with Negative Co-Workers

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302- It's Not Your Job to Make Every Student Love Music Class

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301- Staying Sane in this Season of Everything

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300- Why Trial and Error is a Good Thing

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299-Redefining What Curriculum Is

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298- Where I've Been Lately

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297- Planning Your Summer for Maximum Effectiveness

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296- A Perspective on Teaching in my 40's

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295- What I Would Have Done Differently This School Year

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294 - Jamaican Music in Orff with Javel Perriel

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293- What's Worked Well This School Year

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292- Bucket Drumming to Food Beats with Jesse Mell and Travien Bryson

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291- Preparing for a Music Teaching Interview

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290- Teaching in the U.S. as a Foreign Teacher with Lewis Baez

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289- Implementing What You Learn at Music Education Conferences

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288- Co-Teaching in the Music Room with Linzie Mullins and Betsy Carter

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287- Teaching Music with the Orff Schulwerk Approach with Tiffany English

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286- 5 Steps to Being a Conference Presenter

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285 - Utilizing AI in Music Education with Priten Shah

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284- Ways to Thrive as an Introverted Music Teacher

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283- Using an Entrepreneurial Mindset in Teaching

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282- How Concepts and Standards Work Hand in Hand

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281 - Bridging the Gap Between Students with and without Private Music Lessons with Chandler Owen

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280- Utilizing Transitions in the Music Room

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279- The Benefits of Singing Together in the Music Room with Debbie O’Shea

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278- How to Dominate Your Formal Observation

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277- Time Management for Music Teachers with Linda Kardamis

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276- How Long to Spend on a Particular Song or Idea

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275- 3 Lessons I’ve Learned in 2023

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274- Take a Break and Don’t Think About School

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273- Bringing Hip-Hop into the Music Room with Dr. Patrick Cooper

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272: Making Decisions as a Music Teacher

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271: The Power of Brain Dumping for Organization

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270: Inspiring the Next Generation of Composers with Emi Ferguson

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269: How to Contribute to Parent/Teacher Conferences as the Music Teacher

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268: Moving Away from Sunday Night Panic Lessons with Anna Jo Knight

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267: How to Be a Minimalist Music Teacher

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266: 3 Ways to Naturally Integrate Technology Into Your Lessons

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265: Culturally Responsive Music Education with Ashley Cuthbertson

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264: How to Batch Your Lesson Planning

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263: The Power of Sharing Your Story with Your Students with Starr Loutsis

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262: How to Ask Questions in the Music Classroom with Dr. Philip Tacka

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