All Episodes

150: Are You Still Creative as a Music Teacher? - Chaotic Harmony Podcast

149: Does AI Belong in Music Education? - Chaotic Harmony Podcast

148: Why Should Anyone Care About the Arts?? - Chaotic Harmony Podcast

147: Day in the Life of April 2026 - Chaotic Harmony Podcast

146: What Makes a Good Mentor for Elementary Music Teachers

145: Aaron Keane, "Music is People" — Bringing Your Authentic Self Into the Classroom

144: What We're Reading to Become Better (and Less Rigid) Educators - Chaotic Harmony Podcast

143: Did NAMM Really Serve Music Educators in 2026? - Chaotic Harmony Classroom

142: Matthew Trevino — Laughing in the Face of Impostor Syndrome - Chaotic Harmony Podcast

141: CASMEC 2026 - Are Sponsors Stealing the Spotlight? - Chaotic Harmony Podcast

140: How Can Partner Teaching Work in the Elementary Music Classroom? - Chaotic Harmony Podcast

139: Teaching Japanese American Incarceration Through Music with the Inouye Sisters - Chaotic Harmony Podcast

138: Ashtyn Avella: Making Sure Everybody Belongs - Chaotic Harmony Podcast

137: Welcome Back! Goals for 2026 - Chaotic Harmony Podcast

136: Winter Wrap Up Part Two: Gameshow Chaos - Chaotic Harmony Podcast

135: Winter Wrap Up Part One: Reflecting on 2025 - Chaotic Harmony Podcast

134: AOSA 2025 Recap - Connecting in Kentucky - Chaotic Harmony Podcast

133: How Are We Running Orff Chapters in 2025? - Chaotic Harmony Podcast

132: Harmony for All Part 2: LGBTQIA+ Inclusion in Elementary Music - Chaotic Harmony Podcast

131: Harmony for All - LGBTQIA+ Inclusion in Elementary Music Part One - Chaotic Harmony Podcast

130: Building Harmony: Leah Nevarez on How Community Schools Uplift Music and the Arts - CH Podcast

129: Catching Up With Crystal - Life After the Music Classroom - Chaotic Harmony Podcast

128: Knowing 700 Names - Building Real Connections in Elementary Music - Chaotic Harmony Podcast

127: Ashley Brown Woodside - Touch is Vital - Chaotic Harmony Podcast

126: How Do We Plan for Performances? - Chaotic Harmony Podcast

125: Christine DeVane - Stories for the Soft-Spoken - Chaotic Harmony Podcast

124: Live, Laugh, Literature - Children's Books in the Music Room - Chaotic Harmony Podcast

123: Full Circle with Danny McKay - Journey, Social Media, Advocacy - Chaotic Harmony Podcast

122: How Are You Implementing Systems to Make the Class Run Smoothly - Chaotic Harmony Classroom

121: So... How Do You Orff at 8 Schools?! - Chaotic Harmony Classroom

120 Back to School! Hopes for the Year - Chaotic Harmony Podcast

119: Beauty in Small Gatherings & Reflecting on the AAPI MEG - Chaotic Harmony Podcast

118: What Does Music Teacher Training Look Like in 2025 p2 - Chaotic Harmony Podcast

117 - What Do You Get Out of Teaching Orff Levels? p1 - Chaotic Harmony Podcast

116: Why is Fun Important to Jamie Jun? - Chaotic Harmony Podcast

115: Let's Get to Know Jasmine Mah - Chaotic Harmony Podcast

114: Why Teachers March. Reflecting On California Fight For Schools Rally - Chaotic Harmony Podcast

113: Genesis Joins the Family! Learning About Mr. Santos - Chaotic Harmony Podcast

112: We've Done this Podcast for 6 Years?? Looking Back - Chaotic Harmony Podcast

111: What's the Future of Chula Vista's VAPA Festival? - Chaotic Harmony Podcast

110: Finding Self Care During Spring Break - Chaotic Harmony Podcast

109: Remember COVID?? Reflecting on the Past 5 Years - Chaotic Harmony Podcast

108: Good Enough is Not Enough for Our Kids - Chaotic Harmony Podcast

107: Parent Perspective - Dr. Kirin Macapugay on Community Organizing & the Arts - Chaotic Harmony

106: You're at 8 Schools?? Rodnalyn Sese's Journey - Chaotic Harmony Podcast

105: Sasha Stone - A New Gameplan with 5th Grade - Chaotic Harmony Podcast

104: Fantasy Draft Pt 2 - Creating the Best List of Video Game Music for the Class - Chaotic Harmony Podcast

103: More Conferences! CASMEC In Review - Chaotic Harmony Podcast

102: AOSA 2024 Recap - Chaotic Harmony Podcast

101: Creating the Best List of Video Game Music for the Class pt 1 - Chaotic Harmony Podcast

100: Backwards Planning & The Power Of Performance In Elementary Music - Chaotic Harmony Podcast

99: Fall Break and Jon are Awesome - Chaotic Harmony Podcast

What the TK? How Do We Approach Transitional Kindergarten - Ep 98 - Chaotic Harmony Podcast

What Are The Barriers In Education? With Rachel Pac - Ep 97 - Chaotic Harmony Podcast

Importance of Connectedness with Pauline Crooks - Ep 96.5 - Chaotic Harmony Podcast

Back To School 2024 - Ep 96 - Chaotic Harmony Podcast

Digging Deeper In Dalcroze & Orff With Olivia Ramirez - Ep 95 - Chaotic Harmony Podcast

Episode 94: Level UP with Joshua Block & Betsy Sebring - Chaotic Harmony Podcast

Episode 93: Bye Marc!...Again? Season 5 Wrap Up - Chaotic Harmony Podcast

Episode 92: Learning Intentions and Success Criteria - Chaotic Harmony Podcast

Episode 91: What We Wish We Knew as New Teachers - Chaotic Harmony Podcast

Reflections on NAMM from 8 Music Educators - Ep 90 - Chaotic Harmony Classroom

Episode 89: Upper Elementary Solutions (Centers!) Chaotic Harmony Podcast

Holy Behavior Issues, Batman! - Ep 88 - Chaotic Harmony Podcast

F-Flat Books's Sarah Gulish: Equity Through Elevation - Ep 87- Chaotic Harmony Podcast

Student Ensembles and General Music: An Impossible Balance? - Episode 86 - Chaotic Harmony Podcast

Looking Back & Looking Ahead in 2024 - Episode 85 - Chaotic Harmony Podcast

Our Thoughts On AOSA Conference 2023 - Episode 84 - Chaotic Harmony Podcast

Episode 83 - Student Teachers How to Succeed if You are One or Have One - Chaotic Harmony Podcast

Season Five Kickoff - Episode 82 - Chaotic Harmony Podcast

Summer Break 2023 - Episode 81 - Chaotic Harmony Podcast

Chaotic Harmony Road Trip: Crystal and Jon Present for AROSA Episode 80 Chaotic Harmony Podcast

Make it Better: What We Want to See at NAMM & the CVESD VAPA Festival 79 Chaotic Harmony Podcast

Let's Talk About 4th-6th Grade - Episode 78 - Chaotic Harmony Podcast

Speaking Our Value: Kirsten Oberoi On Rethinking Paradigms - Ep 77 - Chaotic Harmony Podcast

Catch Up Episode 76 - Chaotic Harmony Podcast

Why Magnet Charts Suck and What Works Better - Episode 75 - Chaotic Harmony Podcast

Bunker Babies: Why Are the Kids Losing It More Than Usual? Episode 74 - Chaotic Harmony Podcast

AOSA Conference 2022 Recap Episode 73 Chaotic Harmony Podcast

Pursuing Excellence with Josh Southard - Episode 72 - Chaotic Harmony Podcast

Engaging the Disengaged Kiddos Episode 71 Chaotic Harmony Podcast

Catchin' Up on our Systems - Episode 70 - Chaotic Harmony Podcast

She Looks Like Family: Tiffany Barry On Supporting Teachers of Color -Ep 69- Chaotic Harmony Podcast

How 2021-22 Wrapped Up with Marc Keehmer - Episode 68 - Chaotic Harmony Podcast

Darlene and Nora p2: What Really Is SEL and How Do We Use It? - Episode 67- Chaotic Harmony Podcast

Darlene and Nora p1: How to Be Advocates and Set Boundaries - Episode 66 Chaotic Harmony Podcast

Therapist Michelle Chan on Relationships, Race, and Weird Noises - Episode 65 Chaotic Harmony

Beg, Borrow, and Steal Your Way to Great Teaching - Episode 64 - Chaotic Harmony Podcast

Elements of a Great Teacher - Episode 63 - Chaotic Harmony Podcast

Jesse Rogers 2: Bringing Midi into the Classroom - Episode 62 - Chaotic Harmony Podcast

Jesse Rogers 1: The Future Of Music Education Is NOT... - Episode 61 - Chaotic Harmony Podcast

Stuff We Didn’t Learn In Our Undergrad Or Credential Programs - Episode 60 - Chaotic Harmony Podcast

Absences and COVID Protocols and Sub Shortages Oh My! - Episode 59 - Chaotic Harmony Podcast

Jessandra and Leah p.2 - 1st Year Teaching in a Pandemic - Episode 58 - Chaotic Harmony Podcast

Jessandra And Leah p.1- When Your 1st Year Teaching Is Online - Episode 57 - Chaotic Harmony Podcast

The 3 Layers of Culture - Episode 56 - Chaotic Harmony Podcast

Back to the Basics - Episode 55 - Chaotic Harmony Podcast

Processing Stress and Overwhelm - Episode 54 - Chaotic Harmony Podcast

Winter Wrapup 2021 - Episode 53 - Chaotic Harmony Podcast

Burnout Resistance and SEL - Episode 52 - Chaotic Harmony Podcast

AOSA Conference 2021 - Episode 51 - Chaotic Harmony Podcast

Classroom Management During a Pandemic - Episode 50 - Chaotic Harmony Podcast

The One Where Marc Says Goodbye - Episode 49 - Chaotic Harmony Podcast

Anticipations for the Coming Year 2021 - Episode 48 - Chaotic Harmony Podcast

What do General Music Teachers Actually Do?- Episode 47 - Chaotic Harmony Podcast

Covid is Clearing, How We Doing?- Episode 46 - Chaotic Harmony Podcast

What Support Do Teachers Need to Pull this off - Episode 45 - Chaotic Harmony Podcast

What Do We Do About Concert Season - Episode 44 - Chaotic Harmony Podcast

Manju Durairaj - Episode 43 - Chaotic Harmony Podcast

Thoughts For The Year - Episode 42 - Chaotic Harmony Podcast

David Frego - Episode 41 - Chaotic Harmony Podcast

New School Year - Episode 40 - Chaotic Harmony Podcast

Melissa Salguero - Episode 39 - Chaotic Harmony Podcast

Ondrya Leavitt - Episode 38 - Chaotic Harmony Podcast

Christa Crawford Valency - Quarantined Chaos - Ep.37 - Chaotic Harmony Podcast

Lauren Shelton - Where Do Go From Here? - Quarantined Chaos - Ep. 36 - Chaotic Harmony Podcast

Noelle Vitor on Mental Health - Quarantined Chaos 5 - Ep. 35 - Chaotic Harmony Podcast

Victoria Boler - Quarantined Chaos 4 - Ep. 34 - Chaotic Harmony Podcast

Imposter Syndrome Quarantined Chaos 3 - Episode 33 - Chaotic Harmony Podcast

Quarantined Chaos 2 - Episode 32 - Chaotic Harmony Podcast

Quarantined - Episode 31 - Chaotic Harmony Podcast

Coping with COVID-19 and Coronavirus - Episode 30 - Chaotic Harmony Podcast

A Day in the Life - Episode 29 - Chaotic Harmony Podcast

Chaotic Harmony Podcast Episode 28: Steve Pandis

Chaotic Harmony Podcast Episode 27: Impact vs. Intent- Problematic Music

Chaotic Harmony Podcast Episode 26: Jesse Rogers

Chaotic Harmony Podcast Episode 25: Teaching Through Life Transitions

Chaotic Harmony Podcast Episode 24: Caitlin Mehta

Chaotic Harmony Podcast Episode 23: The Emotional Cycle of Planning a Concert

Chaotic Harmony Podcast Episode 22: Maya Diaz

Chaotic Harmony Podcast Episode 21: Planning

Chaotic Harmony Podcast Episode 20: Hans Chamberlain

Chaotic Harmony Podcast Episode 19: AOSA Conference Diversity & Inclusion

Chaotic Harmony Podcast Episode 18: AOSA Conference Debrief

Chaotic Harmony Podcast Episode 17: Self Care for Teachers

Chaotic Harmony Podcast Episode 16: Victoria Boler

Chaotic Harmony Podcast Episode 15: Classroom Management

Chaotic Harmony Podcast Episode 14: Sandra Camarena

Chaotic Harmony Podcast Episode 13: Arts Integration

Chaotic Harmony Podcast Episode 12: Sasha Stone

Chaotic Harmony Podcast Episode 11: School Culture

Chaotic Harmony Podcast Episode 10: Lowri Casimiro

Chaotic Harmony Podcast Episode 09: Growing Pains

Chaotic Harmony Podcast Episode 08: Social Media

Chaotic Harmony Podcast Episode 07: Zoe Kumagai

Chaotic Harmony Podcast Episode 06: Collaboration Concert

Chaotic Harmony Podcast Episode 05: Jon Seligman

Chaotic Harmony Podcast Episode 04: Orff

Chaotic Harmony Podcast Episode 03: Marc Keehmer

Chaotic Harmony Podcast Episode 02: Something From Nothing

Chaotic Harmony Podcast Episode 01: Crystal Pridmore

Chaotic Harmony Podcast Episode 0: Prelude—Lauren Shelton

Chaotic Harmony Podcast Teaser