84- Combining Orff and Kodaly and teaching upper elementary and middle school music with Jessica Grant

Today's podcast episode with Jessica Grant is about two topics that she is both knowledgeable and passionate about... combining the Orff and Kodaly approaches and teaching music to upper elementary and middle school students.  Jessica Grant is the middle school music specialist at Good Shepherd Episcopal School in Dallas, Texas.  She taught fourteen years as an elementary public school music specialist prior to teaching middle school students for the past four years.  She has taken Dalcroze classes, is certified in Orff Schulwerk, and completed Kodaly Level III this past summer.   Jessica earned her Bachelor of Music in Music Education from Lee University in Cleveland, TN, and her Masters of Music in Music Education from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX.  She is a member of AOSA, OAKE, ARS, and TMEA.  Jessica is the host and creator of the Afternoon Ti Podcast on iTunes and Stitcher. You can find Jessica here: Instagram:  @highafternoonti Facebook:  Jessica Morrison Grant Afternoon Ti Blog Afternoon Ti Podcast Links shared in this episode include: Waltz No 2 by Shostakovich Percussion for Waltz in 2 (Group Example) Playlist I'd love for you to leave a rating and a review of the podcast on I-tunes, be sure to share the podcast with any music teacher friends who would find it helpful and be sure to tag me on Instagram or Facebook.