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Anne and Victoria are back on the mic! In this episode, they each share a Teaching Music Yesterday and give their dissertation updates. In Teaching Music Yesterday, Anne shares how her second graders learned do. They practiced with a so-la-mi "poison pattern" game and with the body ladder. Then a student looked at the solfège on the board and guessed that the new note was re. The class sang it as re and heard that it didn't match the song. Then they worked out that it was do. Anne's question from that lesson is a Pedagogy Corner question: does it matter if students already see or know a syllable name before the teacher presents it? Victoria shares how her fourth graders read Who Has Seen the Wind? The lesson starts with a hidden object game. Students sing a melodic ostinato while Victoria plays the melody on recorder. In a later class, pairs of students at barred instruments play their own interpretation of the melodic contour in la pentatonic on E. Victoria then gives them the starting and ending pitches, more pitches, and the rhythm. The words come last. In Dissertation Updates, Anne shares a case study about one teacher's beliefs about musical ability and how those beliefs shape the classroom. Victoria shares her Instagram post on the continuum of motivation. Shouldice, H. N. (2019). "Everybody has something": One teacher's beliefs about musical ability and their connection to teaching practice and classroom culture. Research Studies in Music Education, 41(2), 189-205. https://doi.org/10.1177/1321103X18773109 Victoria's post on the continuum of motivation: https://www.instagram.com/p/DeusI_kiWm6/ Thank you for listening! Visit our website (http://teachingmusictomorrow.com) to listen to or watch new episodes. Make sure to click subscribe and leave a review from whichever platform you are listening on, and tell us what you'd like to teach in your music classroom tomorrow! For more from Anne & Victoria, click the links below: annemileski.com (https://annemileski.com/) | @annemileski on instagram (https://www.instagram.com/annemileski/) victoriaboler.com (https://victoriaboler.com/) | @victoriaboler on instagram (https://www.instagram.com/victoriaboler/) Timestamps: 00:00 - Welcome back 00:50 - Teaching Music Yesterday: Presenting do in second grade 10:54 - Teaching Music Yesterday: Reading Who Has Seen the Wind? 27:40 - Dissertation updates

Anne and Victoria are back on the mic! In this episode, they share dissertation updates, a Teaching Music Yesterday, and a Pedagogy Corner. In Dissertation Updates, Victoria shares her research on classroom management and active music making in 4th and 5th grade, and why upper elementary students can seem like completely different kids than they were in 2nd and 3rd grade. Anne shares her research on music teachers' self-efficacy for singing and growth mindset, especially for instrumentalists who find themselves teaching in a singing-based classroom. In Teaching Music Yesterday, Victoria shares a secret rule game from her child-centered play therapy training that she uses with King's Land instead of the chase game. In Pedagogy Corner, Anne talks about having her methods students notate a new song and sing it in solfège before teaching it by rote, because the first time we sing a song is the way the kids are going to hear it. Thank you for listening! Visit our website (http://teachingmusictomorrow.com) to listen to or watch new episodes. Make sure to click subscribe and leave a review from whichever platform you are listening on, and tell us what you'd like to teach in your music classroom tomorrow! For more from Anne & Victoria, click the links below: https://annemileski.com | instagram: https://www.instagram.com/annemileski/ https://victoriaboler.com | instagram: https://www.instagram.com/victoriaboler/ Timestamps: 00:00 - Welcome back 00:43 - Dissertation updates 29:59 - Teaching Music Yesterday: King's Land and a secret rule game 35:35 - Pedagogy Corner: Learning a new song before you teach it by rote 42:41 - Wrap-up

Tideo is a classic sixteenth note song in many elementary classrooms. But is there a fresh way to approach this rhythmic concept? In this episode, Anne shares a pathway with tikatika speech improvisation. Victoria shares an option for a whole-class rhythm arrangement. For an added bonus, try combining the two ideas together at your next music sharing!  Thank you for listening! Visit our website (http://teachingmusictomorrow.com) to listen to or watch new episodes. Make sure to click subscribe and leave a review from whichever platform you are listening on, and tell us what you’d like to teach in your music classroom tomorrow! For more from Anne & Victoria, click the links below: annemileski.com | @annemileski on instagram victoriaboler.com | @victoriaboler on instagram Timestamps: 01:55 - Anne’s activity  10:20 - Victoria’s activity

In our last episode we talked about a few of the many variants to Tideo. Today, we'll look at how the version we choose can impact the harmonic activities we do! Victoria shares a vocal bordun activity. Anne shares a tonic and dominant activity that starts with voice and transfers to barred instruments. Thank you for listening! Visit our website (http://teachingmusictomorrow.com) to listen to or watch new episodes. Make sure to click subscribe and leave a review from whichever platform you are listening on, and tell us what you’d like to teach in your music classroom tomorrow! For more from Anne & Victoria, click the links below: annemileski.com | @annemileski on instagram victoriaboler.com | @victoriaboler on instagram   Timestamps:  00:00- Why the version of Tideo matters for harmonic work   03:49 - Victoria’s drone activity   10:51 - Anne’s tonic and dominant activity

In this three-part series, Anne and Victoria explore ways to refresh Tideo, starting with the song and game. Tideo is a rich song, both from a pedagogical standpoint and a song research standpoint! There are so many ways to set this play party up for different grade levels. Anne shares a version of the play party for 2nd and 3rd grade. Victoria shares a slight variation on the 2nd and 3rd grade version, as well as an option for lower elementary. Thank you for listening! Visit our website (http://teachingmusictomorrow.com) to listen to or watch new episodes. Make sure to click subscribe and leave a review from whichever platform you are listening on, and tell us what you’d like to teach in your music classroom tomorrow! For more from Anne & Victoria, click the links below: annemileski.com | @annemileski on instagram victoriaboler.com | @victoriaboler on instagram Timestamps: 00:51- Tideo pedagogical uses and song variants 07:46 - Anne’s version of the game 17:36 - Victoria’s versions of the game Victoria’s sources for her Tideo song and game:  Choksy, L., & Brummitt, D. (1987). 120 Singing games and dances for elementary schools. Prentice-Hall. Eisen, A. & Robertson, L. (1996). An American methodology: An inclusive approach to musical literacy. Sneaky Snake Publications.

For the final episode in the Apple Tree trilogy, we're talking all things melodic extensions. In this episode, Victoria & Anne talk about how to squeeze every ounce of melodic content out of this song, from so-mi to beyond. Whether it's through oral/aural echo imitation or composition and improvisation, get some ideas for how to use Apple Tree in your music classroom tomorrow. Thank you for listening! Visit our website (http://teachingmusictomorrow.com) to listen to or watch new episodes. Make sure to click subscribe and leave a review from whichever platform you are listening on, and tell us what you’d like to teach in your music classroom tomorrow! For more from Anne & Victoria, click the links below: http://annemileski.com https://instagram.com/annemileski http://victoriaboler.com https://instagram.com/victoriaboler

We’re back with Apple Tree—but this time, it’s all about the rhythm! In this episode, we explore how to extend this favorite song beyond the game and into purposeful rhythm learning. You’ll hear how to use Apple Tree to introduce and reinforce concepts like steady beat, rhythmic patterns, and even early iconic notation.From simple body percussion to creating student-composed rhythms based on the song, this lesson is a seamless way to keep the playful spirit alive while layering in deeper musical understanding.Thank you for listening! Visit our website (http://teachingmusictomorrow.com) to listen to or watch new episodes. Make sure to click subscribe and leave a review from whichever platform you are listening on, and tell us what you’d like to teach in your music classroom tomorrow! For more from Anne & Victoria, click the links below:http://annemileski.com | instagram: https://instagram.com/annemileskihttp://victoriaboler.com | instagram: https://instagram.com/victoriaboler

We’re kicking off a new season of Teaching Music Tomorrow with the first episode of a three part series all about a tried and true song Apple Tree. Anne and Victoria share different ways to introduce the song through game play, both with a “counting-out” elimination game, and a “London Bridge” style game. Whether you’re looking to build steady beat skills, set the foundation for melodic learning, or just looking for a fresh and new way to teach Apple Tree, this episode is packed with practical ideas you can try tomorrow! Thank you for listening! Visit our website (http://teachingmusictomorrow.com) to listen to or watch new episodes. Make sure to click subscribe and leave a review from whichever platform you are listening on, and tell us what you’d like to teach in your music classroom tomorrow! For more from Anne & Victoria, click the links below: annemileski.com | @annemileski on instagram victoriaboler.com | @victoriaboler on instagram

Today on Teaching Music Tomorrow, Victoria & Anne discuss different ways for using partwork in the elementary music classroom. Victoria shares an entrance activity she uses with her youngest students and then carries into older grades to introduce partner songs through movements. Anne shares a way to introduce a song through body percussion ostinati and extends with small group composition. Thank you for listening! Visit our website (http://teachingmusictomorrow.com) to listen to or watch new episodes. Make sure to click subscribe and leave a review from whichever platform you are listening on, and tell us what you’d like to teach in your music classroom tomorrow! For more from Anne & Victoria, click the links below: annemileski.com | @annemileski on instagram victoriaboler.com | @victoriaboler on instagram

Today on Teaching Music Tomorrow, Anne & Victoria are talking about different opening routines that have worked well in their music rooms. Anne shares a tried and true sequence for having students enter the room and warm up their bodies and voices. Victoria shares a fresh and new idea for engaging students in active listening and student led movement. Thank you for listening! Visit our website to listen to or watch new episodes. Make sure to click subscribe and leave a review from whichever platform you are listening on, and tell us what you’d like to teach in your music classroom tomorrow! For more from Anne & Victoria, click the links below: annemileski.com | @annemileski on instagram victoriaboler.com | @victoriaboler on instagram

Fall is here! Today on Teaching Music Tomorrow, Anne and Victoria share some tried-and-true Fall activities. Enjoy these activities on their own, or use them as a way to integrate seasonal celebrations into the existing music curriculum. Anne shares a grab-bag collection of activities with the song, “Pumpkin Pumpkin Round and Fat.” Victoria shares a counting-out song and barred instrument activity to go with the book, “Too Many Pumpkins.” Like this episode? Check out more from Anne and Victoria, including free resources at teachingmusictomorrow.com Find more from Anne here: Website: https://annemileski.com Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/annemileski Find more from Victoria here: Website: https://victoriaboler.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/victoriaboler

Active Listening is embedded in the ways that we teach in the elementary music classroom. Today on Teaching Music Tomorrow, Anne & Victoria are discussing specific active listening lessons to keep your students engaged and making music. Victoria shares a listening activity perfect for a “one off” lesson, the end of class, or to introduce movement vocabulary:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WPCBieSESI  Movement sequence:  0:00 - With feet planted in place, improvise movements to follow the melodic contour of the trumpet  0:14 - Sway slowly in place  (can you sway your feet? Your head? Can you sway forward and back? Side to side?  0:54 - Tiptoe in open space to the rhythm of the percussion 1:26 - standing in place, move right arm when the clarinet plays. Move left arm when Louis sings the response  2:01 - Move in open space, wiggling fingers in the air as the piano plays 2:34 - Spin during the trumpet’s long note, then slowly sit down  2:57 - Lay still on the ground and listen to the rest of the piece  Anne shares a way to introduce the song Carnavalito, before you teach the broken circle dance. Students will listen for rhythm, steady beat, and ostinato, throughout the clear sectional form of the piece. Check out the recording by Shenanigans here: https://youtu.be/XeVkU5rh6Hk?si=dGzwl7reN1w2TbbB Look for an example of the broken circle dance by Rob Amchin here: https://youtu.be/xPKBHAl2uwY?si=Sool6SJJs0SL1AqO (this example uses different music, but the moves are the same: marching for the A section and skipping for the B section). Like this episode? Check out more from Anne and Victoria, including free resources at teachingmusictomorrow.com Find more from Anne here: Website: https://annemileski.com Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/annemileski Find more from Victoria here: Website: https://victoriaboler.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/victoriaboler

We’re back for another season of Teaching Music Tomorrow! Today, Anne and Victoria are talking all about open space, and how to scaffold the opportunity to move independently in the elementary music classroom. Anne shares how she begins in self-space with the song Allie Galloo, and how she scaffolds allowing kindergarten students to move to a new “spot” to explore non locomotor movement in new locations and shared space. She also shares how she sequences Mouse Mousie for students to be successful moving in open space. Victoria shares how she uses Ickle Ockle as an opportunity for students to not only practice musical concepts and skills, but also practice movement skills. She discusses ways for students to visualize “swimming” through open space to stay safe. Like this episode? Check out more from Anne and Victoria, including free resources at teachingmusictomorrow.com Find more from Anne here: Website: https://annemileski.com Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/annemileski Find more from Victoria here: Website: https://victoriaboler.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/victoriaboler

In this episode of Teaching Music Tomorrow, Anne & Victoria explore different strategies for teaching the recorder. Victoria shares an extension of “Al Citrón,” and Anne shares ideas for “I See the Moon.” Recorder can be effectively incorporated into our music curriculum in various ways, from using it as an accompaniment or as a mode of improvisation. In this episode, we’ll explore collaborative learning experiences and the concept of rhythmic building blocks and you’ll learn how to simplify recorder technique to introduce notes effectively. Don’t forget to visit our website to sign up for extra resources from this episode! For more from Anne & Victoria, click the links below: anne.mileski.com | @annemileski on instagram victoriaboler.com | @victoriaboler on instagram

If recorder is something you’re just getting started with, today’s episode of Teaching Music Tomorrow is for you! In this episode, Victoria and Anne share early experiences with recorder and ideas for helping make it an integrated part of your music classroom. Anne shares ideas for starting to play patterns with “Star Light Star Bright” and Victoria shares how to practice hand position with the game from “Al Citrón.” Don’t forget to visit our website to sign up for extra resources from this episode! For more from Anne & Victoria, click the links below: anne.mileski.com | @annemileski on instagram victoriaboler.com | @victoriaboler on instagram