How To Teach Music with Jessica Grant Podcast
1) Drum Roll Please! Welcome Back to School with Rhythm and Speech
Want to get your students speaking, playing, and learning on day one? Here's the perfect piece to use with your older elementary students. Learn a new speech piece that allows students to review/learn...Show More
2) Annual Halfway Goals Review
We are just past the halfway point of 2024! It's a great time to review how you're goals are going. In today's episode, we'll look at three areas: Long term goals Short term goals Task oriented goals...Show More
3) AMLE Institute Insights: Educating Middle School Students
I recently attended the AMLE Institute in San Diego, CA and am excited to share some insights from my experience as well introduce you to AMLE, if you've never heard of it before! Hear an overview of ...Show More
4) Pirates of the Caribbean: Arrangements Inspired by Pop Music for the Classroom
We’re continuing the series for arrangements inspired by pop music for the classroom. The Pirates of the Caribbean Theme is a great piece in 12/8 that is so much fun to play and a great opportunity fo...Show More
Pirates of the Caribbean: Arrangements Inspired by Pop Music for the Classroom
07:20 | Jun 30th, 2024
5) Down: Arrangements Inspired by Pop Music for the Classroom
Learn a fun xylophone arrangement to use with your students that focuses on a verse/chorus form and movement activity with the song Down performed by Marian Hill. Get the free Google Slides presentati...Show More
6) Look What You Made Me Do: Arrangements Inspired by Pop Music for the Classroom
The first single from Taylor Swift's Reputation album is a fantastic way to teach musical form and provide opportunities for students to compose original melodies. Particularly with aaab form! Listen ...Show More
Look What You Made Me Do: Arrangements Inspired by Pop Music for the Classroom
13:25 | Feb 20th, 2024
7) Paint It Black: Arrangements Inspired by Pop Music for the Classroom
The first arrangement of our series: Paint it Black by the Rolling Stones! I share the inspiration behind this arrangement, steps for teaching the piece to students, ideas for form, and how to expand...Show More
8) Five Tips for Finding and Creating Pop Song Arrangements to Use in Your Classroom
Using pop music in your music classroom can be so much fun! Students love learning something they know or have heard before, playing music that they listen to at home, and performing songs for an audi...Show More
9) Feeling the Sunday Scaries...Again
Now that we're a few weeks into the new year, you might be feeling the Sunday Scaries…again. Here is how I’ve worked through - and continue to work through - my Sunday Scaries. Lazy Genius Article Hea...Show More
10) Five Classroom Procedures to Review in the New Year
January is a great time for a reset of classroom procedures. Here are five procedures to review that will help re-establish expectations and set a positive start for 2024 in your classroom. Pay close ...Show More