Patterns & Practice

Ep. 13: BRAIN CANDY

Share a wild classroom story or a research article with us! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2518385/open_sms] Amber and Britt discuss four different Reddit posts and talk about their upcoming hiatus (AKA musical season). Stay tuned for more episodes of Patterns and Practice in a few months! Get in touch! * You can follow us on Facebook and Instagram @patternsandpracticepod * Website patternsandpracticepod.com [http://patternsandpracticepod.com/]. * Email: patternsandpractice@gmail.com

Ep. 12: It's Tradition!

Share a wild classroom story or a research article with us! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2518385/open_sms] Join Amber and Brittany as they talk about folk music in the classroom and things they LOVE about this generation of students! * Research Article:  * Giebelhausen, R. & Sierzega, A. (2025). Folk around and find out: Cultural and historical sourcing for music cited as “traditional” in a general music curriculum series. Update: Applications of Research in Music Education, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/87551233251385580 [https://doi.org/10.1177/87551233251385580] * Reddit Post: “What does this generation of students do better than others? (Legitimately) [https://www.reddit.com/r/Teachers/comments/1pme6ew/what_does_this_generation_of_students_do_better/]”  Get in touch! * You can follow us on Facebook and Instagram @patternsandpracticepod * Website patternsandpracticepod.com [http://patternsandpracticepod.com/]. * Email: patternsandpractice@gmail.com

Ep. 11: State Conference!

Share a wild classroom story or a research article with us! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2518385/open_sms] Amber and Brittany discuss their experience at the NYSSMA Winter Conference earlier this month along with their teacher "icks." * Topics:  * Introduction: [00:00] * Topic of the Day: State Conference: [01:51] * Reddit Post of the Day: [54:20] * Mentioned in the podcast:  * Franklin Willis  [https://www.fwillismusic.com] * Missy Story  [https://buymeacoffee.com/missystrong] * Stephanie Leavell  [https://www.stephanieleavellmusic.com] * Robin Giebelhausen  [https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=3zbrbOAAAAAJ&hl=en] * Peripole [https://www.peripole.com/pages/home] * Jason Jones  [https://www.jasondjones.net] * Amber & Brittany’s presentations!:  * Classroom Management for the Elementary Music Teacher [https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1y_NxrYKp3fVZs2YR_-yJd7IqtonEIxRz?usp=sharing] * Play to Your Advantage [https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1kV5T_nq8dbUkkbvPAg9FTcJqXKs4e676?usp=sharing] * Reddit Post: “Sometimes admin is terrible. Sometimes students are terrible. Sometimes parents are terrible. So what makes TEACHERS sometimes terrible? [https://www.reddit.com/r/Teachers/comments/1ocqiq8/sometimes_admin_is_terrible_sometimes_students/?share_id=I2wsiJprgYMTCS4aI_IDJ&utm_content=1&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_source=share&utm_term=1]”  Get in touch! * You can follow us on Facebook and Instagram @patternsandpracticepod * Website patternsandpracticepod.com [http://patternsandpracticepod.com/]. * Email: patternsandpractice@gmail.com

Ep. 10: LSA: Live, Scream, Audiate

Share a wild classroom story or a research article with us! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2518385/open_sms] Join Amber and Brittany as they discuss what an Learning Sequence Activity (LSA) is, how they use LSA's in their teaching, and a Reddit post about improvisation in the music room.  * Topics:  * Introduction: [00:00] * Topic of the Day: LSA’s: [00:37] * Reddit Post of the Day: [48:45] * Books! * Jump Right In:  * Tonal Register Book [https://giamusic.com/resource/jump-right-in-tonal-register-book-1-book-gj127] * Rhythm Register Book [https://giamusic.com/resource/jump-right-in-rhythm-register-book-1-book-gj129] * Jill Reese’s Navigating Music Learning Theory [https://giamusic.com/resource/applying-music-learning-theory-in-elementary-general-music-book-g9691] * Watch some LSA's * Andy Mullen - YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@TheImprovingMusician] * Heather Shouldice - YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@heathershouldice3294] * Jen Bailey - YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/user/singtokids] * Reddit Post: “Should kids be taught improvisation [https://www.reddit.com/r/MusicEd/comments/1oyjyng/should_kids_be_taught_improvisation/]?”  Get in touch! * You can follow us on Facebook and Instagram @patternsandpracticepod * Website patternsandpracticepod.com [http://patternsandpracticepod.com/]. * Email: patternsandpractice@gmail.com

Ep. 9: Wait, You Collect Data?

Share a wild classroom story or a research article with us! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2518385/open_sms] Amber and Brittany talk about aptitude, how they collect data, making performances sensory-friendly, and an unpopular opinion on Reddit.  **UPDATE** Amber and Brittany would like to apologize for an error which required us to republish the episode. As we like to share that this is a candid snapshot of our teaching, we had a candid, uncensored moment about a frustration in the classroom, and will do better to ensure it doesn't happen in the future.  * Topics:  * Introduction: [00:00] * Topic of the Day: Aptitude: [02:45] * Research of the Day: [30:49] * Reddit Post of the Day: [45:18] * Reynolds, J.H. & VanWeelden, K. (2023). Tips for making music performances sensory-friendly and inclusive. Journal of General Music Education, 37(2), 43-46   https://doi.org/10.1177/27527646231211704 [https://doi.org/10.1177/27527646231211704] * Reddit Post: “Unpopular Opinion [https://www.reddit.com/r/MusicEd/comments/1ousx48/unpopular_opinion/]” Get in touch! * You can follow us on Facebook and Instagram @patternsandpracticepod * Website patternsandpracticepod.com [http://patternsandpracticepod.com/]. * Email: patternsandpractice@gmail.com