The Tuneful, Beatful, Artful Music Teacher

In the season opener of the podcast, Missy speaks with FAME Teacher Trainer Chris Anne Powers about the Feierabend Repertoire Database, a truly exciting new resource that Chris has been working on for GIA Publications that is making its debut this Fall.  

A brief overview of the first few episodes of the new season

Join Missy for a special 3-episode series with music educator Jasmine Fripp, author of thdsae Facebook post entitled “With Love, Letters to my Fellow White Colleagues” that went viral, provoking countless discussions of how white music teachers should approach Black genres of music. In this final part of our series with passionate black music educator and activist Jasmine Fripp, Missy asks about practical ways predominantly white music education organizations can invite and center the voices of Black, Brown, and Indigenous music educators.  Jasmine M.T. Fripp The Passionate Black Music Educator Educator/Clinician/Voice Teacher/Vocalist/Songwriter jfripp.pbe@gmail.com Read Jasmine’s Letter.  The Score Podcast  (Episodes 34 & 35)  2018 Grammy Music Educator Award Recipient, Melissa Salguero Black Composers to follow on social media: Hall Johnson William Grant Still Undine Smith Moore Florence Price Ulysses Kay Samuel Coleridge-Taylor George Walker Margaret Bonds William L. Dawson Shirley Graham Du Bois HT Burleigh Jester Hairston Nora Holt Nathaniel Dett Jeanne Lee Julia Perry Will Marion Cook Moses Hogan Julia Perry Dr. Jeffry Ames  Dr. Anton Armstrong Dr. Andre Thomas Rospheanye Powell Victor Johnson Isaac Cates Brandon  Boyd Dave Raglan Marques L. Garrett Damon H. Dandridge   Choral Conductors Dr. Jeffery Ames Dr. Anton Armstrong Dr. Andre Thomas Dr. Jeffery Redding Dr. Brandon Boyd Dr. Marques Garrett Dr. Jason Ferdinand Dr. Isaiah McGee Dr. Jason Dungee Dante Webb Adrian Maclin Ramon S. Moses Rosephanye Powell Maria A. Ellis Dr. Craig Robertson Riter Dany St. Luc Chantae Pittman Dr. Erdyn Coleman David A. Richardson Dr. Everett Powell Dr. Christopher Harris Dr. A Jan Taylor Dr. Damon H. Dandridge Dr. Brandon Waddles B. E. Boykin Roxanne Mungin Michelle Byrd Dr. Dena Vaughan Anissa Quilling Arnekua Jackson Rosalyn Lake The post Dear White Colleagues- Jasmine Fripp (Part 3) | S2E19 appeared first on Feierabend Association for Music Education | A tuneful, beatful, artful learning community.

Join Missy for a special 3-episode series with music educator Jasmine Fripp, author of the Facebook post entitled “With Love, Letters to my Fellow White Colleagues” that went viral, provoking countless discussions of how white music teachers should approach Black genres of music. Jasmine Fripp joins Missy for the 2nd part of their interview in which she talks about how non-Black teachers can reach out to Black music educators, composers, and conductors for help in order to avoid cultural misappropriation. Jasmine M.T. Fripp The Passionate Black Music Educator Educator/Clinician/Voice Teacher/Vocalist/Songwriter jfripp.pbe@gmail.com Read Jasmine’s Letter.  The Score Podcast  (Episodes 34 & 35)  2018 Grammy Music Educator Award Recipient, Melissa Salguero Black Composers to follow on social media: Hall Johnson William Grant Still Undine Smith Moore Florence Price Ulysses Kay Samuel Coleridge-Taylor George Walker Margaret Bonds William L. Dawson Shirley Graham Du Bois HT Burleigh Jester Hairston Nora Holt Nathaniel Dett Jeanne Lee Julia Perry Will Marion Cook Moses Hogan Julia Perry Dr. Jeffry Ames  Dr. Anton Armstrong Dr. Andre Thomas Rospheanye Powell Victor Johnson Isaac Cates Brandon  Boyd Dave Raglan Marques L. Garrett Damon H. Dandridge The post Dear White Colleagues- Jasmine Fripp (Part 2) | S2E18 appeared first on Feierabend Association for Music Education | A tuneful, beatful, artful learning community.

Join Missy for a special 3-episode series with music educator Jasmine Fripp, author of the Facebook post entitled “With Love, Letters to my Fellow White Colleagues” that went viral, provoking countless discussions of how white music teachers should approach Black genres of music. In the first episode, Jasmine talks to Missy about how her dedication as a passionate black music educator informs her practice in the classroom and rehearsal hall. Jasmine M.T. Fripp The Passionate Black Music Educator Educator/Clinician/Voice Teacher/Vocalist/Songwriter jfripp.pbe@gmail.com Read Jasmine’s Letter.  The Score Podcast  (Episodes 34 & 35)  2018 Grammy Music Educator Award Recipient, Melissa Salguero Black Composers to follow on social media: Hall Johnson William Grant Still Undine Smith Moore Florence Price Ulysses Kay Samuel Coleridge-Taylor George Walker Margaret Bonds William L. Dawson Shirley Graham Du Bois HT Burleigh Jester Hairston Nora Holt Nathaniel Dett Jeanne Lee Julia Perry Will Marion Cook Moses Hogan Julia Perry Dr. Jeffry Ames  Dr. Anton Armstrong Dr. Andre Thomas Rospheanye Powell Victor Johnson Isaac Cates Brandon  Boyd Dave Raglan Marques L. Garrett Damon H. Dandridge The post Dear White Colleagues- Jasmine Fripp (Part 1) | S2E17 appeared first on Feierabend Association for Music Education | A tuneful, beatful, artful learning community.

In the final episode of Season Two, Missy chats about the ups and downs of teaching in the age of a COVID-19, especially in the Feierabend-focused classroom. She also interviews 2 of her kids, Jackson and Owen, to hear their perspective as musicians/students during this unique time and place in history.           The post COVID, Look What You’ve Done to Me! | S2E16 appeared first on Feierabend Association for Music Education | A tuneful, beatful, artful learning community.

Missy sits down with FAME Teacher Trainer and FAME President-Elect Emily Maurek to talk about what Conversational Solfege is and why it is such a great program to use with kids who are tuneful, beatful, and artful. About Emily Maurek    Find the book First Steps in Music with Orff Schulwerk (referenced by Missy in the Ask Me Anything segment) at GIA Publications, Inc. The post Series-Reflections on Conversational Solfege: a Teacher Trainer Perspective | S2E15 appeared first on Feierabend Association for Music Education | A tuneful, beatful, artful learning community.

John Feierabend’s Conversational Program is a phenomenal way to help  your already Tuneful, Beatful, Artful students become musically independent and notationally literate, but it can be challenging for teachers to master the process. In this series of episodes, gneral music teacher Taylor Kurilew asks Missy questions about CS after trying it in her classroom for the first time. In this final installment, Missy and Taylor wrap up the list of Taylor’s Conversational Solfege questions, talking about how a teacher new to CS should approach trying implementing the program once kids are truly ready. They also talk about the challenge of tonal units and discuss how to best prepare for Unit 4, the first Tonal Unit of CS. Taylor Kurilew is a native of New Jersey, and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education from Montclair State University and a Masters of Music Degree in Voice Performance from Rutgers University, Mason Gross School of the Arts. Aside from being in the classroom, Ms. Kurilew has performed in operas and musical theatre shows and has attended operatic training programs from NY to Italy. Taylor is the K-5 general music teacher and choral director at Cedar Hill Elementary School in Basking Ridge, NJ and also teaches voice in the central NJ area. She continues to work on her craft and her teaching career and loves using these experiences and trainings to keep her inspired and share the love of music in every aspect she can, in and out of the classroom to her students.   Here is the link to the podcast episode with Chris Powers where we discussed how she and her colleagues teach CS tonal and rhythm units simultaneously The Rhythm and Tonal Unit Plan Templates that have been modified by Missy The Conversational Solfege DVD series by Dr. Feierabend  The post Conversational Solfege in the Real World- Taylor Kurilew Part 3 | S2E14 appeared first on Feierabend Association for Music Education | A tuneful, beatful, artful learning community.

John Feierabend’s Conversational Program is a phenomenal way to help  your already Tuneful, Beatful, Artful students become musically independent and notationally literate, but it can be challenging for teachers to master the process. In this series of episodes, gneral music teacher Taylor Kurilew asks Missy questions about CS after trying it in her classroom for the first time. In Part 2 of the conversation, Missy and Taylor talk about when and how to start Conversational Solfege, some planning specifics, and the concept of Past, Present, and Future CS Objectives. Make sure to check the podcast page to get the Planning Templates they refer to in the discussion to help make things more clear! Taylor Kurilew is a native of New Jersey, and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education from Montclair State University and a Masters of Music Degree in Voice Performance from Rutgers University, Mason Gross School of the Arts. Aside from being in the classroom, Ms. Kurilew has performed in operas and musical theatre shows and has attended operatic training programs from NY to Italy. Taylor is the K-5 general music teacher and choral director at Cedar Hill Elementary School in Basking Ridge, NJ and also teaches voice in the central NJ area. She continues to work on her craft and her teaching career and loves using these experiences and trainings to keep her inspired and share the love of music in every aspect she can, in and out of the classroom to her students. CS Unit Plan Overview CS Rhythm Unit Plan Template  ? The post Conversational Solfege in the Real World – Taylor Kurilew Part 2 | S2E13 appeared first on Feierabend Association for Music Education | A tuneful, beatful, artful learning community.

John Feierabend’s Conversational Program is a phenomenal way to help  your already Tuneful, Beatful, Artful students become musically independent and notationally literate, but it can be challenging for teachers to master the process. In this series of episodes, gneral music teacher Taylor Kurilew asks Missy questions about CS after trying it in her classroom for the first time. In Part 1, Missy talks Taylor through an overview of what happens in the 12 Steps of CS. You do not want to miss this series if you are using CS in your classroom! Taylor Kurilew is a native of New Jersey, and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education from Montclair State University and a Masters of Music Degree in Voice Performance from Rutgers University, Mason Gross School of the Arts. Aside from being in the classroom, Ms. Kurilew has performed in operas and musical theatre shows and has attended operatic training programs from NY to Italy. Taylor is the K-5 general music teacher and choral director at Cedar Hill Elementary School in Basking Ridge, NJ and also teaches voice in the central NJ area. She continues to work on her craft and her teaching career and loves using these experiences and trainings to keep her inspired and share the love of music in every aspect she can, in and out of the classroom to her students. CS Rhythm Unit Plan Template Conversational Solfege Level 1 Teacher’s Manual Feierabend Fundamentals Book Conversational Solfege Explained DVD   The post Conversational Solfege in the Real World- Taylor Kurilew Part 1 | S2E12 appeared first on Feierabend Association for Music Education | A tuneful, beatful, artful learning community.

FAME Teacher Trainer Lindsay Jackson talks with Missy about First Steps in Music, Dr. Feierabend’s curriculum to help young students become Tuneful, Beautiful, and Artful. Hear what, in particular, this master teacher loves about First Steps. Click here for a Bio of Today’s Guest. Resources featuring today’s guest: First Steps in Music for Kindergarten and First Grade In Action Tree Dance Move It! Feierabend Fundamentals Find us on Social Media: Facebook: The Tuneful, Beatful, Artful Music Teacher Instagram: The Tuneful, Beatful, Artful Teacher Twitter: The Tuneful, Beatful, Artful Music Teacher The post Reflections on First Steps in Music: a Teacher Trainer Perspective with Lindsay Jackson | S2E11 appeared first on Feierabend Association for Music Education | A tuneful, beatful, artful learning community.

Missy and John continue talking about CS Upper Levels, this time talking about the success John had using CS with his high school choirs as well as with his undergraduate music students. Then, John talks about the development of a line of choral music easily accessible music for the unauditioned choir. Conversational Solfege Level 3 Singing Hands video (Arpad Darasz) The post Conversational Solfege Upper Levels: the Revision Part 2 | S2E10 appeared first on Feierabend Association for Music Education | A tuneful, beatful, artful learning community.

Dr. Feierabend joins Missy again, this time to talk about the new revision of the Upper Levels of Conversational Solfege. In Part One of their discussion, John touches on the progression from Book 2 of Conversational Solfege with its focus on Tonic and Dominant harmonic support to Book 3 where he begins to introduce Subdominant. They also talk about what true pentatonic songs are (and aren’t) as well as what Kodaly called “the musical mother tongue” and what that means (and doesn’t mean) in America. Conversational Solfege Level 3 Feierabend Fundamentals The post Conversational Solfege Upper Levels: the Revision Part 1 | S2E09 appeared first on Feierabend Association for Music Education | A tuneful, beatful, artful learning community.

In the final installment of the series of conversations with Sister Lorna from Fall 2019, the discussion begins with the difficult but important topic of what to do about music with racist origins or backgrounds and then moves on to ask what constitutes American folk music, as well as how to be more inclusive of students in modern music classroom.     Bio of Today’s Guest Silver Lake College Kodaly Summer Graduate Music Program Folkdancing book Missy referenced at the end of the episode                   The post A Conversation with Dr. Lorna Zemke: Part 3 | S2E08 appeared first on Feierabend Association for Music Education | A tuneful, beatful, artful learning community.

In Part 1, we left Sister Lorna on the tarmac in the Ukraine as she was desperately trying to get to Hungary after being in Russia, listen to hear what happened next. You’ll also hear Dr. Zemke discuss first meeting Dr. Feierabend when he was her graduate student at Silver Lake College, and share a bit about her Lovenotes prenatal music program.     Bio of Today’s Guest Silver Lake College Kodaly Summer Graduate Music Program Folkdancing book Missy referenced at the end of the episode                   The post A Conversation with Dr. Lorna Zemke: Part 2 | S2E07 appeared first on Feierabend Association for Music Education | A tuneful, beatful, artful learning community.

Missy gets to know Dr. Zemke, or Sister Lorna as she is affectionately known by the many people whose lives she has impacted. Hear about her life as a young girl in Osh Kosh, Wisconsin all the way through the crucial 6 months she spent collecting data and observing music classrooms in Budapest, Hungary during her doctoral work.   Bio of Today’s Guest Silver Lake College Kodaly Summer Graduate Music Program                   The post A Conversation with Dr. Lorna Zemke: Part 1 | S2E06 appeared first on Feierabend Association for Music Education | A tuneful, beatful, artful learning community.

Missy talks with FAME Teacher Trainer Rachel Grimsby, PhD Candidate at the University of Michigan, about Universal Design for Learning a lens through which music educators can examine how to teach students with disabilities. Bio of Today’s Guest Resources mentioned in the episode: www.cast.org Including Everyone: Creating Music Classrooms Where All Children Learn Universal Design for Learning: Theory and Practice 1st Edition by Meyer, Rose, Gordon The post Universal Design for Learning: Rachel Grimsby | S2E05 appeared first on Feierabend Association for Music Education | A tuneful, beatful, artful learning community.

Ever found yourself wishing your state music standards were more reflective of your practice? In this episode Missy speaks with 3 expert music educators who had a direct hand in the recent revision of the Indiana State Music Standards – learn how they got involved and what happened along the way. Indiana Academic Standards: Fine Arts Episode Guests: Brent Gault Andy Himelick Emily Maurek   The post Crafting Indiana’s Music Standards: A Conversation with Brent Gault, Emily Maurek, & Andy Himelick | S2E04 appeared first on Feierabend Association for Music Education | A tuneful, beatful, artful learning community.

Have you wondered how, exactly, you should get going with the Arioso part of First Steps in Music? You’ll get a TON to think about in this extra long episode with Dr. Feierabend! Also, at the end of the episode, Missy lists the names of each member of the FAME Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee.   The post Arioso: Just do it! | S2E03 appeared first on Feierabend Association for Music Education | A tuneful, beatful, artful learning community.

Have you ever considered starting infant/toddler and parent classes using First Steps in Music? Then you won’t want to miss the first part of Missy’s interview with FAME Teacher Trainer Connie Greenwood!   The post Starting Parent/Child Classes for Infants and Toddlers: Business Considerations, Part 1 | S2E01 appeared first on Feierabend Association for Music Education | A tuneful, beatful, artful learning community.