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Help us keep the music going! Welcome to The Music Room, the podcast dedicated to keeping music alive in primary and elementary schools throughout the world. I’m Mark Leehy and I’m passionate about ensuring that schools provide an environment where children are given an opportunity to foster a love for music and a chance to express it.Together with my guests, we’re here to help teachers and parents by sharing information, tips and techniques from music education experts and practicing music teachers. So, let’s get into it...The Music Room Podcast is proudly sponsored by Bushfire Press. https://www.bushfirepress.com.au/ Contact me at [email protected]
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Tips for music teachers on covid-19 and remote learning With Mark Leehy, Publisher, Bushfire Press www.musicroom.net.au In this episode, Mark previews our free remote learning lessons and plays a sample from the Listening Room remote learning podcast for children and parents. www.TheListeningRoom.net Kevin O’Mara then joins him in an improvisation of hand-washing songs and an elbow-coughing game. This episode is rounded off with some useful websites and resources for remote learning. Episod...
In this episode, I chat with Tamara O'Brien about the Orff Approach to music education. Tamara explains the approach and we include links to videos which show Tamara using the Approach with children. She demonstrates in these videos how to put together units of work for lower, middle and upper primary/elementary students. Episode Highlights · Tamara’s Orff journey with Christoph Maubach, Richard Gill, Stephen Callantropio in the USA and the Orff Institute in Salzburg. ·&n...
In this episode I chat with Katie Wardrobe from Midnight Music. Katie shares her 3 favourite apps for music teachers and explains how they can be used in the classroom. She also provides free lesson plans. Episode Highlights The website, Groove Pizza (online drum sequencer) The app, FlipgridThe app, WakeletMozart’s recipe for Liver DumplingsFor discussions and info, visit https://www.facebook.com/groups/musicroom.net.au/ Or address us directly with questions, suggestions or hints & tips:...
In this episode I chat with Peter Combe (who has just been awarded the OAM) about his beginnings as a primary classroom teacher, his advice on what makes a great children's song, his work over his 38 year career as composer and performer of songs for both children and adults and his views on primary music and singing. Episode highlights include: Peter’s primary classroom and music teacher origins.Hosting Music Time in the UK.Why we still need such a program.What makes a successful children...
In this episode I chat with Lynne Bartlett about putting on a show with primary/elementary schools. Lynne has been involved in the writing of no fewer than 16 primary school shows and assorted plays and mini-musicals, as well as touring curriculum-based educational performances to schools. Lynne has is a founder partner in Bushfire Press. She holds an Associate Diploma in Speech & drama from Trinity College in the UK. Lynne has been working in primary schools since the Eightie...
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