Are Your Beliefs Secretly Sabotaging Your Music Teaching? In this episode of The Spark for Music Teachers, host Janice Tuck explores how our deeply-held beliefs can sometimes work against us without us even realising it. From outdated ideas about technology and resources to limiting beliefs about what makes a "good" music teacher, Janice
How to Teach Inspiring Grade 4 Music Lessons Struggling to create fun Grade 4 music lessons that meet your needs? This guide will show you how to: Plan and teach great Grade 4 music lessons that kids love Balance what you need to teach with fun activities for teaching Grade 4 music
What is the Kodály Method? A Complete Guide to Kodály Music Education What exactly is the Kodály method, and why do music educators around the world continue to embrace this approach decades after its development? If you've heard about Kodály music education and want to understand what it actually involves,
Three Sneaky Assumptions... Have you ever heard this quote supposedly said about the invention of the telephone? “This thing is unnecessary, it’s intrusive, and frankly, we have better ways of communication!” Sounds ridiculous now, right? But at the time, it reflected a real hesitation—people assumed something new meant something bad. That it would
Why intentional listening matters in music education Guess what?! One of your most valuable teaching activities that is making a difference for today's post-covid generation … is INTENTIONAL LISTENING. Intentional listening enables children to sit, focus, and truly absorb what's being shared! Think about it- Right now, we're seeing a generation of children
How to get rid of destructive criticisms in music education Most music teachers struggle to feel fully supported by their school administration and fellow colleagues, students and parents because of everyday things that are said including feedback, judgements and criticisms. This leaves them feeling like music isn’t given enough priority amongst other
Kindergarten Music Lesson Plans Looking to create fun, engaging Kindergarten Music Lesson Plans? Here are some ideas on creating kindergarten music lesson plans without lots of added work. Teaching music to Kindergarten students can be a wonderful experience. At this age, children are naturally curious, energetic, and eager to explore the
Developing a Music Appreciation Curriculum for Primary or Elementary School Music plays a vital role in a child’s development. It stimulates creativity, improves focus, and fosters emotional expression. For primary school students, music appreciation can open the door to a lifelong love of music. But how
How to THRIVE as a music teacher - Music Teachers' Spark Podcast Are you going into another year of music teaching feeling overwhelmed or like it could be impossible to keep up with? Or maybe you’ve had a tough year last year and already feel like you’ve given up because it all feels
NSW Curriculum Changes for K-6 Music A guideline to the changes in the NSW Creative Arts Curriculum for anyone teaching K-6 Music. The New South Wales Creative Arts Syllabus is changing. NESA (The NSW Education Standards Authority) have announced changes this year to the Creative Arts Syllabus that has
