The Pop Culture Problem Sabotaging Music Education Today Have you ever wondered why students can't seem to tell the difference between a beat, rhythm or track anymore? We've all been there—asking students to "clap along with the beat" and watching them look completely lost. It's frustrating, it's discouraging, and it can make you
Kindergarten Music Lessons: The Complete Guide to Teaching Early Years Music Have you ever wondered how to create engaging kindergarten music lessons that spark a lifelong love of music in your youngest students? This guide covers everything you need to know about teaching kindergarten music lessons — from your very first five-minute activity
How to Explain Beat vs Rhythm to Primary or Elementary Students How do you explain beat vs rhythm to primary students without getting lost in complicated music theory? Rhythm and beat are fundamental elements of music, and teaching them well is vital for successful music
Are your music students resistant, distracted, or disengaged despite your best efforts? In this eye-opening episode, I reveal the critical mistake that's sabotaging music classrooms everywhere—and the simple shift that transforms reluctant learners into enthusiastic musicians. You'll discover why even the most creative lesson plans fail without this foundational step, and learn the exact moment-by-moment
What Music Teachers Really Think. Our 2025 Survey Results Are In! We recently surveyed our community of music educators to find out how The Fun Music Company curriculum is really performing in classrooms around the world. The results? We're honestly blown away by the feedback from all the teachers who took the time
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 From outdated ideas about technology and resources to limiting beliefs about what makes a "good" music teacher, Janice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 The Kodály method is a music education philosophy developed by Hungarian composer Zoltán Kodály that teaches children music through singing, sequential skill-building, and folk song. It is one of the most widely used approaches to primary school music
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
