Description

The Music Crew Virtual Conference 2021
33 sessions. 16.5 hours of PD. Certificate of completion included.

Practical, classroom-ready strategies from working music teachers, self-paced and available online whenever you are. Sessions span elementary through secondary, taught by Music Crew members drawing on years of experience in the classroom. This is the largest archive in the collection, covering distance learning, classroom management, SEL, Orff, ukulele, singing games, and TpT tools like Easel.

These sessions first aired free in our Music Crew Collaborative Facebook group, where we host a free virtual conference every year. This archive collects that year’s full lineup in one place, watchable any time, with a certificate for your hours.

When you finish, you’ll receive a certificate of completion for your PD hours. Acceptance of self-reported hours varies by state and district, so check your renewal requirements.

A note on timing: this season was recorded in 2021, so a few sessions address distance learning specific to that year. Most of the content (classroom management, SEL, Orff, ukulele, singing games) is evergreen.

SESSION LIST SEASON TWO (Presented in June 2021)

DAY ONE

The Modern Music Teacher
- by Melissa Stouffer – Mrs. Stouffer’s Music Room
Video Game Assessments: Getting Started with Blooket
- by Jennifer Hibbard – Yellow Brick Road Music
Questioning Techniques to Support Learners in the Music Classroom
- by Kim Maloney – MusicTeacherResources
What’s So Fetch About Solfege?
- by Melissa Stouffer – Mrs. Stouffer’s Music Room
Get Creative with Music Camps and Workshops
- by Jennifer Foxx – Music Educator Resources
Music Centers? Sure … But How?
- by Melissa Angstadt – Musical Interactions
Back to Basics: Hands-on Centers for the Music Classroom
- by Linda Seamons – Floating Down the River, Kelly Parrish – Rhythmically Yours, & Lori Sweet – Sweet Sounds
Prepare and Practice: Sequencing Instruction Within the Kodaly Philosophy
- by Lori Sweet – Sweet Sounds
Movin’ and Groovin’ in Elementary Music
- by Chrissy Hutzel – Hutzel House of Music
Spiraling Instruction using Music Learning Theory
- by Jennifer Bailey – Sing to Kids
Dos and Don’ts of Making a Sub Tub
- by Ginny Capps – Ginny’s Music Space

DAY TWO

Lit & Listen: Using Literature and Listening to Address SEL
- by Melissa Stouffer – Mrs. Stouffer’s Music Room
Why Should I Be Excited About Easel by TpT?
- by Jane Marsilio – SillyOMusic
Bringing Books to Life: Sound Stories for Any Age
- by Linda Seamons – Floating Down the River
What’s Next?: Distance Learning Beyond COVID-19
- by Michelle Rose – The Musical Rose
Engaging Music Lab Stations
- by Jennifer Foxx – Music Educator Resources
20 Low/No Tech Activities for Pre-K and K Part 1
- by Darlene Abbott – Music Mom & Jane Marsilio – SillyOMusic
20 Low/No Tech Activities for Pre-K and K Part 2
- by Linda Seamons – Floating Down the River & Kelly Parrish – Rhythmically Yours
These Kids Can Sing: Elevating Elementary Choirs
- by Nick Dolan – Music with Mr. Dolan
Classroom Management for Littles
- by Darlene Abbott – Music Mom
What the Orff is Orff? Part 1: The Process and Sequence
- by Jennifer Filipiak – Noteworthy by Jen
Using Digital Notebooks to Sequence Your Recorder Instruction
- by Jennifer Bailey – Sing to Kids
Q&A Panel Discussion
- hosted by various members of The Music Crew

DAY THREE

How to Approach Tuning Ukuleles
- by Shelley Tomich – Pitch Publications
Teaching Elementary Music Theory: Making Lessons Exciting and Engaging
- by Beth Pisanchyn – Beth’s Music Classroom
Slide into Singing Games
- by Rachel Tanenblatt – Music with Mrs. Tanenblatt
Navigating the Changing Male Voice
- by Nick Dolan – Music with Mr. Dolan
What the Orff is Orff? Part 2: Orff Instruments
- by Jennifer Filipiak – Noteworthy by Jen
Fostering Student Voice In Middle School Music
- by Elizabeth Caldwell – Organized Chaos Music
Music and Empathy: Accessing Emotions for Better Performances
- by Nick Dolan – Music with Mr. Dolan
Not Another Self Care PD: Action Steps to Recover from Burnout
- by Michelle Rose – The Musical Rose
Purposely Moving
- by Anne Mileski – Anacrusic
Program Preparation: Teaching Strategies to Avoid Rehearsal Boredom
- by Sally Utley – Sally’s Sea of Songs
Sequencing Ukulele Instruction for Any Age or Grade
- by Jennifer Bailey – Sing to Kids