The Music Crew Virtual Conference 2025

Description

The Music Crew Virtual Conference 2025
10 sessions. 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. Topics include Kodaly practice, cultural connections, pop songs in the classroom, digital supports for music activities, xylophone instruction, and reusing materials for maximum benefit.

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.

SESSION LIST SEASON SIX (Presented in July 2025)

DAY ONE

• Hooked on Harmonicas: Easy Wins for Student Motivation 
  • by Sally Utley – Sally’s Sea of Songs
• Too Cool For School? Engaging Upper Elementary Students
  • by Erin O’Neil – Erin’s Music Room
• Pop Songs in Elementary Music
  • by Elizabeth Caldwell – Organized Chaos Music
• Bringing Books to Life: Creating Digital Supports for Musical Activities
  • by Chrissy Hutzel – Hutzel House of Music
• Kodaly in Practice 
  • by Melissa Stouffer – Mrs. Stouffer’s Music Room
• Creating Cultural Connections
  • by Melissa Stouffer – Mrs. Stouffer’s Music Room

DAY TWO

• Harmony Within: a guide for introverted music teachers
  • by Jennifer Hibbard – Yellow Brick Road Music
• Remix & Reuse Music Materials for Maximum Benefit Pt 1
  • by Jane Marsilio – SillyOMusic
• Remix & Reuse Music Materials for Maximum Benefit Pt 2
  • by Melissa Angstadt – Musical Interactions
• Introducing and Teaching Xylophones
  • by Elizabeth Caldwell – Organized Chaos Music