Music Teacher Coffee Talk

Carrie Nicholas and Tanya LeJeune

We are elementary music teachers who love to share songs, activities, lessons, and ideas for the music room.

  • 59 minutes 44 seconds
    MTCT #194: Deinfluencing Your Classroom
    Carrie and Tanya discuss strategies for deinfluencing your music classroom by thinking carefully about the resources and materials you are bringing to your students and the things you are consuming as an educator.
    5 January 2026, 12:31 am
  • 1 hour 33 seconds
    MTCT #193-New Year, Same You, New Plans!
    Carrie and Tanya talk about plans for January
    14 December 2025, 6:44 pm
  • 50 minutes 28 seconds
    MTCT #192: A Kodály Meets Dalcroze Conversation with Crystal Henricks
    MTCT #192: A Kodály Meets Dalcroze Conversation with Crystal Henricks by Carrie Nicholas and Tanya LeJeune
    30 November 2025, 8:52 pm
  • 51 minutes 17 seconds
    MTCT #191- LIVE from the OAKE WD Mini Conference
    Carrie and Tanya answer questions LIVE at the Western Division Organization of Kodály Educators Mini Conference 2025!
    16 November 2025, 10:26 pm
  • 44 minutes 32 seconds
    MTCT #190- Thanksgiving Ideas We Are Thankful For
    Tanya and Carrie talk turkey- or songs about turkeys and other Thanksgiving themed music in the elementary music room!
    16 November 2025, 8:07 pm
  • 38 minutes 37 seconds
    MTCT #188: Lifelong Learning with Katrina Hedrick
    Carrie and Tanya talk with Katrina Hedrick about the importance of lifelong learning and professional development in music education.
    12 October 2025, 8:23 pm
  • 1 hour 23 seconds
    MTCT #187: Carrie's Contemplations from Orff Schulwerk Level II
    Carrie talks about her experience taking Orff Schulwerk Level II this past summer.
    28 September 2025, 5:33 pm
  • 1 hour 8 minutes
    MTCT #186: Tanya's Takeaways from World Music Pedagogy
    Carrie asks Tanya about her experience taking World Music Pedagogy training this past summer.
    14 September 2025, 9:39 pm
  • 39 minutes 45 seconds
    MTCT #185: Music as a Vehicle, with Ashley Cuthbertson
    Carrie and Tanya chat with Ashley Cuthbertson, the author of "Music as a Vehicle: A Practice Guide to Implementing Culturally Responsive Teaching in Today's Music Classrooms"
    31 August 2025, 8:08 pm
  • 43 minutes 36 seconds
    MTCT #184: Desert Island Music Room Essentials
    MTCT #184: Desert Island Music Room Essentials by Carrie Nicholas and Tanya LeJeune
    17 August 2025, 7:19 pm
  • 1 hour 9 seconds
    MTCT #183: 2025 Summer Book Club, Part 4
    Carrie and Tanya discuss Part 4 of "Music as a Vehicle" by Ashley Cuthbertson as part of the 2025 Music Teacher Coffee Talk summer book club.
    4 August 2025, 1:56 pm
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