Patterns & Practice

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Amber and Britt discuss four different Reddit posts and talk about their upcoming hiatus (AKA musical season). Stay tuned for more episodes of Patterns and Practice in a few months!
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Join Amber and Brittany as they talk about folk music in the classroom and things they LOVE about this generation of students!
Research Article: Giebelhausen, R. & Sierzega, A. (2025). Folk around and find out: Cultural and historical sourcing for music cited as “traditional” in a general music curriculum series. Update: Applications of Research in Music Education, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/87551233251385580

Reddit Post: “What does this generation of students do better than others? (Legitimately)” 
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You can follow us on Facebook and Instagram @patternsandpracticepod
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Email: patternsandpractice@gmail.com

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Amber and Brittany discuss their experience at the NYSSMA Winter Conference earlier this month along with their teacher "icks."
Topics: Introduction: [00:00]
Topic of the Day: State Conference: [01:51]
Reddit Post of the Day: [54:20]

Mentioned in the podcast: Franklin Willis 
Missy Story 
Stephanie Leavell 
Robin Giebelhausen 
Peripole
Jason Jones 

Amber & Brittany’s presentations!: Classroom Management for the Elementary Music Teacher
Play to Your Advantage

Reddit Post: “Sometimes admin is terrible. Sometimes students are terrible. Sometimes parents are terrible. So what makes TEACHERS sometimes terrible?” 

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You can follow us on Facebook and Instagram @patternsandpracticepod
Website patternsandpracticepod.com.
Email: patternsandpractice@gmail.com

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Join Amber and Brittany as they discuss what an Learning Sequence Activity (LSA) is, how they use LSA's in their teaching, and a Reddit post about improvisation in the music room. 
Topics: Introduction: [00:00]
Topic of the Day: LSA’s: [00:37]
Reddit Post of the Day: [48:45]

Books!Jump Right In: Tonal Register Book
Rhythm Register Book

Jill Reese’s Navigating Music Learning Theory

Watch some LSA'sAndy Mullen - YouTube
Heather Shouldice - YouTube
Jen Bailey - YouTube

Reddit Post: “Should kids be taught improvisation?” 
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Website patternsandpracticepod.com.
Email: patternsandpractice@gmail.com

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Amber and Brittany talk about aptitude, how they collect data, making performances sensory-friendly, and an unpopular opinion on Reddit. 
**UPDATE** Amber and Brittany would like to apologize for an error which required us to republish the episode. As we like to share that this is a candid snapshot of our teaching, we had a candid, uncensored moment about a frustration in the classroom, and will do better to ensure it doesn't happen in the future. 
Topics: Introduction: [00:00]
Topic of the Day: Aptitude: [02:45]
Research of the Day: [30:49]
Reddit Post of the Day: [45:18]

Reynolds, J.H. & VanWeelden, K. (2023). Tips for making music performances sensory-friendly and inclusive. Journal of General Music Education, 37(2), 43-46   https://doi.org/10.1177/27527646231211704
Reddit Post: “Unpopular Opinion”

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You can follow us on Facebook and Instagram @patternsandpracticepod
Website patternsandpracticepod.com.
Email: patternsandpractice@gmail.com