Patterns & Practice
Patterns & Practice is a candid snapshot of two music educators, Amber and Brittany, and their experience in the ever-changing educational landscape. Join us as we explore a variety of topics and share our perspectives through a Music Learning Theory lens.
Episodes
13 episodes
Ep. 13: BRAIN CANDY
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!
Ep. 12: It's Tradition!
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: Cultu...
Ep. 11: State Conference!
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: [...
Ep. 10: LSA: Live, Scream, Audiate
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]...
Ep. 9: Wait, You Collect Data?
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 republi...
Ep. 8: It's All Going According to Plan
Join Amber and Brittany as they go off-book to discuss several facets of lesson planning, their favorite activities so far, and expectations vs. standards in today's Reddit Post. Topics: Introduction and Les...
Ep. 7: Add "Audiation" to the Dictionary
Topics: Introduction: [00:00]Topic of the Day: Audiation: [04:25]Research of the Day: [26:50]Reddit Post of the Day: [42:06]
Ep. 6: Shakin' Maracas
Topics: Introduction: [00:00]Topic of the Day: Early Childhood Music: [03:29]Research of the Day: [23:25]Reddit Post of the Day: [39:00]
Ep. 5: Parallel Play
Amber and Britt decompress from the first week of school and discuss... play!! There's loads to uncover and discuss here, but most excitedly, the hosts discuss how play might be interpreted as a skill. For the research, they uncover some of the...
Ep. 4: We Are Not Demure
Amber and Brittany dive into the 'Sunday Scaries' that is the week before school starts, back to school, a longitudinal study about self-reported experiences of first-year teachers, and making social media content as teachers.
Ep. 3: You Gonna Learn Today
Join Amber and Brittany as they discuss four C's of classroom management, Jacob Langstaff's 2024 literature review about classroom management, and a spicy Reddit post about music teachers supporting general education teachers as professional de...
Ep. 2: Misconceptions, Hand Signs, and Success - Oh my!
Join Amber and Brittany as they discuss misconceptions about elementary general music, a research article about the use of Curwen/Glover hand signs in the music room, and what success looks like in their teaching practice!Topics (w/...
Ep. 1: Call Me Sax Man
Amber and Brittany introduce themselves and talk about Music Learning Theory, the skill learning sequence, Salvador and Menon's study titled, "Lived Experiences of Adult Caregiver 'Nonmusicians' and 'Nonsingers' in Early Childhood Music Classes...