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Music Room PodcastRemote Learning ResourcesTips for music teachers on covid-19 and remote learningWith Mark Leehy, Publisher, Bushfire Presswww.musicroom.net.auIn this episode, Mark previews our free remote learning lessons and plays a sample from the Listening Room remote learning podcast for children and parents. www.TheListeningRoom.netKevin O’Mara then joins him in an improvisation of hand-washing songs and an elbow-coughing game. This episode is rounded off with some useful websites and resources for remote learning.Episode HighlightsRemote learningBushfire Press ‘Music Room...
2020-04-1813 min
Music Room PodcastOrff 101: Interview with Tamara O'BrienIn this episode, I chat with Tamara O'Brien about the Orff Approach to music education. Tamara explains the approach and we include links to videos which show Tamara using the Approach with children. She demonstrates in these videos how to put together units of work for lower, middle and upper primary/elementary students.Episode Highlights· Tamara’s Orff journey with Christoph Maubach, Richard Gill, Stephen Callantropio in the USA and the Orff Institute in Salzburg.· Orff’s books – elemental music.· Learning through exploring and creation.· Inclusivity – Orff in the multi-ability cla...
2020-02-2215 min
Music Room Podcast3 of My Favourite Apps: Interview with Katie WardrobeIn this episode I chat with Katie Wardrobe from Midnight Music. Katie shares her 3 favourite apps for music teachers and explains how they can be used in the classroom. She also provides free lesson plans.Episode HighlightsThe website, Groove Pizza (online drum sequencer)The app, FlipgridThe app, WakeletMozart’s recipe for Liver DumplingsFor discussions and info, visithttps://www.facebook.com/groups/musicroom.net.au/Or address us directly with questions, suggestions or hints & ti...
2020-02-1625 min
Music Room PodcastWriting Songs for Children: Peter Combe interviewIn this episode I chat with Peter Combe (who has just been awarded the OAM) about his beginnings as a primary classroom teacher, his advice on what makes a great children's song, his work over his 38 year career as composer and performer of songs for both children and adults and his views on primary music and singing.Episode highlights include:Peter’s primary classroom and music teacher origins.Hosting Music Time in the UK.Why we still need such a program.What makes a...
2020-02-0921 min
Music Room PodcastPutting on a Show: Interview with Lynne BartlettIn this episode I chat with Lynne Bartlett about putting on a show with primary/elementary schools. Lynne has been involved in the writing of no fewer than 16 primary school shows and assorted plays and mini-musicals, as well as touring curriculum-based educational performances to schools. Lynne has is a founder partner in Bushfire Press. She holds an Associate Diploma in Speech & drama from Trinity College in the UK. Lynne has been working in primary schools since the Eighties and is still passionate and active, mentoring and team teaching with performing arts teachers, writing and, of course, helping schools pu...
2019-12-0819 minMusic Room PodcastMusic and Language: interview with Allison CameronIn this episode I chat with Allison Cameron, who is completing a PhD at the University of Wollongong. Her research has looked at the effects of a children's music education program upon the language development of 4 and 5 year-olds. The music program is called Tuning In - it's part of the Shoalhaven Youth Orchestra, based in Nowra on the NSW south coast.Although Allison’s research focuses on preschool-aged children, there's so much relevance in it to music teaching in the early primary years. She would love to be able to communicate about her research an...
2019-12-0220 minMusic Room PodcastWords and Music: Interview with Christoph MaubachShow Notes: In this episode I chat with Christoph Maubach, international lecturer, presenter and trainer in the Orff Schulwerk approach to music education. Christoph is also a freelance musician and composer and an author of several music and dance publications for children and teachers.Speaking to me from his home in New Zealand, he discussed his passion for ‘words and music’ - the way words can lead to music and composition, even for very young children.Our podcast home page is at
2019-11-1818 minMusic Room PodcastPuppets And Props In The Music Room: Tamara O’Brien InterviewIn this episode, I chat to Tamara O’Brien, an award-winning composer, creative educator and teacher trainer for early childhood and primary music, dance and drama. She provides engaging and practical workshops for teachers and childhood carers through her company, Music For Children. Speaking to me from Frenchs Forest just north of Sydney, NSW, Tamara tells me how she uses puppets and props in the music room to help children emerge from their shell and grow with confidence, while learning at the same time. Episode highlights: How Tamara started her puppet journey - two...
2019-11-1018 minMusic Room PodcastSimple Tech For Music Teachers - Interview with Cheryl BurgemeisterCheryl’s biggest passion as a teacher is ‘Brain-based’ learning, actively engaging the whole child and bringing technology to the primary music classroom, in a meaningful and fun way. We talked a little about tech for music teachers and how to get the most out of readily available computer software in your music room on The Music Room Podcast...Cheryl was a classroom teacher first, then a music teacherAs well as being a school music teacher she has been working in Australia and NZ with EdNet (link below)The easiest place to start with tech in music c...
2019-11-0317 minMusic Room PodcastDebbie O’Shea - The Music Networking QueenMusic teachers thrive most when they network with other music teacher and share their challenges, experiences, tips and stories. One teacher who knows this better than most is Debbie O’Shea, a self-professed ‘Networking Queen’.Debbie is a Brisbane-based music teacher and the founder of Crescendo Music Education. After almost 40 years in the profession, Debbie says you can never stop learning. She doesn’t pretend to have all the answers and loves being a resource to help others find out what they need to know on their music teaching journey.Debbie shared why networking among music te...
2019-10-1638 min
Music Room PodcastWelcome To The Music Room Podcast with Mark LeehyWelcome to the first episode of The Music Room Podcast where each week I, Mark Leehy, will be interviewing music education experts, practising teachers, and pretty much anyone who has something to tell us, or teach us, about the many facets of this amazing space.The purpose of The Music Room PodcastABC’s documentary series Don't Stop The MusicThe impact of Don’t Stop The Music, including 5,000 instruments donated for use in underprivileged schoolsBushfire Press’ Music Room programme. Twinkle Twinkle Rock Guitar (by Rob Fairbairn) and Guy Sebastian team upThe Music Room Podcast is born to help keep the mus...
2019-10-0905 min