Episodes

Wednesday May 07, 2025
Wednesday May 07, 2025
Katie is starting a new series about being a music teacher and a mom. Today she discusses how she prepared to take an extended leave for maternity leave. If you are planning on taking an extended leave for any reason hear how she did it!
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Wednesday Apr 30, 2025
Wednesday Apr 30, 2025
Katie discusses how she maintains sanity and keeps her head above water in the remaining weeks of school.
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Tuesday Apr 15, 2025
Tuesday Apr 15, 2025
Today Katie is discussing how she prepares her students for a sub. She also discusses what kind of specific activities she does to help her students and the substitute teacher be more successful if she has to be gone.
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Monday Mar 17, 2025
Monday Mar 17, 2025
Today Katie discusses some random topics such as music department brands, what to do after a fight, communicating with parents, and how to keep things light in a music classroom.
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Monday Feb 24, 2025
Monday Feb 24, 2025
Katie discusses what different technology she uses in the classroom and how it can help her band and music classes. Let us know which topics you would like to learn more about and how we can help you!
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Monday Feb 17, 2025
Monday Feb 17, 2025
Today Katie is discussing how she gets ready and prepares for spring concerts, especially in the middle of all of the basketball games, contests, festivals, and more!
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Monday Feb 10, 2025
Monday Feb 10, 2025
Today Katie is discussing how she moves forward after solo and ensemble contest. What to do with good (and bad) scores, and how to prepare for next year.
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Tuesday Feb 04, 2025
Tuesday Feb 04, 2025
Today Katie talks about how she communicates best with parents, administrators, and students!
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Wednesday Jan 29, 2025
Wednesday Jan 29, 2025
Today Katie talks about how she utilizes the first five minutes of music class to ensure things run smoothly.
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Wednesday Jan 22, 2025
Wednesday Jan 22, 2025
Today Katie is discussing how she recruits kids for her band program!
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Thanks for listening and I hope you find us in other locations!

A Little About Us
Laura is a fifteen year veteran teacher who specializes in choral music and general music education. She has two young kids and loves camping.
Katie is a six year veteran teacher who specializes in band and general music. She loves spending time with her cat, Smelly Cat, and enjoys watching true crime with her husband.
We became best friends when Katie started student teaching with Laura. We are so excited to start this podcast and go on this journey with all of you listening!

