Patterns & Practice
Episodes
Ep. 13: BRAIN CANDY
17 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Share a wild classroom story or a research article with us!Amber and Britt discuss four different Reddit posts and talk about their upcoming hiatus (A...
Ep. 12: It's Tradition!
08 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Share a wild classroom story or a research article with us!Join Amber and Brittany as they talk about folk music in the classroom and things they LOVE...
Ep. 11: State Conference!
23 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Share a wild classroom story or a research article with us!Amber and Brittany discuss their experience at the NYSSMA Winter Conference earlier this mo...
Ep. 10: LSA: Live, Scream, Audiate
09 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Share a wild classroom story or a research article with us!Join Amber and Brittany as they discuss what an Learning Sequence Activity (LSA) is, how th...
Ep. 9: Wait, You Collect Data?
25 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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. & VanWe...
Ep. 8: It's All Going According to Plan
11 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join Amber and Brittany as they go off-book to discuss several facets of lesson planning, their favorite activities so far, and expectations vs. stand...
Ep. 7: Add "Audiation" to the Dictionary
28 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Topics: Introduction: [00:00]Topic of the Day: Audiation: [04:25]Research of the Day: [26:50]Reddit Post of the Day: [42:06]Learning Sequences in Mus...
Ep. 6: Shakin' Maracas
14 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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]“Shun the n...
Ep. 5: Parallel Play
16 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Ep. 4: We Are Not Demure
02 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Amber and Brittany dive into the 'Sunday Scaries' that is the week before school starts, back to school, a longitudinal study about self-rep...
Ep. 3: You Gonna Learn Today
19 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join Amber and Brittany as they discuss four C's of classroom management, Jacob Langstaff's 2024 literature review about classroom managemen...
Ep. 2: Misconceptions, Hand Signs, and Success - Oh my!
07 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join Amber and Brittany as they discuss misconceptions about elementary general music, a research article about the use of Curwen/Glover hand signs in...
Ep. 1: Call Me Sax Man
22 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Amber and Brittany introduce themselves and talk about Music Learning Theory, the skill learning sequence, Salvador and Menon's study titled, &qu...