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Subscribe to the Happy Music Teacher,  a Podcast for elementary music teachers!

Each week, I deliver three actionable tips from my podcast to simplify your planning, focusing on time-saving hacks for elementary music teachers and easy fixes for elementary music teacher challenges.

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Feeling overwhelmed by a huge wish list and a tiny budget? This episode is your definitive guide to how to supply your music room on a budget. We’re talking with Jessica Palmer from West Music to get the inside scoop on how their team helps...
Feeling burnt out and overwhelmed? In this episode, I sit down with my mentor, Sara Campbell, to talk about achieving a sustainable music teacher work-life balance. We discuss common challenges, the importance of setting boundaries with ourselves, and how to build a career that truly...
Are you feeling overwhelmed by your crazy music teacher schedule? Today, we’re cutting through the noise with a three-part plan to help you not just survive, but thrive. In this super quick episode, I’m sharing sanity-saving strategies on prioritizing, using lesson prep hacks, and setting...
Just landed your first music teaching job and feeling a mix of excitement and pure anxiety? Don’t worry—we’ve got you. This episode is packed with essential music teacher tips for first year teachers, breaking down those big questions into manageable steps. We’ll walk you through...
Do you find yourself staring at a blank page, feeling overwhelmed by the thought of planning your next music lesson, or does it feel like an energy drain? We’re uncovering why your music lesson planning might be secretly exhausting you, and sharing one strategic shift...
Ever wish you had a magic spell to instantly capture your students’ attention the moment they walk into your music room? As elementary music teachers, you need ideas that work right now. Today, we’re going to literally steal three quick, practical wins you can use...
Do you spend more time managing behavior than making music? Feeling stuck in a cycle of chaos in your elementary music classroom? It’s time to debunk the biggest myth about classroom management! Jeanette shares her own journey from exhausting “control-first” tactics to a powerful truth:...
Feeling the strain? Is the daily grind of teaching impacting your well-being? In this candid conversation, Jeanette interviews Kevin Mecchella, a former music teacher and now a youth motivational speaker. Kevin understands the unique pressures educators face, sharing his own journey from burnout to prioritizing...
Feeling like your inner critic is louder than your choir? 😩 Or constantly pouring from an empty cup as a music teacher? In this powerful episode, Jeanette chats with health coach Stefani Scotch, who candidly shares her incredibly relatable journey through people-pleasing and negative self-talk...
Feeling like you’re navigating the music room all alone, or constantly searching for fresh, engaging lesson ideas that actually save you time? In this episode of The Happy Music Teacher, I chat with the incredible Aileen Miracle – a veteran elementary music teacher and current...
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