Support for Elementary Teachers!
End the Sunday Scaries
and Reclaim Your Joy.
I provide support for elementary teachers with tailored workshops to help teachers who are ready to trade “Survival Mode” for sustainable, high-energy engagement.
These sessions are designed to move beyond simple theory and provide you with the practical, “classroom-ready” tools you need to lead your students with confidence.
My mission is to help teachers end the “Sunday Scaries” once and for all so you can finally rediscover the joy of teaching and find your happy again.
Why Book the Happy Music Teacher?
√ Proven Strategies & Seamless Transitions Success in the music room depends on how you move from one moment to the next. I provide actionable strategies to help you lean into the chaos of a high-energy classroom and transform it into a productive, creative space.
√ Organized, Real-World, & Classroom-Ready I know that lesson plan organization is the key to a stress-free day. If a strategy doesn’t work in a 30-minute period with 30 wiggly kids, it doesn’t belong in my workshop. Everything I share is tested, proven, and ready to use the very next Monday.
√ The Happy Music Teacher Blueprint I provide support for elementary teachers by lowering teacher stress and eliminating the daily grind. I use The Happy Music Teacher Blueprint, so you leave feeling energized and lighter, with a clear organizational plan that makes your teaching life easier, not more overwhelmed.
Workshop Offerings
Music & Arts Integration Programs
for PreK through 5th Grade Students
Score the Story: Literacy Through Soundscapes – Turn books into a music adventure
All the Feels: Making Music with Big Emotions – Explore emotions through sound!
Tiny Humans, Big Beats: Pre-K & K Adventure – Musical picture book play for Pre-K & K!
Workshops for Elementary Music Teachers:
Storybook Magic – Using Storybooks to Teach Instrument Skills
From Overwhelmed to Overjoyed – 5 Steps to Becoming a Happy Music Teacher
5 Steps to Teaching Students with Disabilities – Learn How to Teach Students of All Abilities
Books, Beats, and Beyond – Easy Strategies to Sneak Reading Skills Without Adding to Your Plate
Hidden in the Harmony – Weave Science of Reading Skills Into the Songs You Already Teach
Beyond the Beat – Using Storybooks to Build Robust Vocabulary
Easy Breezy Blueprint – A Guide for Making Teaching Feel Easy
Workshops for Early Childhood
and Elementary Classroom Teachers
Demystifying Arts Integration: Easy and Effective Techniques for Every Classroom
Songs that Tell Tales: Teaching Story Elements through Song
Tune into Fluency: Building Fluency with Music
Vocabulary Groove: Using Music and Movement to Boost Vocabulary
Vocabulary Rhythm Play: Using Rhythm Instruments to Bring Vocabulary to Life
Speaking Engagements
Empower Elementary Teachers: Discover How to Infuse Joy and Ease into Your Classroom Experience, Transforming Teaching into an Inspired Journey of Growth and Success
The Happy Music Teacher Blueprint: Stop crying in your car and learn how to lean into the natural chaos of the classroom and lead it with joy
Past Workshops
Jefferson County Public Schools, 2026 – Classroom Management for Elementary Music Classrooms
Franklin County Public Schools, 2025 – Connecting the Dots with Music: Creative Connections Across the Curriculum
Ohio Music Educators’ Association Conference, 2026 – Storybook Magic and 5 Steps to Teaching Students with Disabilities
Indiana Music Educators’ Association Conference, 2026 – Storybook Magic and 5 Steps to Teaching Students with Disabilities
Texas Music Educators’ Association Conference, 2025 – Storybook Magic – Using Storybooks to Teach Instrument Skills
Florida Alliance for Arts Education Conference, 2025 – Vocabulary Groove – Using Music & Movement to Boost Vocabulary
Georgia Music Educators’ Association Conference, 2025 – The Easy Breezy Blueprint- 5 Ways to Help Teaching Music Easier
Georgia Music Educators’ Association Conference, 2024 – From Overwhelmed to Overjoyed – 9 Steps to Becoming a Happy Music Teacher
Florida Music Educators’ Association Conference, January 2022 – Using Storybooks to Teach Acceptance,
Jeanette is a National Board Certified Elementary Music Specialist with almost 3 decades of experience. She has a Master of Science in Elementary Education with a Specialization in Literacy and is Orff Certified.
Jeanette studied Arts Integration at The Kennedy Center through their CETA program. She is a national presenter and a mentor to teachers inside The Happy Music Teacher Academy
Jeanette is the author of resource books Stories That Sing and Stories That Sing Too!
Need more information to see how I support elementary teachers? I’d love to have a 10-minute virtual coffee with you over Zoom. Click the button below to schedule a time for us to chat!