Today in #vapa lab, students explored creating xylophones and wind chimes for our #schoolgarden. They already look fantastic! #finneyelem #CVESD VAPA CVESD

There goes #6thgrade doing amazing things! This piece is from #orff volume 1. We are getting ready for our first quarter performance with it. #VAPA #finneyelem VAPA CVESD

This is a fun game- contactless pass the beat! #vapa #musiceducation #elementarymusic #orff #finneyelem VAPA CVESD

We love having VAPA CVESD come to visit on #ReadAcrossAmericaDay !! #finneyelem #elementarymusic #mused

These #5thgrade students were doing an amazing job at our circle dance I'm #musicclass today. #finneyelem #mused #vapa #elementarymusic #orff #cvesdarts

We've had such fun today with #Kindergarten #musicclass learning about #iconicnotation in our #musiccenters #finneyelem #CVESDarts #elementarymusic VAPA CVESD

A great day Orffing around with San Diego Orff and @sremusicroom Thank you to Teaching With Orff for the swag bags! - - - #SDorff #MusicEducation #MusicEd @AOSA1968 @MrSeligman Crystal Pridmore #TeachingWithOrff #Studio49

When some #6thgrade students come in asking to practice during lunch, but I'm teaching #1stgrade #musicclass, I get the big kids to give an impromptu performance! Everybody loved it! #BecauseofArtsEd #CVESDarts #VAPA #FinneyElem #MusicEd #Orff #jazz #MusicEducation VAPA CVESD

E-F-F-O-R-T effort's what we hope you'll see! E-F-F-O-R-T in our work and play. #finneyelem #4thgrade #orff #sel #elementarymusic #musiceducation #CVESDarts VAPA CVESD

Last episode of the season! We're joined by good 'ol Marc to reflect on the past year and talk about rest is. Let us know your thoughts! Find us here: linktr.ee/chclass #podcast #SummerBreak #rest #musiceducation Crystal Pridmore @MrSeligman VAPA CVESD

Looking forward to a great Arts Education conference! #Finneyelem #music and #6thgrade teachers are here to get schooled. #KCED #KCACE2023 @Edrick_Rhodes

Fantastic workshop with StuartStotts in classroom lyric writing. "What you want is to get the students in the habit of contributing because so many of them DON'T." #KCAEC #KCAEC2023 CETA @Edrick_Rhodes

Look closely. The lamp in my hotel room now has eyes thanks to @SamJayGold 's #puppetry workshop at #KCAEC #KCAEC2023. He gave me some great activity ideas! Watch out #finneyelem students! #MusicClass is going to have an influx of extra puppets next year! CETA @Edrick_Rhodes

#Finneyelem's team in front of our paint chip poetry at the Turnaround Arts dinner tonight- what a wonderful evening! Thank you! #KCAEC #KCAEC2023 CETA @Edrick_Rhodes

And we're back at it again this morning learning how to make our classrooms more dynamic for diverse learners through #storytelling with Sherry Norfolk! Love the sounds coming through the wall from the noisy music workshop next door 😆 #KCAEC2023 #KCED CETA @Edrick_Rhodes

Audience Norms - Sherry Norfolk: 1. We must clap when you enter stage 2. We must pay attention to what we like about the performance 3. We must clap when you finish 4. We must tell you 3 good things 5. We must clap when you leave stage #KCAEC2023 #KCED CETA @Edrick_Rhodes

Thanks Danny Clay for an awesome #music and #reading workshop! "A letter is a drawing of a sound!" #KCAEC2023 #KCED CETA @Edrick_Rhodes

We had a little time after our last sessions today to explore our nation's capital. Turns out it rains here. That surprised the San Diegans. #drippingwithpatriotism #KCAEC2023 #KCED CETA @Edrick_Rhodes

We're off to a great start in #firstgrade #musicclass at #finneyelem in this third week of school! We love the Bear Paw Creek stretchy band so much! VAPA CVESD #cvesdVAPA #musiceducation #orff #elementarymusic