YouTube
Welcome to my video library! This page is organized into categories featuring many of my most-used classroom videos, including movement activities, play-alongs, and skill-building resources for elementary music.
I started my YouTube channel in 2019 as a way to share engaging, practical ideas for music teachers, and it has grown into a collection used by classrooms around the world. If you’re looking for a specific type of video that you don’t see here, feel free to reach out. I do my best to honor requests when I can.
Rhythm Play-Alongs
Engage students in active music-making with a variety of rhythm play-along videos. Each video features a different theme that students will recognize and connect with. The Poison Rythm videos are a hit with students and teachers all around the world and each video features a different level of difficulty. Try using body percussion to start each video, then transition to playing instruments for an even higher level of engagement!
Song & Lyric Videos
These videos feature fun, classroom-friendly songs that teach musical concepts like rhythm, pitch, form, and dynamics. Each includes clear lyrics and often structured movement to support engagement and kinesthetic learning. They’re perfect for singing along, reinforcing curriculum goals, and bringing energy to your music lessons.
Movement
Explore a variety of movement experiences designed to support musical expression and kinesthetic learning. From structured folk dances to imaginative scarf movement activities, these videos invite students to engage creatively with music while developing coordination, spatial awareness, and musicality.
Instrumental Play-Alongs
Everyone deserves the chance to play an instrument without having to read music. These videos feature songs you can play a melodic instrument along to without the need for reading rhythms or music notation. Have a recommendation for a song? Please contact me and let me know!
Steady Beat
Support foundational music skills with engaging steady beat activities. These videos guide students through movement and listening exercises designed to internalize the pulse of music, which is essential for young learners building rhythmic awareness.
Solfege Sing-Alongs
These videos help students develop pitch accuracy, inner hearing, and sight-singing skills using familiar solfege syllables. With on-screen notation and animated visuals, students can sing along while strengthening their ability to read music and recognize melodic patterns. Several videos include a “listen first” process to help students hear melodic patterns in their head before singing, which can greatly boost confidence.
Pitch Explorations
Support childhood vocal development with these fun and engaging pitch exploration videos. Each is baesd on a theme that gets kids to move their voices up and down, encouraging healthy vocal range development and tuneful singing.
Recorder
These videos feature play-alongs, original tunes, and performance tracks designed for beginning recorder players. With a focus on note reading, rhythm, and ensemble playing, they’re a fun and accessible way to support recorder learning in the upper elementary music classroom.
Chinese New Year
Celebrate the Lunar New Year with music activities inspired by Chinese traditions. These videos feature traditional instruments, rhythms, and creative movement, offering students a meaningful and engaging way to explore Chinese culture through music.
Although Lunar New Year is celebrated in many countries around the world, my focus is on Lunar New Year celebrated in China, where I live and teach, as this resonates most with my own students. I”m always striving to appropriately share and celebrate the music of my host country.