Introducing The Confident Music Educator
Whether you're a pre-service or veteran teacher, The Confident Music Educator courses are designed to help you confidently bring the best to your musicians. With a focus on grades 5-8, you will explore completely customizable ideas and concepts. These courses will serve as a framework, which can be applicable to your own setting.
Jessica and Danielle designed the courses based on the four pillars below. From the modules to lessons to activities, we aim to inspire you with fresh ideas, prepare you - as an individual - for your unique teaching circumstance, provide mentorship and guidance, and instill confidence to take into your classroom. We see these pillars as a circular effect that will allow you to continue to grow and evolve as a musician-educator.
Jessica and Danielle designed the courses based on the four pillars below. From the modules to lessons to activities, we aim to inspire you with fresh ideas, prepare you - as an individual - for your unique teaching circumstance, provide mentorship and guidance, and instill confidence to take into your classroom. We see these pillars as a circular effect that will allow you to continue to grow and evolve as a musician-educator.
FREE Stress-Free Sub Plans Mini Course
The mini-course features 5 under 5 video lessons that share tips, tricks, and suggestions to help you get ready for a sub - without the stress. You also get free resources, including a copy of the presentation for your Drive, a quick reference checklist, and a template to copy and adapt as needed.
- $125
The Confident Music Educator Course
- 124 Lessons
Resources and support for teaching music for grades 5-8
FAQs
You’ve got questions. We’ve got answers.
What's the investment?
$125 for full access to The Confident Music Educator course materials
*Please note that this course is now 100% asynchronous. We've adjusted the format over time as we learned what worked best for teachers. This means that there are no longer Meet Ups over Zoom.
*Please note that this course is now 100% asynchronous. We've adjusted the format over time as we learned what worked best for teachers. This means that there are no longer Meet Ups over Zoom.
What's Included?
- Nine robust modules
- More than 10 hours of Video Lessons
- Relevant and applicable quick challenges
- Resource Links
- Space for reflection
- TCME Journal: personalize your learning as you go through each module
What Grades is this Designed for?
- This course is designed for teachers of upper elementary and middle school general music
- Content focus is for grades 5-8
What sets us apart?
- Purely asynchronous, yet space for collaboration
- Over 30 years combined experience with upper level students
- We're right in the middle of it with you as educators who continue to learn and grow!
What's the schedule for this cohort?
Receive all modules after you pay.
Everything is self-paced so you can choose where to start and how often you return.
Everything is self-paced so you can choose where to start and how often you return.
Meet Your Mentors
With over 30 years of combined expertise, Danielle and Jessica could not be more thrilled to go on this journey alongside you.
Danielle Larrick
For over a decade, Danielle has served as a musician-educator in both urban and suburban settings. She believes in the value of middle school music as a means of identity, expression, and connection. She focuses on designing practical, innovative, and engaging music curricula for middle school students. Motivated by the ever-changing trends in education, Danielle continues to write, present, and create. She is the author of “Middle School General Music: A Guide to Navigating the Unknown” (F-flat Books). She currently resides in Lancaster, PA with her husband, son, and Boston Terrier.
Find her on Instagram: @musicalmiddles
Find her on Instagram: @musicalmiddles
Jessica Grant
Jessica Grant taught music for 22 years and continues to be passionate about helping music educators as a school administrator. She is the creator and host of the How to Teach Music with Jessica Grant, which focuses on teacher education and health topics. She is certified in both Orff and Kodály approaches. Jessica is the author of The Afternoon Ti Guide to Teaching Music and illustrated children's book William's Song. She lives in Dallas, TX with her husband Jeremy, daughters Riley and Julia, and their little maltipoo Val.
Hear what others have to say!
Victoria Boler
"I get e-mails all the time about recommendations for middle school. I always send people to Danielle and Jessica. Now they're teaming up to make a resource specifically for middle school. Finally. This is something our community needed for a long time."
Carlee
"Danielle and Jessica put so much thought, effort and heart into this course. I would share this with any of my colleagues or friends in the same path as myself. Even if you aren't teaching middle school age group, there are resources that can easily be adapted to your age group. I can't speak highly enough of TCME!"
Jessica Peresta, CEO of The Harmony Membership & Podcaster at The Elementary Teacher Podcast
"After serving elementary music teachers for the past 6 years, I get A LOT of questions about teaching middle school music. But, there hasn't been much out there to help these teachers...until now. Jessica Grant and Danielle Larrick are both AMAZING middle school music educator who have created a course that has been needed for a log time! If you teach 5th-8th grade music, you'll grow so much as an educator and will be able to better serve your students by taking this course."
Michelle
"There is so much content in here. Danielle and Jessica have thought of everything that you would need to think about when teaching middle school music."
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