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Chaotic Harmony

Chaotic Harmony

Led by Crystal Pridmore and Jonathan Seligman, conversations between elementary music teachers who explore the joys and struggles of teaching music in public schools.

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00:39:47

Winter Wrapup 2021 - Episode 53 - Chaotic Harmony...

Chaotic Harmony ·

2021/12/15

This week we talk about Jon and Crystal’s plan to put on a winter showcase. It’s not virtual, but it’s not entirely in person either. We also discuss what things we plan to keep or change here in the “after times.” Spiccato: Cotton Balls Song of the Week: Mrs. Pridmore’s Snowball Scarf Song Our Social Media: @CHClassroom Find Us on Instagram, Twitter or Youtube Crystal Pridmore: @FinneyVAPA Jonathan Seligman: @mrSeligman Email: chaoticharmonyclassroom@gmail.com Bryan Pridmore is a financial

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00:41:05

Burnout Resistance and SEL - Episode 52 - Chaotic...

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2021/12/09

This week we recap Crystal’s webinar through Teaching With Orff titled “Becoming a Burnout Resistant, Trauma Informed Music Teacher.” This school year has been different than any other year as the world comes back into “analog” learning. Teachers, students, and admin are all dealing with burnout and trauma in simultaneous and vastly different ways. How we choose to process that trauma and move forward will define the rest of our careers. Spiccato: Gnome Stuffie Song of the Week: My Invisible Bubble

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00:39:15

AOSA Conference 2021 - Episode 51 - Chaotic Harmony...

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2021/12/01

This week we hear how 2021’s AOSA conference went for Jon. He loved the focus on cultural responsibility and social justice in the classroom--from Doug Goodkin’s session on Joy, Jazz, and Justice to the powerful session on Japanese American Internment through song and movement with the Inoyue sisters. Do listen to hear how these powerful ideas can be utilized in the classroom. Spiccato: Electric Candle Song of the Week: Your Name is a Song by Jon Seligman Our Social Media: @CHClassroom Find Us on

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01:02:19

Classroom Management During a Pandemic - Episode 50 -...

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2021/11/24

In this episode, Crystal & Jon talk about what teachers need to really thrive in their workplace. From physical to emotional and everything in between, the need teachers have are wide ranging and vary in different geographic and professional environments. Spiccato: Dinosaur Dance by Sandra Boynton Round of the Week: Song Rocky Mountain and Walking Home Our Social Media: @CHClassroom Find Us on Instagram, Twitter or Youtube Crystal Pridmore: @FinneyVAPA Jonathan Seligman: @mrSeligman Email:

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01:01:21

The One Where Marc Says Goodbye - Episode 49 -...

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2021/09/01

It's August! It's a new school year! And this is Marc's last episode as he's taken the position of Chula Vista's Visual and Performing Arts coordinator. In this episode, we reflect on the many transitions happening, on how we we're getting old and don't understand Zoomer memes, on what it means to be getting mature in the profession, and we look to what is to come during this new season and new year. There's a lot of laughs as well. Come join us! Round of the Week: "Come My Friends" Our Social

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00:40:48

Anticipations for the Coming Year 2021 - Episode 48 -...

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2021/06/02

This whole year, Chula Vista VAPA has been in distance learning. I'm sure many of you music teachers have been in the same. This week, we talk about what we anticipate as things come back in. After over a year of seeing us only on computers, how are we going to bring kids back into the analog classroom? Do things change? How do we navigate the parameters? We tackle all this, so join us! Spiccato: A magazine Song of the Week: "The Greeting Song" Our Social Media: @CHClassroom Find Us on Instagram,

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00:40:46

What do General Music Teachers Actually Do?- Episode...

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2021/05/19

We get it. We’re music teachers. We understand what we do and we understand our value. But to outsiders, it’s hard to define what we do. After all, it just looks like we’re only having fun. So what do music teachers do and how specifically do we help grow children? Crystal, Marc, and Jon dig deep into this discussion. Join us! Song of the Week: "Gak Goon Went the Little Green Frog" Our Social Media: @CHClassroom Find Us on Instagram, Twitter or Youtube Marc Keehmer: @mrKeehmer Crystal Pridmore:

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00:43:50

Covid is Clearing, How We Doing?- Episode 46 -...

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2021/05/05

It's May. At least in California, COVID is easing up. So let's check in! In this episode, Crystal, Jon, & Marc reflect on how we've been the past three months, discuss how COVID has provided opportunities for confidence to grow, and what do we want to use when we eventually go back in person. Join us! Song of the Week: "Follow Me" Our Social Media: @CHClassroom Find Us on Instagram, Twitter or Youtube Marc Keehmer: @mrKeehmer Crystal Pridmore: @FinneyVAPA Jonathan Seligman: @mrSeligman Email:

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00:55:23

What Support Do Teachers Need to Pull this off -...

Chaotic Harmony ·

2021/04/21

In this episode, Crystal, Jon, & Marc talk about what teachers need to really thrive in their workplace. From physical to emotional and everything in between, the need teachers have are wide ranging and vary in different geographic and professional environments. Song of the Week: "Johnny Grim" lesson by Mr. DelGaudio https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljXXJ8BO4fk&ab_channel=MrDelGaudio Mr DelGaudio's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQYWaG448hPsGO13simiMsA Our Social Media:

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00:56:40

What Do We Do About Concert Season - Episode 44 -...

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2021/03/16

In this episode, Crystal, Jon, & Marc talk about how each of them is handling concerts during this year of distance learning. They also examine patterns of behavior in their personal and professional lives that they want to change. Song of the Week: "The Leaf Man" round by Crystal Pridmore Our Social Media: @CHClassroom Find Us on Instagram, Twitter or Youtube Marc Keehmer: @mrKeehmer Crystal Pridmore: @FinneyVAPA Jonathan Seligman: @mrSeligman Email: chaoticharmonyclassroom@gmail.com Bryan

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00:58:49

Manju Durairaj - Episode 43 - Chaotic Harmony Podcast

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2021/02/24

In this episode, Marc, Crystal, and Jon talk with Manju Durairaj about a wealth of topics—from cultural responsiveness to appreciation vs. appropriation to using technology in a 21st century music room, to teachers creating content and materials relevant to their classroom. Join us! Our Social Media: @CHClassroom Find Us on Instagram, Twitter or Youtube Manju Durairaj: @manjudurairaj Marc Keehmer: @mrKeehmer Crystal Pridmore: @FinneyVAPA Jonathan Seligman: @mrSeligman Email:

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00:54:26

Thoughts For The Year - Episode 42 - Chaotic Harmony...

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2020/10/29

In this episode, Marc, Crystal, and Jon share a nugget of wisdom as well as an activity they're experimenting for this trying year. It's different year. A weird one. But all three share insights from a different perspectives to ensure our community that we don't go too far one way. Song of the Week: "This Land is Your Land" Our Social Media: @CHClassroom Find Us on Instagram, Twitter or Youtube Marc Keehmer: @mrKeehmer Zoe Kumagai: @msKumagai Crystal Pridmore: @FinneyVAPA Jonathan Seligman:

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00:55:12

David Frego - Episode 41 - Chaotic Harmony Podcast

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2020/10/21

In this episode, Crystal, Jon, Zoe & Marc talk to Dr. David Frego about creating a culture of movement in the classroom through Dalcroze Eurhythmics. This episode was recorded in March 2020 before the COVID shutdown. Song of the Week: "The Scat Song" or "The Doo Doot Round" Our Social Media: @CHClassroom Find Us on Instagram, Twitter or Youtube Marc Keehmer: @mrKeehmer Zoe Kumagai: @msKumagai Crystal Pridmore: @FinneyVAPA Jonathan Seligman: @mrSeligman Email:

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00:47:01

New School Year - Episode 40 - Chaotic Harmony Podcast

Chaotic Harmony ·

2020/09/25

In this episode, Crystal, Jon, & Marc talk about the 2020/2021 school year. We check in with each other on how teaching is going, and how distance learning isn't perfect, and we as teachers need to show ourselves a little bit of grace. Song of the Week: Casillas Elementary Alumni Choir present Switchfoot's "Float" Our Social Media: @CHClassroom Find Us on Instagram, Twitter or Youtube Marc Keehmer: @mrKeehmer Zoe Kumagai: @msKumagai Crystal Pridmore: @FinneyVAPA Jonathan Seligman: @mrSeligman

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01:28:10

Melissa Salguero - Episode 39 - Chaotic Harmony Podcast

Chaotic Harmony ·

2020/06/10

In this episode, we talk with Melissa Salguero, an incredible music educator at P.S.48 Joseph R. Drake Elementary School in the South Bronx. She has built the music program from the ground up and has raised over $200,000 for her music program. Salguero was honored as the Lincoln Center Arts Teacher of the Year in 2013. In 2014, after P.S. 48 suffered a break-in, Salguero was invited to represent the school on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show." She was named the Grammy Music Educator Award Recipient in

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00:47:30

Ondrya Leavitt - Episode 38 - Chaotic Harmony Podcast

Chaotic Harmony ·

2020/06/03

Ondrya Leavitt has been teaching in our district long enough to see music programs come and go along with changes in funding. Her story is one of a teacher who knows how to pivot when things change. Learn from how she takes care of her physical and mental wellbeing while being an excellent teacher. Spiccato: Antique Fan Pull Round of the Week: Here I Sit and Wait for You tags: music education, iron man, marathons, fit teachers, band, flute, boundaries for teachers, ORF Our Social Media:

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01:08:32

Christa Crawford Valency - Quarantined Chaos - Ep.37...

Chaotic Harmony ·

2020/05/27

In this episode Christa Crawford Valency, music teacher at Discovery Charter School, joined us. We talked about how Christa’s teaching career has interwoven with Zoe & Marc, how having a strong community really is so important and how as a teacher we need to remind ourselves and our students that “we can do hard things.” Spiccato: Bag of Colored Pencils Quarantine Song of the Week: Count On Me Our Social Media: @CHClassroom Find Us on Instagram, Twitter or Youtube Marc Keehmer: @mrKeehmer Zoe

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00:50:40

Lauren Shelton - Where Do Go From Here? - Quarantined...

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2020/05/20

This week we have back with us, the best Arts Administrator in the World, Lauren Shelton. Lauren is the coordinator of visual and performing arts in the Chula Vista Elementary School District. We talked about the realities facing arts educators now and in the future advocating why are the arts important, and taking care of the social and emotional needs of ourselves and the people around us. Spiccato: Blanket Round of the Week: My Bed is a Boat Our Social Media: @CHClassroom Marc Keehmer:

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00:57:00

Noelle Vitor on Mental Health - Quarantined Chaos 5 -...

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2020/05/13

In this week’s episode Crystal, Jon, Marc and Zoe talk to therapist Noelle Vitor about trauma and strategies to cope with the anxiety we are all living with daily. She has great insight from a brain science perspective for us to process the change and uncertainty we are facing. She recommends "The Coronavirus Anxiety Workbook," which you can download for free here: https://thewellnesssociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Coronavirus-Anxiety-Workbook.pdf Quarantine Round of the Week: Zoe 'Here I

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01:06:10

Victoria Boler - Quarantined Chaos 4 - Ep. 34 -...

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2020/05/06

This week, Victoria Boler joins us to talk about how to prioritize content and speak to administrators during distance learning. While none of us have landed on a system that feels perfect quite yet, we are slowly finding practices that work for our schools. Quarantine Song of the Week: Crystal sings Woody Guthrie’s “Pick it Up” Spiccato: What have you found around your house to make homemade instruments to show your

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