Mindfulness and Social Emotional Learning in the Music Classroom Friday, September 16, 2022
recommended by Jen Sper and Lora Moore, School Choral & Classroom Music Specialists
The Mindful Music Classroom: Practical Strategies for Social Emotional Learning by Krista Hart
Trying to incorporate consistent social-emotional learning practices into your music classes and ensembles? This informative entry-point resource views SEL through a musical lens, helping to identify and connect the most important competencies and skills with common musical scenarios and concepts. The varied activities in this book encourage students to build self-awareness, become better teammates, navigate social situations, reduce performance anxiety, and so much more! Use the ideas and reproducible worksheets as written, or as the inspiration to customize and develop your very own. This is an outstanding resource full of ready-to-go SEL lessons for music and ensemble classes!
Sprouting Joy: Cultivating Social Emotional Learning in the Music Classroom by Loren Tarnow
Austin, Texas elementary music educator Loren Tarnow came to SEL the same way most teachers come to things – because it worked. Social Emotional Learning (SEL) strategies helped her transform a stressful classroom into one where joyful music making could happen, where her students could learn and retain music and develop a lifelong love for music. In Sprouting Joy, Loren has translated those strategies into lessons and activities specific to the music classroom to create an uplifting and practical resource for all elementary music teachers.
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About the Authors:
Jen Sper is a Choral Music Specialist here at Stanton’s Sheet Music. A native of Cincinnati, she holds a Bachelor of Music Education degree from Baldwin Wallace College (now University) Conservatory of Music, and taught 7-12 choir, music theory, class piano, and drama in Southern Ohio before joining the Stanton’s team in 2006. An active choral singer and accompanist throughout the Central Ohio area, Jen can also often be found exploring the exciting restaurant, brewery, and theater scenes in Columbus, wandering through the local metro parks, visiting family around the Great Lakes, or at home with her very friendly cat.
Lora Moore joined the Stanton’s choral staff in July 2018. A former middle school and high school director of 32 years and a former church choir director of 20 years, she holds a Bachelor of Arts in Choral Music from Capital University and a Master’s of Arts in Choral Music from The Ohio State University. During the off hours, Lora enjoys scouting out new day trips in Ohio to balance what her budget allows for her frequent trips to New York City to visit family and take in a Broadway show or two!