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Feb. 21, 2025

Ep. 20 - Fun Cumulative Songs for the Primary/Elementary School, Part…

A huge welcome to Episode 20 of the Welcome to Music podcast – a continuation of Fun Cumulative Songs for the Primary/Elementary School My plan over the next few podcasts is to put together ‘A Suite of Songs’ – I started mid ...

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Feb. 3, 2025

Ep. 19 - Fun Cumulative Songs for the Primary/Elementary School, Part…

A huge welcome to Episode 19 of the Welcome to Music podcast – Fun Cumulative Songs for the Primary/Elementary School I am so happy to be back with you and the Welcome to Music podcast series after a few months hiatus. 2024 w...

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Aug. 27, 2024

Ep. 18 - Echo Songs for the Primary and Elementary School

A huge welcome to Episode 18 of the Welcome to Music podcast – Echo Songs for the Primary and Elementary School Echo songs are great for engaging children in interactive singing, helping them develop language skills, memory, ...

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Aug. 13, 2024

Ep. 17 - The Dinky Di Aussie Trilogy, Part 2

A huge welcome to Episode 17 of the Welcome to Music podcast – The Dinky Di Aussie Trilology - Discover Australia with Dazza and his Fair Dinkum Aussie Tales & Tunes In our previous Episode 16, I shared an introduction to the...

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July 30, 2024

Ep. 16 - The Dinky Di Aussie Trilogy, Part 1

A huge welcome to Episode 16 of the Welcome to Music podcast – The Dinky Di Aussie Trilogy - Discover Australia with Dazza and his Fair Dinkum Aussie Tales & Tunes Dazza, the Dinky Di Aussie (written and created by Susie and ...

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June 18, 2024

Ep. 15 - Sing Me a Story - Literacy and Music, Part 2

Welcome to Episode 15 of the Welcome to Music Podcast– Sing Me a Story – Part 2. Today, we’re continuing our exploration of literacy and music for young children as told through our new album, ‘Sing Me a Story’ now streaming ...

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June 4, 2024

Ep. 14 - Sing Me a Story - Literacy and Music, Part 1

A huge welcome to episode 14 of the Welcome to Music podcast – Sing Me a Story – Part 1. Our most recent webinar was ‘Sing Me a Story’ – literacy and music for 3-8 years and as it’s such an important and popular topic – I’m g...

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May 14, 2024

Ep. 13 - Lilting lullabies and tranquil tunes for babies, tots and yo…

A huge welcome to episode 13 of the Welcome to Music podcast – Lilting Lullabies and Tranquil Tunes for Babies, Tots and young kiddos – Part 3. That’s right, 3 parts as we have so many lullabies and tranquil tunes to share wi...

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April 30, 2024

Ep. 12 - Lilting Lullabies & Tranquil Tunes for Babies, Tots & Young …

A huge welcome to episode 12 of the Welcome to Music podcast – Lilting Lullabies and Tranquil Tunes for Babies, Tots and young kiddos – Part 2. If you haven’t already, make sure you listen to the podcast or read the blog for ...

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April 11, 2024

Ep. 11 - Lilting Lullabies & Tranquil Tunes, Part 1

A huge welcome to episode 11 of the Welcome to Music podcast – Lilting Lullabies and Tranquil Tunes for Babies, Tots and young kiddos – Part 1. So guess what? I have some fabulous news - I am now a grandparent! Yes you heard ...

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March 27, 2024

Ep. 10 - Great Music Games for the Elementary/Primary Classroom, Part…

For this episode 10, we are continuing to focus on ‘Great Music Games for the primary/elementary classroom’ and this is Part 2. This is a follow up from the last episode 9 plus several webinars that we have hosted about Music...

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March 12, 2024

Ep. 9 - Great Music Games for the Elementary/Primary Classroom, Part…

For the next 2 Podcast episodes, Episode 9 & 10, we are going to focus on ‘Great Music Games for the primary/elementary classroom’. This is a follow up from several webinars that we have hosted about Music Games for the class...

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Feb. 27, 2024

Ep. 8 - A Chat with a Renowned Orff Schulwerk Teacher - Christoph Ma…

Thanks for joining our ‘Welcome to Music’ Podcast, Episode #8 where I’ll be chatting with Christoph Maubach, who is an internationally recognized music educator, Orff Schulwerk Practitioner and community singing leader. He di...

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Feb. 13, 2024

Ep. 7 - A Chat with a Renowned Orff Schulwerk Teacher - Christoph Mau…

Thanks for joining our ‘Welcome to Music’ Podcast, Episode #7 where I’ll be chatting with Christoph Maubach, who is an internationally recognized music educator, Orff Schulwerk Practitioner and community singing leader. Chris...

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Jan. 30, 2024

Ep. 6 - The Value of Music - A Principal's Perspective

Thanks for joining our ‘Welcome to Music’ Podcast, Episode #6 where I’ll be chatting with George Danson, who is the principal of Le Page Primary School in Melbourne, Australia where I teach.George is a huge advocate for music education and the arts and...

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Dec. 12, 2023

Ep. 5 - The Christmas & Chanukah Concert (Part 2)

It’s so lovely that you can join us for the Welcome to Music Podcast. This is Episode 5 and Part 2 of ‘The Christmas and Chanukah Concert’. If you haven’t heard Part 1 yet, click HERE and have a listen as it will provide all ...

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Nov. 28, 2023

Ep. 4 - The Christmas & Chanukah Concert (Part 1)

Hello everyone and it’s so nice to have you here at the Welcome to Music Podcast, Episode 4. So, I’ve been teaching at a new school this year. It’s a small school with approx. 210 kids from Foundation to grade 6 – 5-11 years....

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Nov. 15, 2023

Ep. 3 - Songs of Love, Peace and Healing (Part 2)

It’s so lovely that you can join us for the Welcome to Music Podcast. This is episode 3 and part 2 of our theme – Music for love, peace and healing. Last week we featured 3 beautiful songs that represented our theme – ‘Salaam...

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Oct. 31, 2023

Ep. 2 - Songs of Love, Peace and Healing for a Hopeful World

Hello everyone and it’s so nice to have you here at the Welcome to Music Podcast, Episode 2. We had a few teething problems with the podcast initially and had to wait a few weeks to get accepted on the Spotify and Apple Music...

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Oct. 4, 2023

Ep. 1 - Music for All!

View the blog for this episode Welcome to "Music for All," the podcast episode that's all about the power of music to enrich lives and bring joy to people of all ages and backgrounds. I'm your host, Susie, and I couldn't be m...

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Oct. 3, 2023

Ep. 0 - Introducing the Welcome to Music Podcast!

Hello everyone and I’m so excited to bring you the Welcome to Music podcast for music/arts & classroom educators in Early Childhood and Primary/Elementary Schools, Music Therapists, Studio Music teachers and anyone who uses m...

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