Uplevel U: Music For Current and Future School and Studio Music Teachers

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  1. Jul 20

    Uplevel U: Music Episode 35: Three Essential Questions for Performing Arts Teachers This Summer

    In this episode, Kay Janiszewski challenges all performing arts teachers to three questions that will help prepare them for a new school year, to be the best teacher yet, and to live through this more relaxing time in a way that gives us no regrets about the time spent. Some of this material is related to Growth Mindset, which Kay is a big proponent of, and the Uplevel U: Music course is mentioned in the episode a few times. If you want to learn more about this course, click HERE Have any questions or resource requests? What's challenging to teach that you need a system for? Let us know! Haven't bookmarked our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Live, Interactive Professional Development Catalog by Uplevel U: Music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ yet? Here it is! Bookmark this link because it'll be updated regularly with new products- downloads would be outdated. Visit our page and check out our course offerings at⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.musicroombuffalo.com/uplevel-u-music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want to join a facebook group for daily healthy lifestyle tips for teachers?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click Here!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.facebook.com/musicroombuffalo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Linktree:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠linktr.ee/uplevelu⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ #uplevelumusic #musicroom #musicteachers #musicteacher #musiceducation #musiceducators #musicprofessionaldevelopment #musicpd #musicedpd #musicpde #musicedpde #musicceu #musicedceu

  2. May 21

    Uplevel U: Music Episode 34: The Truth About Performance Skills

    What do you do to help your students with performance skills? Do you help them manage stage fright and performance anxiety? Think there's no time for that? After listening, check out Stage Fright Is NOT Real! Do your students struggle with sight-singing? Solo festivals often include this component, but how will you have time to help your students prepare in your already packed schedule? The solution is here, with How to Teach Sight-Singing. Have any questions or resource requests? What's challenging to teach that you need a system for? Let us know! Check out Uplevel U: Music's ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠"Critical Listening for the General Music Classroom"⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Helping Students Love and Appreciate Scales⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ resources! Haven't bookmarked our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Live, Interactive Professional Development Catalog by Uplevel U: Music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ yet? Here it is! Bookmark this link because it'll be updated regularly with new products- downloads would be outdated. Visit our page and check out our course offerings at⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.musicroombuffalo.com/uplevel-u-music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want to join a facebook group for daily healthy lifestyle tips for teachers?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click Here!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.facebook.com/musicroombuffalo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Linktree:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠linktr.ee/uplevelu⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ #uplevelumusic #musicroom #musicteachers #musicteacher #musiceducation #musiceducators #musicprofessionaldevelopment #musicpd #musicedpd #musicpde #musicedpde #musicceu #musicedceu

  3. Mar 20

    Uplevel U: Music Episode 33: The Case for Sight-Singing

    How much sight-singing do you do with your students? Is it consistent? Is it an as-needed task? When do you begin it? In this episode we talk about the value of this skill and how it pays itself in dividents with students as the progress through a choral program. We also released the Improvisation in the ⁠⁠Performing Arts- General Music course⁠⁠ and ⁠Improvisation in the Performing Arts- Theater⁠! This course highlights the crucial importance of dramatic improvisation skills for students to help develop their communication skills. But the real gold in this course is the dozens of activity ideas you receive, their pacing, their delivery, how to develop the classroom culture for improvisation, and so much more! If you teach general music, theater in any way or communications, this course is definitely for you! Have any questions or resource requests? What's challenging to teach that you need a system for? Let us know! Have you checked out "⁠⁠⁠⁠Teaching Students to Integrate Singing and Expression⁠⁠⁠⁠" for teachers that work with choral and musical theater students? Check out Uplevel U: Music's ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠"Critical Listening for the General Music Classroom"⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Helping Students Love and Appreciate Scales⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ resources! Haven't bookmarked our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Live, Interactive Professional Development Catalog by Uplevel U: Music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ yet? Here it is! Bookmark this link because it'll be updated regularly with new products- downloads would be outdated. Visit our page and check out our course offerings at⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.musicroombuffalo.com/uplevel-u-music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want to join a facebook group for daily healthy lifestyle tips for teachers?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click Here!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.facebook.com/musicroombuffalo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Linktree:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠linktr.ee/uplevelu⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ #uplevelumusic #musicroom #musicteachers #musicteacher #musiceducation #musiceducators #musicprofessionaldevelopment #musicpd #musicedpd #musicpde #musicedpde #musicceu #musicedceu

  4. Mar 2

    Uplevel U: Music Episode 32: Improvisation in the Performing Arts- Theater

    Uplevel U: Music is happy to release our latest course this week: Improvisation in the Performing Arts- Theater! This course highlights the crucial importance of dramatic improvisation skills for students to help develop their communication skills. But the real gold in this course is the dozens of activity ideas you receive, their pacing, their delivery, how to develop the classroom culture for improvisation, and so much more! If you teach general music, theater in any way or communications, this course is definitely for you! We also released the Improvisation in the ⁠Performing Arts- General Music course⁠. This is the sidekick to the curriculum course and helps teachers to understand how to easily infuse improvisation into their teaching routine. This episode digs into what you really get in this course and why it's so helpful. Have any questions or resource requests? What's challenging to teach that you need a system for? Let us know! Have you checked out "⁠⁠⁠Teaching Students to Integrate Singing and Expression⁠⁠⁠" for teachers that work with choral and musical theater students? Check out Uplevel U: Music's ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠"Critical Listening for the General Music Classroom"⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Helping Students Love and Appreciate Scales⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ resources! Haven't bookmarked our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Live, Interactive Professional Development Catalog by Uplevel U: Music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ yet? Here it is! Bookmark this link because it'll be updated regularly with new products- downloads would be outdated. Visit our page and check out our course offerings at⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.musicroombuffalo.com/uplevel-u-music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want to join a facebook group for daily healthy lifestyle tips for teachers?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click Here!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.facebook.com/musicroombuffalo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Linktree:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠linktr.ee/uplevelu⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ #uplevelumusic #musicroom #musicteachers #musicteacher #musiceducation #musiceducators #musicprofessionaldevelopment #musicpd #musicedpd #musicpde #musicedpde #musicceu #musicedceu

  5. Feb 12

    Uplevel U: Music Episode 31: Improvisation in the Performing Arts- General Music

    Now that 2026 is off and running, a surge of productivity is definitely happening! We have released the Grades K-8 General Music Curriculum, which is an AMAZING course to show you and take you through the curriculum that Kay designed herself and taught at the school she was at, including assessment techniques. A few days ago we also released the Improvisation in the Performing Arts- General Music course. This is the sidekick to the curriculum course and helps teachers to understand how to easily infuse improvisation into their teaching routine. This episode digs into what you really get in this course and why it's so helpful. Don't forget about improvisation in your teaching! Have any questions or resource requests? What's challenging to teach that you need a system for? Let us know! Have you checked out "⁠⁠Teaching Students to Integrate Singing and Expression⁠⁠" for teachers that work with choral and musical theater students? Check out Uplevel U: Music's ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠"Critical Listening for the General Music Classroom"⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Helping Students Love and Appreciate Scales⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ resources! Haven't bookmarked our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Live, Interactive Professional Development Catalog by Uplevel U: Music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ yet? Here it is! Bookmark this link because it'll be updated regularly with new products- downloads would be outdated. Visit our page and check out our course offerings at⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.musicroombuffalo.com/uplevel-u-music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want to join a facebook group for daily healthy lifestyle tips for teachers?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click Here!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.facebook.com/musicroombuffalo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Linktree:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠linktr.ee/uplevelu⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ #uplevelumusic #musicroom #musicteachers #musicteacher #musiceducation #musiceducators #musicprofessionaldevelopment #musicpd #musicedpd #musicpde #musicedpde #musicceu #musicedceu

  6. Jan 4

    Uplevel U: Music Episode 30: Away With 2025... Welcome 2026

    Happy New Year and hope you have an amazing 2026! This episode is just talking about some of the updates that are in our future at Uplevel U: Music this year. 2025 was a very challenging year, and we just want you to know that despite the bumps in the road we are still here for you. Have any questions or resource requests? What's challenging to teach that you need a system for? Let us know! Have you checked out "⁠Teaching Students to Integrate Singing and Expression⁠" for teachers that work with choral and musical theater students? Check out Uplevel U: Music's newly released ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠"Critical Listening for the General Music Classroom"⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠Helping Students Love and Appreciate Scales⁠⁠⁠⁠ resources! Haven't bookmarked our⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Live, Interactive Professional Development Catalog by Uplevel U: Music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ yet? Here it is! Bookmark this link because it'll be updated regularly with new products- downloads would be outdated. Visit our page and check out our course offerings at⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.musicroombuffalo.com/uplevel-u-music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want to join a facebook group for daily healthy lifestyle tips for teachers?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click Here!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.facebook.com/musicroombuffalo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Linktree:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠linktr.ee/uplevelu⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ #uplevelumusic #musicroom #musicteachers #musicteacher #musiceducation #musiceducators #musicprofessionaldevelopment #musicpd #musicedpd #musicpde #musicedpde #musicceu #musicedceu

  7. 09/08/2025

    Uplevel U: Music Episode 29: Are You Concerned About Your Performance Audiences?

    Guess what? We released "Teaching Students to Integrate Singing and Expression" this week! It's for choral and musical theater students... check it out! We will be releasing a new free (for a limited time) resource soon too (maybe in the next few days). This podcast discusses the topic for the resource which is audiences and their impact on student performers. Let's examine what is happening and how this new release is going to help it. Check out Uplevel U: Music's newly released ⁠⁠⁠⁠"Critical Listening for the General Music Classroom"⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠Helping Students Love and Appreciate Scales⁠⁠⁠ resources! Haven't bookmarked our⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Live, Interactive Professional Development Catalog by Uplevel U: Music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ yet? Here it is! Bookmark this link because it'll be updated regularly with new products- downloads would be outdated. Visit our page and check out our course offerings at⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.musicroombuffalo.com/uplevel-u-music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want to join a facebook group for daily healthy lifestyle tips for teachers?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click Here!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.facebook.com/musicroombuffalo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Linktree:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠linktr.ee/uplevelu⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ #uplevelumusic #musicroom #musicteachers #musicteacher #musiceducation #musiceducators #musicprofessionaldevelopment #musicpd #musicedpd #musicpde #musicedpde #musicceu #musicedceu

  8. 08/19/2025

    Uplevel U: Music Episode 28: What You Get the Next 3 Months

    We just wanted to clarify on what is getting released the next few months, as there was a little change of plans. The big K-8 curriculum project is getting expanded, so it will be taking longer than expected (all good things for you). In the meantime, we also promised a singing and expression course, which will be released by the end of August! THAT was also promised a few months ago, so that one is coming to the Uplevel U: Music catalog first. Check out Uplevel U: Music's newly released ⁠⁠⁠"Critical Listening for the General Music Classroom"⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠Helping Students Love and Appreciate Scales⁠⁠ resources! Haven't bookmarked our⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Live, Interactive Professional Development Catalog by Uplevel U: Music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ yet? Here it is! Bookmark this link because it'll be updated regularly with new products- downloads would be outdated. Visit our page and check out our course offerings at⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.musicroombuffalo.com/uplevel-u-music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want to join a facebook group for daily healthy lifestyle tips for teachers?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click Here!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.facebook.com/musicroombuffalo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Linktree:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠linktr.ee/uplevelu⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ #uplevelumusic #musicroom #musicteachers #musicteacher #musiceducation #musiceducators #musicprofessionaldevelopment #musicpd #musicedpd #musicpde #musicedpde #musicceu #musicedceu

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