The ACEMM Help Cast

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Welcome to the Help Cast, where the American Center for Elemental Music and Movement - and friends! - discuss playful, elemental, process-based music and movement education ideas for all ages.

  1. 08/14/2025

    A Chat With Matthew Stensrud

    Drue gets a chance to sit down with colleague and good friend, Matthew Stensrud. Tune in to enjoy reflections on their journeys together, and news on what's new in this lifetime of work.

    52 min

  2. 06/20/2025

    Intro to Orff at Vandercook Spills the Beans

    In this ACEMM Help Cast episode, the Vandercook College Intro to Orff-Schulwerk course talks through building a lesson around the foundational pedagogical tenants of the Orff-Schulwerk approach. Tune in for all the nitty gritty details discovered in the process!

    1h 13m

  3. 04/09/2025

    Catching Up With Emily Knight

    Drue sits down with Emily Ward Knight, president of the Quad State Orff Chapter and a general music teacher in rural Tennessee who received an ACEMM Spark grant. Emily and Drue dive into how she used those funds for adventure with her students.

    32 min
  4. An Interview with Erin Faryniarz

    03/17/2025

    An Interview with Erin Faryniarz

    Drue and fellow ACEMM Board Member Judy Barthwell sit down to chat with a past Spark Grant recipient, Erin Faryniarz. Tune in to discover how our small but mighty non-profit is changing the lives of teachers and their students, one project at a time.

    18 min

  5. 12/05/2024

    Let's Build a Lesson!

    Buckle up, friends! In this episode, Drue, Jeaneau, and Lisa take a rhythmic lesson idea and build an elemental plan in real time, with a template for you to take back to your own classroom. Let the creative possibilities fly!

    1h 6m

  6. 12/05/2024

    Sitting Down with Christina Reardon

    Drue gets the chance to talk with Christina Reardon, one of our Beacon Scholarship winners! She gets into how she found ACEMM, how she used the funds from her Beacon Scholarship, and how the experience she gained from her training has transformed her practice since.

    1h 3m

  7. 12/05/2024

    An Interview with Jeannyvett Colón

    Join Drue and our friend and colleague Jeanny Colón, one of our past Spotlight Award recipients. Drue gets curious about her story as a Puerto Rican native, her journey that brought her to the States, and how her story has continued to develop since getting involved with ACEMM!

    59 min

  8. 12/05/2024

    An Interview With Crystal Hall

    Drue sat down to talk with Crystal Hall, one of our past Beacon Scholarship recipients. We learn more about her story and how her involvement with ACEMM has developed her practice and her students' learning.

    43 min
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Welcome to the Help Cast, where the American Center for Elemental Music and Movement - and friends! - discuss playful, elemental, process-based music and movement education ideas for all ages.

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  • Creator
    justinem
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2025
  • Episodes
    14
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © Copyright 2024 All rights reserved.
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    The ACEMM Help Cast