Crystal Pridmore

We're off to a great start in #firstgrade #musicclass at #finneyelem in this third week of school! We love the @BearPawCreek stretchy band so much! @VAPA_CVESD #cvesdVAPA #musiceducation #orff #elementarymusic

We had a little time after our last sessions today to explore our nation's capital. Turns out it rains here. That surprised the San Diegans. #drippingwithpatriotism #KCAEC2023 #KCED @CETAatKC @Edrick_Rhodes

Thanks Danny Clay for an awesome #music and #reading workshop! "A letter is a drawing of a sound!" #KCAEC2023 #KCED @CETAatKC @Edrick_Rhodes

Audience Norms - Sherry Norfolk: 1. We must clap when you enter stage 2. We must pay attention to what we like about the performance 3. We must clap when you finish 4. We must tell you 3 good things 5. We must clap when you leave stage #KCAEC2023 #KCED @CETAatKC @Edrick_Rhodes

And we're back at it again this morning learning how to make our classrooms more dynamic for diverse learners through #storytelling with Sherry Norfolk! Love the sounds coming through the wall from the noisy music workshop next door 😆 #KCAEC2023 #KCED @CETAatKC @Edrick_Rhodes

#Finneyelem's team in front of our paint chip poetry at the @TurnaroundArts dinner tonight- what a wonderful evening! Thank you! #KCAEC #KCAEC2023 @CETAatKC @Edrick_Rhodes

Look closely. The lamp in my hotel room now has eyes thanks to @SamJayGold 's #puppetry workshop at #KCAEC #KCAEC2023. He gave me some great activity ideas! Watch out #finneyelem students! #MusicClass is going to have an influx of extra puppets next year! @CETAatKC @Edrick_Rhodes

Fantastic workshop with @StuartLStotts in classroom lyric writing. "What you want is to get the students in the habit of contributing because so many of them DON'T." #KCAEC #KCAEC2023 @CETAatKC @Edrick_Rhodes

Last episode of the season! We're joined by good 'ol Marc to reflect on the past year and talk about rest is. Let us know your thoughts! Find us here: linktr.ee/chclass #podcast #SummerBreak #rest #musiceducation @FinneyVAPA @MrSeligman @VAPA_CVESD

Looking forward to a great Arts Education conference! #Finneyelem #music and #6thgrade teachers are here to get schooled. #KCED #KCACE2023 @Edrick_Rhodes

E-F-F-O-R-T effort's what we hope you'll see! E-F-F-O-R-T in our work and play. #finneyelem #4thgrade #orff #sel #elementarymusic #musiceducation #CVESDarts @VAPA_CVESD

When some #6thgrade students come in asking to practice during lunch, but I'm teaching #1stgrade #musicclass, I get the big kids to give an impromptu performance! Everybody loved it! #BecauseofArtsEd #CVESDarts #VAPA #FinneyElem #MusicEd #Orff #jazz #MusicEducation @VAPA_CVESD

A great day Orffing around with San Diego Orff and @sremusicroom Thank you to @TeachingOrff for the swag bags! - - - #SDorff #MusicEducation #MusicEd @AOSA1968 @MrSeligman @FinneyVAPA #TeachingWithOrff #Studio49

We've had such fun today with #Kindergarten #musicclass learning about #iconicnotation in our #musiccenters #finneyelem #CVESDarts #elementarymusic @VAPA_CVESD

These #5thgrade students were doing an amazing job at our circle dance I'm #musicclass today. #finneyelem #mused #vapa #elementarymusic #orff #cvesdarts

We love having @VAPA_CVESD come to visit on #ReadAcrossAmericaDay !! #finneyelem #elementarymusic #mused

This is a fun game- contactless pass the beat! #vapa #musiceducation #elementarymusic #orff #finneyelem @VAPA_CVESD

There goes #6thgrade doing amazing things! This piece is from #orff volume 1. We are getting ready for our first quarter performance with it. #VAPA #finneyelem @VAPA_CVESD

Today in #vapa lab, students explored creating xylophones and wind chimes for our #schoolgarden. They already look fantastic! #finneyelem #CVESD @VAPA_CVESD

@Quaver_Ed @VAPA_CVESD Thank you! They make me proud!

@FinneyVAPA @VAPA_CVESD Wow! Great use of the "Chippewa Lullaby" and such beautiful voices!🙌

#5thgrade is learning about #NativeAmericans for #artsintegration here at #finmeyelem. This @Quaver_Ed song was perfect for our lesson today. They sound positively angelic. @VAPA_CVESD #VAPA #Mused #elementarymusic