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JOHN FEIERABEND ARTICLES
First Steps in Music: Music and Movement in the Early Years (handout)
First Steps in Music: Move, Move, Move (handout)
First Steps in Music Assessment Form
First Steps in Creative Movement (handout) Using Classical Music to Teach Beat, Meter and Form (handout)
Using First Steps in Music with non-music elementary teachers (article)
ARTICLES/HANDOUTS
5 Free Tech Resources to Integrate into First Steps, Amy Burns, January 18, 2021
Arioso: Sing Your Order, Jenny Parrot, January 18, 2020 (download)
Hosting an Informance, Lindsay Jackson, January 18, 2020 (article)
Ask Me Sheets by Owen Hughes, November 16, 2019 (download)
First Steps in Music: Monthly Planning Forms, Chris Powers, October 3, 2019 (download)
Creative Movement Pose Cards, Stephanie Morris, October 3, 2019 (download)
The Male Singing Voice in the Elementary Music Classroom, Andy Himelick, March 18, 2019 (article)
Tree Dance by Lindsay Jackson, October 18, 2018 (article)
MOVE IT!
WEBINARS
History of the Songtale Book, John Feierabend, February 22, 2024
First Steps in Music for Older Elementary Learners, Emily Maurek, October 15, 2023
Let’s Play, Dance and Sing: Mexican Children’s Repertoire, Gabriela Montoya-Stier, April 9, 2022
An IGBO Game from Nigeria, Sowah Mensah, December 8, 2020
Teaching First Steps in Our New Teaching Paradigms, Amy Burns, October 8, 2020
First Steps in Global Music, Dr. Karen Howard, May 1, 2020
Movement Exploration: Virtual Edition, Jane Kahan, April 14, 2020
Who’s Afraid of (Teaching) The Nutcracker? Lillie Feierabend, July 22, 2018
FEIERSIDE CHATS
Arioso, John Feierabend, December 30, 2015
Adapt First Steps in Music for Upper Elementary Grades, John Feierabend, November 12, 2014
An Interview with Katalin Forrai, John Feierabend, April 6, 2014
Music and Creative Movement John Feierabend, December 1, 2013
PODCASTS
Reflections on FSM: A Teacher Trainer Perspective with Lindsay Jackson, February 12, 2020
Arioso: Just do it!, John Feieraband, October 10, 2019 Informances in the FS Years, Lindsay Jackson, May 9, 2019
Feierabend Non-Negotiables, Part 1, John Feierabend, March 14, 2019
Feierabend Non-Negotiables, Part 2, John Feierabend, March 27, 2019
First Steps in Music – An Overview, John Feierabend, January 29, 2019
MISC/RELATED
Beat-Keeping with Engine, Engine Number 9 Train, Jason Simmon, February 21, 2025 (video)
Chanukah Finger Play to Maoz Tzur by John Crever, November 17, 2023 (video)
8-part Workout in a Limited Amount of Time (20 minutes), Lesslie Weaver, October 16, 2023 (video)
Call and Response Song Approach with Teacher Trainer, Leslie Weaver, September 27, 2020 (video)
Mr. Rankine’s Music Cabin Episode 1, David Rankine, July 10, 2020 (video)
Pitch Exploration modeled by Lindsay Jackson April 21, 2020 (video)
“Wave” Movement Exploration, Leslie Weaver, October 3, 2019 (video)
Chanukah Finger Play – Judas Maccabee Finger Play, John Crever, December 6, 2018 (video)
REVISED EDITION
First Steps in Music for Preschool and Beyond – Revised Supplement 2020 (download)
MEDIA BY SUBJECT
PART 1: PITCH EXPLORATION
Pitch Exploration modeled by Lindsay Jackson April 21, 2020 (video)
PART 2: FRAGMENT SINGING
Call and Response Song Approach with Teacher Trainer, Leslie Weaver, September 27, 2020 (video)
PART 3: SIMPLE SONGS
PART 4: ARIOSO
Arioso: Sing Your Order, Jenny Parrot, January 18, 2020 (article and download)
Arioso: Just do it!, John Feieraband, October 10, 2019 (podcast)
Arioso, John Feierabend, December 30, 2015 (Feier-side Chat)
PART 5: SONGTALES
History of the Songtale Book, John Feierabend, February 22, 2024 (webinar)
PART 6: MOVEMENT EXPLORATION
Movement Exploration: Virtual Edition, Jane Kahan, April 14, 2020 (webinar)
Creative Movement Pose Cards, Stephanie Morris, October 3, 2019 (article)
“Wave” Movement Exploration, Leslie Weaver, October 3, 2019 (video)
Tree Dance by Lindsay Jackson, October 18, 2018 (article)
Who’s Afraid of (Teaching) The Nutcracker? Lillie Feierabend, July 22, 2018 (webinar)
Music and Creative Movement, John Feierabend, December 1, 2013 (Feier-side Chat)
PART 7: MOVEMENT FOR FORM AND EXPRESSION
Chanukah Finger Play to Maoz Tzur by John Crever, November 17, 2023 (video)
Chanukah Finger Play – Judas Maccabee Finger Play, John Crever, December 6, 2018 (video)
PART 8: BEAT MOTION ACTIVITIES
Beat-Keeping with Engine, Engine Number 9 Train, Jason Simmon, February 21, 2025 (vid
MEDIA BY SUBJECT
PART 1: PITCH EXPLORATION
Pitch Exploration modeled by Lindsay Jackson April 21, 2020 (video)
PART 2: FRAGMENT SINGING
Call and Response Song Approach with Teacher Trainer, Leslie Weaver, September 27, 2020 (video)
PART 3: SIMPLE SONGS
PART 4: ARIOSO
Arioso: Sing Your Order, Jenny Parrot, January 18, 2020 (article and download)
Arioso: Just do it!, John Feieraband, October 10, 2019 (podcast)
Arioso, John Feierabend, December 30, 2015 (Feier-side Chat)
PART 5: SONGTALES
History of the Songtale Book, John Feierabend, February 22, 2024 (webinar)
PART 6: MOVEMENT EXPLORATION
Movement Exploration: Virtual Edition, Jane Kahan, April 14, 2020 (webinar)
Creative Movement Pose Cards, Stephanie Morris, October 3, 2019 (article)
“Wave” Movement Exploration, Leslie Weaver, October 3, 2019 (video)
Tree Dance by Lindsay Jackson, October 18, 2018 (article)
Who’s Afraid of (Teaching) The Nutcracker? Lillie Feierabend, July 22, 2018 (webinar)
Music and Creative Movement, John Feierabend, December 1, 2013 (Feier-side Chat)
PART 7: MOVEMENT FOR FORM AND EXPRESSION
Chanukah Finger Play to Maoz Tzur by John Crever, November 17, 2023 (video)
Chanukah Finger Play – Judas Maccabee Finger Play, John Crever, December 6, 2018 (video)
PART 8: BEAT MOTION ACTIVITIES
Beat-Keeping with Engine, Engine Number 9 Train, Jason Simmon, February 21, 2025 (vid