Bow Tie Music has fifteen different offerings on his Teachers Pay Teachers page. Be sure to check them out!  On the about section he describes what his teaching style has been inspired by:

I have combined three approaches of music education to create a hybrid-Orff style of teaching that keeps students engaged and places a high value on creativity.

Carl Orff was a 20th Century German composer and educator who believed that children best learn music through a holistic approach that includes much more than singing.

While singing is important, speaking rhythm through text, playing instruments, and moving through dance are equally important paths that together lead to an ultimate goal of creating music.

The ability of students to create and contribute to the progression of a music lesson makes the Orff approach refreshingly different and effective, and it keeps kids engaged with smiles on their faces and joy in their hearts.

Instruments are expensive, but with the help of parents and businesses and through the writing of various grants I have been able to build a well-equipped classroom with enough quality instruments to invite the participation of every student.

I also incorporate the best aspects of a Kodaly and Delecluz approach to my hybrid style, believing that strict adherence to one style will not always work for all children.

Being a teacher brings with it so many rewards, but at the top of the list is always my students. Not only do I see every student in my building once a week, but I see them every year throughout their elementary careers, which means by the time they go on to middle school I will have had five years of interactions and memories with each one of them.

For the forty-five minutes a week that they spend in my classroom they are safe, they are encouraged, they are challenged, and they are loved.

I see them grow, and with enough time I will eventually see my kindergartners become fourth graders.

Through those years there will be many ups and downs, smiles and tears, but I will be there for them, and never stop learning from them. Light bulb moments happen on both sides of the desk, and by learning from one another we can all grow more creative and develop a life-long love of music.

Check out Bow Tie Music for music education inspiration with Bear Paw Creek's stretchy band and scarves! Share on X

With almost 20,000  subscribers on his YouTube channel, you will be sure to find lesson plans that will fit into your music education planning time.  Here are the two stretchy band videos that I first came across and reached out to Will about.  Enjoy!