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Virtual Presenters!
Summer Symposium Spotlight
We are so excited to feature our virtual presenters this week for our upcoming Summer Symposium! Joining us from across the globe, these educators and experts will share their knowledge, experiences, and innovative ideas through a variety of engaging sessions. We can't wait for you to learn from their expertise, discover new ideas, and connect with educators from around the world.
This week we're featuring our virtual presenters, along with all the sessions they’ll be sharing at Sing! Dance! Play! 2026.
Eduardo Mendoza
Multicultural Music Education & Spanish Resources
In this session, teachers will explore a practical approach to multicultural music education, with guidance on how to connect with Latinx students and help them feel represented in the classroom in a culturally responsible way.
This presentation includes exclusive access to eight original Musicplay Spanish songs featuring Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Bolivia, Argentina, the Dominican Republic, and Venezuela. Teachers will learn the musical and cultural context behind each song, explore the activities/music games provided, and discover practical ways to connect these resources to their own curriculum.
Susie Davies-Splitter
Jam, Jive and Improvise for 8-14 yrs
This session will include singing, moving, body percussion, non-melodic, melodic percussion instruments, recorder and ukulele. Utilise ‘Orff’ principles to inspire, excite, and motivate children to remember, understand and love music. Beginning with the body and voice, join us in a celebration of the instruments as we play, improvise and create arrangements.
Ruth McCartney
Take a Shape and Colour It In
Using simple shapes and colours the session will explore ways to establish and reinforce the relationship between pulse and rhythm. We will use 6 shapes to play echo games, memory games, sequencing and reading games. We will use the 6 coloured shapes to create different textures, to create patterns, to use the simple shape compositions to accompany songs, to challenge non music reading and music reading students to create a more structured piece. Using songs and rhymes from MusicPlayOnline we will challenge your students to find ways to add different timbres and textures to the vocal material using only simple coloured shapes.
Serge Gingras
French Content on MusicplayOnline
Over the last few months, French content on MusicplayOnline has expanded to include more songs, games and activities. Some resources have also been reorganized for easier navigation. In this presentation, Musicplay content editor Serge will guide you through those updates and the resources in French available on MusicplayOnline.
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Sing! Dance! Play!
Music Education is MONUMENTAL!
Washington, DC
July 10-12, 2026
Join us in-person or livestream for three days of inspiring professional development! Learn from Stacy Werner, John Jacobson, Katie Grace Miller, and special guests for 15 hours of engaging instruction. Get one-year access to all recorded sessions so you can watch anytime.
In Person - FREE REGISTRATION! (only 200 spots available!)
Live Stream with Recorded Access - $100
Musicplay Team Updates:
We wanted to take the opportunity to share some updates from the team:
Content Updates:
- Check again next week for future updates!
Development Updates:
- New Drum Machine interactive
- New Staff Lesson bass resources
- Support for 2 beat rhythms in Word Rhythm Composition tool
- Added the ability to disable student codes
- Navigation now remembers the last open state.
- Notifications can now be dismissed more easily
