Jessica Grant, Author at F-flat Books

About Jessica Grant

Jessica Grant is a middle school general music teacher and creator and host of the How to Teach Music with Jessica Grant Podcast. She is an author, blogger, course creator, wife, mom, and loyal friend. Jessica is a lover of fiction books, Peloton obsessed athlete, carb-loving, nap-taking, and determined gal who loves a good challenge and working towards goals.

Planning for Possibility: Building Lessons that Invite Student Input

By Jessica Grant|2025-08-28T18:05:59-05:00August 28th, 2025|General Music, Inspiration, Middle school, Stories, Teaching, Teaching Philosophy|

When I was a new teacher, I approached lesson planning this way: 1- Identify concepts to teach 2 - Select song material to teach concepts 3 - Consider what materials and instruments were needed My lessons had a strong sequence of steps and students participated in the activities. [...]

William’s Song is Our Song

By Jessica Grant|2023-12-05T15:15:39-05:00December 14th, 2023|Inspiration, Teaching, Teaching Philosophy, Writing|

William’s Song is Our Song More than a decade ago, I was thinking about music and all the places it met me. How music could be found on sunny days. On windy days. Rainy days and Mondays… but seriously, music has met me everywhere I needed it to [...]