Natasha A. Henry-Rodriguez |
Natasha Ambria Henry-Rodriguez (she/her) is an American musician and educator of Caribbean descent. She started her teaching career at her alma mater, Fort Hamilton High School in NYC, and now teaches K-5 General Music in Pensacola. She holds a Bachelor of Music from Long Island University and a Master of Art, Master of Education in Music Education, and Master of Education in Educational Leadership from Teachers College, Columbia University. Currently a PhD student in Music Education at Liberty University, Natasha aims to inspire students to be lifelong learners of music through creating inclusive, diverse, and equitable learning environments.Â
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Why Self-Care and Rest Should be a Priority to College Music Majors
As a Music Education major, I am not a [...]
Sigur Ros, Burnout, & the Joys of Making a Good Playlist
I have roughly 200 playlists in my Apple Music [...]
Research to Practice: Understanding and Moving Through Burnout
It seems like information about teacher burnout is everywhere right now. I’m not sure if it is because we’re still facing COVID-19-related difficulties in the classroom or if we’re just less afraid to talk about the less glorious side of teaching. [...]
My Instruction Philosophy
My focus is not to train students to just [...]
Research to Practice: Embracing Differences
It is through treating our students as individuals that they can learn to meaningfully connect to music. That means that we, as teachers, should seek to make music classes not just about our own musical interests, but about the musical interests of our students too. [...]
“Pandemic Flux Syndrome” and Teaching: Why it feels so hard
I read an article by social psychologist Amy Cuddy and [...]