Elementary Music Technology and Integration

Amy M. Burns has taught PreK-grade 4 general music for over 25 years at Far Hills Country Day School (FH) (https://www.fhcds.org/). She also teaches grade 5 instrumental class, directs the FH Modern Band, is the Performing Arts Department Manager, and teaches privately in the after-school conservatory, having served as director for over 20 years. She has authored four books and numerous articles on integrating technology into the elementary music classroom. She has presented many sessions on the topic, including four keynote addresses in TX, IN, St. Maarten, and AU. She is the recipient of the 2005 Technology in Music Education (TI:ME) Teacher of the Year, the 2016 New Jersey Music Educators Association (NJMEA) Master Music Teacher, the 2016 Governor’s Leader in Arts Education, the 2017 NJ Nonpublic School Teacher of the Year, and the 2026 NJMEA Distinguished Service Awards. Her most recent publication, Using Technology with Elementary Music Approaches (2020), is available from Oxford University Press (OUP) and Amazon. Burns is also the Community Coordinator for Midnight Music (MMC) at https://midnightmusic.com/, the General Music Chair for NJMEA Board of Directors, and the Elementary Music Consultant for MusicFirst (https://www.musicfirst.com/), a company built by music educators for music educators, dedicated to helping music teachers and their students make the most of technology in the classroom.

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A New Slideshow Edition of the “9 to 5” Rhythm Play-Along

September 01, 2026 / Amy M. Burns

Sometimes it is helpful to have more than one version of a classroom resource! I created an alternate edition of my “9 to 5” Rhythm Play-Along featuring a slideshow of Dolly Parton through the years.

Students can clap, play instruments, or use body percussion as they follow the rhythms scrolling across the bottom of the screen. The slideshow offers teachers another visual option while keeping the musical activity the same.

Choose the version that works best for your students and classroom setting—and have fun making music with Dolly!

Watch the alternate “9 to 5” Rhythm Play-Along below.

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