Ep. 28 - Interview with Bill Henry, founder of the YouTube channel, Mr. Henry’s Music World – Part 1
Introduction
Thanks for joining us for Episode 28 of the Welcome to Music Podcast!
In this episode, Susie chats with the incredibly creative and dedicated Bill Henry — known to many as Mr. Henry — a full-time elementary music educator based in the U.S. Bill shares how he balances his busy teaching schedule with a thriving creative life, rising at 4am each day to dedicate three solid hours to producing engaging music education content.
Using tools like Logic Pro and Final Cut Pro, Bill crafts fun and educational videos for his popular YouTube channel, Mr. Henry’s Music World, and talks us through some of his personal favorites. We also dive into his top-rated Music Podcast for Kids — a brilliant resource for classroom use or for when you have a substitute teacher — as well as his recorder, ukulele, and piano programs designed specifically for young learners. This episode is full of practical inspiration for music teachers everywhere!
Let’s start at the very beginning…
Hello everyone, and it's so nice to have you here at the Welcome to Music podcast for music and classroom educators in Early Childhood and Primary/Elementary schools, music therapists, studio music teachers, parents, and anyone who uses music with kids to support their well-being and development from zero to 12 years. My name is Susie Davies-Splitter, and I've been teaching music to all ages in early childhood, schools and universities over many years. With my husband Phil, we run Welcome to Music where we create music resources, we have a membership community, and present training and programs for kids and educators. Our goal is to help build confidence and creativity and enrich lives through the joy of music. I hope that this podcast can support and inspire you and maybe even make your job a little easier through sharing tips, chats, lesson plans, interviews and great quality music resources to use with your children. I use an inclusive, multi-modal, multi-sensory, and Orff-based approach to help make the learning stick. Please enjoy the Welcome to Music podcast and find us at www.welcometomusic.net
About Bill Henry
Bill Henry is a seasoned elementary music teacher, creator of the Mr. Henry’s Music World YouTube channel, and co-host/creator of The Music Podcast for Kids. His YouTube channel has received millions of views, with thousands of teachers using the entertaining and educational videos in the classroom. The podcast has also been recognized in The New York Times as one of the best music podcasts for children, with over 100,000 downloads.
Important Links
FREEBIE: https://www.mrhenrysmusicworld.com/teachers
WEBSITES: www.mrhenrysmusicworld.com | www.themusicpodcastforkids.com
Interview Questions
- Tell us a bit about yourself and what your current working life looks like?
- Tell me about your video channel – Mr Henry’s music world? How do you make your videos – what programs do you use?
- What about your music podcast for kids? Rockin the Keys program? Ukulele and recorder programs?
- Please share a couple of favourite songs and musical activities/resources from your channel or programs?
- How do you think music education can help kids develop? And why is it important?
- What can we do to advocate for music?
- What's in store for you now? What does the future hold?
- Any final words of wisdom you’d like to share with our audience?
WELCOME TO MUSIC MEMBERSHIP
Imagine having a treasure trove of resources designed to make your teaching journey a breeze. The Welcome to Music membership is your ultimate toolkit for primary/elementary music educators, early childhood teachers, music therapists and anyone that uses music with children 0-12 years. Here’s what is inside:
✨ 90+ Hours of PD Certificates: Dive into our extensive library of on-demand courses and webinar replays, earning professional development certificates at your own pace.
🎤 Library of Webinars and Workshops: Unlimited access to our complete collection of webinars and workshops, packed with resources including topics such as: Bucket Drumming, Instruments in the Classroom, Games, Performance Ideas, Indigenous songs, Lilting lullabies & tranquil tunes, Story Songs, Folk Dances, World Music and many more, all with PD certificates
📚 Ready-Made Resource Kits: Over 250 lesson plans, activity sheets, and teaching resources to save you hours of prep time, including complete music notation with songs, dances, choral music, percussion arrangements, recorder pieces, ukulele accompaniments, music reading worksheets, arts and crafts, links to the curriculum and assessment and much more
💻 On-Demand Courses: Interactive courses covering everything from Music with Babies & Tots, Early Childhood Music to Advanced Ukulele!
👨🏫 Exclusive, Community Forum and member-only private Facebook group: Connect with a vibrant community of educators, share ideas, and receive continuous support from Susie, Phil, and the team.
💡 Always Fresh Content: New resources added regularly, and all webinars available shortly after they go live!
🦘 Lots of Aussie Content: A huge and growing collection of Susie and Phil’s original and traditional songs with added resources and instructional videos alongside resources from other notable Australian music and movement educators
🈹 25% Member Discount off Welcome to Music products: All members receive 25% off any physical or digital products (excluding Black Belt Ukulele products) in the Welcome to Music Store! https://welcometomusic.net/
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Closing
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Our goal is to help make teaching and learning music easy and fun for all. I use an inclusive, multi-modal, multi-sensory and Orff-based approach to help make the learning stick.
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