About Us
Supporting + Inspiring YOU
as you teach music
What We Value
We place a high value on folk songs! You have 100% access to all folk songs and other songs in the public domain on our site.
We value your time, so we help you find what you’re looking for by searching our website – organized by musical concepts and lesson objectives!
We believe providing active music-making experiences (not just learning about music) are the best way to engage learners and provide them with skills and appreciation, which will last a lifetime!
Our lesson ideas can be used with any curriculums around the world!
We are always trying to make things better, so we value your feedback!
As we bounce ideas off each other, we end up with better results!
Our voices are our natural instruments, so we value teaching students to match pitch and feel comfortable singing.
We continue to add songs from various cultures to honor people and their cultures.
Who We Are
Beth Thompson + Lukey
Founder + CEO
Beth is an educator at heart. Sit still long enough, and she’ll try to teach or organize you! Beth has spent the last 35-ish years teaching music to children, ages 6 weeks to 6th grade in different settings: public schools, daycare, piano lessons, and a private children’s chorus.
With a Bachelor’s in Music Ed and a Master’s in Administration, Beth loves to combine both into making this website rich in musical content in an organized way. She started blogging in 2009, and presently, bethsnotes.com has thousands of subscribers from 133 countries who represent music students from early childhood to adults!
Beth, unfortunately recently widowed, lives in Chicago with her 3 cats and celebrates her grown children, one who is expecting her first baby, and the other, who just got engaged!
Erin Nowicki + Cannoli
Research Associate
Erin is a talented singer-songwriter, who also has a passion for diving deep into research, fact-checking, and content sourcing. With a Bachelor’s in Music, she excels in people-centered roles where compassion meets structure.
When not working, you can usually find her traveling, hiking, experimenting with herbalism, cooking something new, or exploring a creative passion—whether that’s music, photography, or writing. She is happiest when curiosity and creativity collide.
Erin lives in St. Petersburg, Florida, with her husband, Jon, and their two beloved fur babies, Macaroni and Cannoli—the true CEOs of their household.
Kristopher Brown
Developer at Large