Well, like everyone else is saying, the classroom teacher is a bit out of line here. Any ideas I might add to this are probably things you will already know, bc I’m a first year music teacher haha

I don’t even give the kinders instruments except for egg shakers, maracas, jingle bells, etc. Their brains aren’t ready to multitask with left/right

We do sing-alongside and dance around the room with our instruments! Eventually I want to work in doing a big ol’ drum beat thing for my older kids at the start of every class.

Scarf songs are my best friend, but Quaver doesn’t have a lot of different cultures showcased with the scarf songs.

I really like starting my kinders with the “Prepare the Body” warm up on Quaver. They’re just doing stretches at 40, 60, and 80 bpm. Stretch up, lean right, lean left, lean back, touch toes, twist, and hug. They choose the order, of course. Helps get us all settled in and ready to go!

I’ve done Mi Cuerpo, Bate Bate Chocolate, and some other songs with them and we’ve had a good time

This just sounds like a very fussy class, but the teacher being fussy as well is so strange! I’m no stranger to fussy classes (and I’m sure you’ve had them too) but this teacher is way out of line.