In this session, the presenter will share musical connections to Teaching for Transformation, Habits of Learning and Habits of Living for the elementary/ secondary music classroom. Musical and curricular connections to the Habits of Learning using long-term learning targets such as the national music standards will be shared and how these are incorporated into the music class. Musical and curricular connections to the Habits of Living will be shared using short-term (weekly/ daily) learning targets from the national standards and the Kodaly music standards. How are these used within the context of the music classroom, you may ask? Practical and relevant examples from the presenter's own teaching experience will be shared, discussed and demonstrated throughout the session.