The global pandemic crisis has significantly affected music educators
around the world. In Australia, higher education institutes and schools
had to swiftly move from face-to-face teaching to online classes. The
authors draw on narrative reflection to show key challenges and
opportunities that have affected their teaching in Melbourne. Author
one (Dawn) works in initial teacher education programmes as a tertiary
music educator, and Author two (Lucy) works as a music specialist at a
primary school. In this paper, we highlight some twists, turns, and thrills
of teaching during COVID-19, focusing on two themes: changing our
practice and making connections. We argue that the digital turn has
opened opportunities to refresh, reset, and renew our ways of practice
which may resonate with other educators across educational settings.