Years ago, I happened upon a piece of parenting advice that really stuck with my Teacher Brain. Today, I'm sharing it with you, in hopes it will help you, and - perhaps - your studio parents.

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If there's one area studio music teachers can find solidarity in, it's navigating the struggles of those busy teenagers! Today, Christina shares one game-changing strategy to help make the most of your lesson year with these overscheduled students.

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Today's episode makes an thought-provoking parallel between doing the laundry and music study. HINT: Both involve goals that are important to complete, yet are never truly finished. Join Christina for a lesser-explored perspective on goal-setting.

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Musicians are not defined by the number of hours they practice, the kinds of performances they give, or whether or not they have a teacher. Helping our students realize this (as well as reminding ourselves of the same) is an important step towards finding joy in making music.

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This one's been brewing for awhile, friends: It's time to take a tough look inward, recognizing how our expectations support the idea of making things better for up-and-coming generations, and - well - how they don't.

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Focus On That Which Will Last: These are words that save me ALL THE TIME in my personal and professional life. But what does this look like in studio music teacher life? That's what we're looking at in episode 144.

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Today, we're talking about finding success with the most polarizing device in all of music teaching: the metronome.​

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Inspired by the well-known philosophy of Frances Clark, today I'm sharing a handful of my (many!) thoughts related to the true role of a method series in our teaching.

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One of the fascinating mind games of MusicTeacherWorld is this: we have to simultaneously accept the fact that (1) we have much knowledge worth sharing, and (2) we have so much to learn. Today, Christina offers a permission slip to embrace BOTH of these truths.

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Today, we talk about naming things that may have gone un-named in your studio. Listen in for an important discussion on the Emotional Labor of Teaching.

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