Beyond Measure: A Podcast for Piano Teachers with Christina Whitlock

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Beyond Measure: A Podcast for Piano Teachers with Christina Whitlock episodes

May 20, 2024 169: Cheers to Seeing All Sides
Today's episode is a peek into the popular e-letter, One Thought Thursday. I'm presenting a beefed-up version of One Thought Thursday No. 048, exploring the importance of seeing the "other" side of polarizing MusicTeacher topics.

Check out the FULL shownotes for this episode at ChristinaWhitlock.com/episode169
14 min
May 13, 2024 168: Cheers to Double-Duty Advice for Teachers AND Parents
Today's episode features four solid pieces of advice that have been given to me as a Parent but have proven to have strong impact on my TeacherSelf as well.

Find all related links and more in the shownotes at ChristinaWhitlock.com/episode168
18 min
May 06, 2024 167: Cheers to PERFECTION is Overrated
Today I'm sharing a story that illustrates a timeless lesson: Perfection is Overrated. May we all move forward with intentions to live a life FAR GREATER than "perfect".

Find all links mentioned - including 20% off all recorded resources through 05.10.24 - at ChristinaWhitlock.com/episode167.
18 min
April 29, 2024 166: Cheers to Piano Teacher Takeaways from Taylor Swift (No Swiftie-Status Required)
Love her or... well, otherwise... my primary thesis in life is the fact that we can ALL learn something from one another. Today, I'm sharing three TeacherLessons learned from none other than Taylor Swift.

Find a transcript, related links, and more at ChristinaWhitlock.com/episode166
21 min
April 22, 2024 165: Cheers to Changing Perspectives Before Performance
In today's ultra-practical episode, I'm sharing THREE necessary changes of perspective we should all remember in those weeks leading up to a performance (and, really, all year long).

Find all related links, written transcript, and more at ChristinaWhitlock.com/episode165
22 min
April 15, 2024 164: Cheers to Reducing Confusion, Intimidation, and Embarrassment in the Lesson
Today's episode riffs on a well-known quote from mathematician, Larry Martinek: “Children don’t hate math. What they hate is being confused, intimidated, and embarrassed by math.” How does this apply to piano lessons? Listen in...
Find today's shownotes, including related links and a written transcript, at christinawhitlock.com/episode164.
21 min
April 08, 2024 163: Cheers to Spending Like an Artist
We all know: financial decisions are incredibly personal.

Yet, if we all prioritize that which matters to us, it stands to reason Creatives should have some common perspectives when it comes to the things we support.

Today we examine what it means to Spend Like an Artist.

Find a transcript and related links to this episode at ChristinaWhitlock.com/Episode163
23 min
April 01, 2024 ENCORE REPLAY: Cheers to Mixing Business with Compassion
Today's episode features a replay of one of "those" episodes that we ALL could (or, perhaps, should?) listen to more than once. It's also paving the way for next week's episode. So, kick back and enjoy this Encore Replay of Episode 126, as we remind ourselves of one fundamental truth: We CAN show compassion to our studio families, WITHOUT putting ourselves in financial hardship.
16 min
March 25, 2024 162: Cheers to Stating the "Obvious"
Today I am sharing three (somewhat embarrassing) stories to illustrate the importance of communicating things that may seem obvious to us... but are anything-but-obvious to our students. Let's learn, laugh, and vow to do better together.
19 min
March 18, 2024 161: Cheers to Calling EGO What it Is
The last several podcast episodes have danced around an important TeacherTruth that is a bit unsavory. Today, we're taking a BOLD step and calling Ego what it is.

Find registration for The Varsity Musician's Playbook and all other related links for today's show at ChristinaWhitlock.com/episode161
19 min