Beyond Measure: A Podcast for Piano Teachers with Christina Whitlock

Today we welcome 2022 with an “extended toast”, along with a BIG announcement on how you can begin supporting the work done here on the Beyond Measure Podcast.

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Thanks, friends!

Short and sweet, this extended toast is being offered up today in hopes of encouraging you to reflect on your most important points of growth in 2021.

Being in a service-oriented profession, I think we can sometimes get lost in thinking of the many needs/wants of our clients, and lose sight of our own desires. Today is the day to name what YOU want, my friends! It doesn’t mean you have to take any kind of action, but admitting your heart’s desire is an important step in finding contentment in our profession (and in life, for that matter).

So much of the time, our studio struggles come down to changes we don’t expect or resist (for whatever reason). Today, we seek to make peace with the inevitability of change, and also aim to help our students do the same.

Mentioned in this episode:

- Episode Three: Cheers to Seasons: https://anchor.fm/beyondmeasure/episodes/Episode-3-Cheers-to-Seasons-el87pr

After spending the last two weeks talking about avoiding exceptions, I thought it fitting to wrap up this series by acknowledging The Art of Doing Favors. I cringe a little at how calculated it feels to speak these truths out loud, but it’s also a message I am certain teachers need to hear. PS: Cheers to 10,000 downloads! 🥂

Today’s episode explores three policies most saving my sanity this season of life.

* Mentioned in this episode: https://anchor.fm/beyondmeasure/episodes/Episode-37-Cheers-to-Money-Talk-e149odh

As teachers and business-owners, we are faced with requests for exceptions ALL THE TIME.

As a general rule, I tend to think exceptions lead to strained relationships. For the good of all parties involved, I like to keep boundaries clear and unwavering.

However.

Few things in music - or life - are rigid enough to maintain without any flexibility whatsoever.

So, today, I’m sharing THE MOST IMPORTANT QUESTION to ask yourself before agreeing to an exception.

Also mentioned, episode number 8: Cheers to Giving Thanks https://anchor.fm/beyondmeasure/episodes/Episode-8-Cheers-to-Giving-Thanks-emq5sa

This episode serves as a follow-up to last week’s Practice Manifesto.

Links mentioned:

December Performance Challenge Printable:

https://mailchi.mp/8f306955c930/december-performance-challenge

Episode No. 9 - Holiday (Re)Considerations Episode Part 1:

https://anchor.fm/beyondmeasure/episodes/Episode-9-Cheers-to-Holiday-ReConsiderations---Part-1-en4g8o

Episode No. 10 - Part 2:

https://anchor.fm/beyondmeasure/episodes/Episode-10-Cheers-to-Holiday-ReConsiderations--Part-2-enekma

You may also be interested in Episode No. 14 - Student Evaluations

https://anchor.fm/beyondmeasure/episodes/Episode-14-Cheers-to-Student-Evaluations-ep10tt

Thanks, friends! 🥂

Student practice is an undeniable staple of music study success. But - as any seasoned studio teacher knows, some students take this expectation more seriously than others. Today, we consider if there is room for improvement in our mindset when students fall short of our practice expectations.

In our first-ever Q+A episode, Christina tackles listener questions.