Say it after me.  Teachers are professionals!  Here are some straightforward ways to up your professionalism in 2025.  You are worth it!

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Feel overwhelmed with New Year/New You energy?  Here is a menu of really small actions that you can take in your personal life to be a Happier Music Teacher at home.  No bullet journals here!  Just easy micro-actions that you can gently incorporate into your daily routine.

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Merry Christmas!  One of the perks of our job is time off at the holidays.  Sometimes we're overly optimistic about what it should look like or what we can realistically fit in.  When you are teacher tired and the expectations are high, here are some holiday hacks to take the pressure off.

Winter break?  Spring break?  Thanksgiving break?  Summer break?  Name the break and you can guarantee that the week before will test you as a music teacher!  Here is my best wisdom on those weeks when the finish line is in sight but feels so far away!

In need of some December self-care but you don't have any time, energy or money?  Me, too!  Here are my simple hacks for taking care of yourself when it needs to be fast and easy.  You're worth it!

Feeling a little teacher burnout and we are still at the beginning of December?  Here is your friendly reminder that what we do as music teachers matters!  You can do this!

Let's face it.  Sometimes we are going to be grumpy and stressed with our busy schedules at home and at school during crunch time.  However, we don't have to live in that zone!  Here are my unusual suggestions for what to do when you're feeling out of sorts.

Dreading the day you teach THAT class?  In need of some fresh inspiration on how to get through their class period with your sanity intact?  Here are a few of my tried and true tips that you can use in your classroom tomorrow to help you keep your cool when the behaviors are a little extra.  You got this!

Didn't we just finish Veterans Day?  Yes and now is the perfect time to plan ahead so that you can finish your semester and the holidays strong!  You can do this!  Also, how is your HMT Final Stretch Challenge going?

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In this special episode, Beth shares a heartfelt prayer for every listener- particularly if you are feeling tired, overwhelmed or discouraged as a music teacher.  God loves us and hears us when we pray.