Time To Practice: Conversations for Parents & Teachers of Music Students

This week we're speaking with violinist & violist Raymond Mallari. We talk about motivation, how he used to think he didn't like to practice when he was younger but has changed his mind, and the importance of incorporating the human side of ourselves as musicians into our music. I hope you find this episode as fun & inspirational as I did.

Links in this Episode:

Find Raymond on Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/mallari.raymond & https://www.instagram.com/misterraymusic

Greater Philidelphia Suzuki Association

Detailed Show Notes & Transcript can be found at www.SuzukiTriangle.com/TTPEpisode29/

Support the podcast by attending our next Live, Online event all about practice personalities: https://bit.ly/3fS71Aa

This week we are talking to violinist, music teacher, and parent Kristina Turner. Kristina grew up in Bellingham, Washington, and now lives in Salt Lake City Utah where she teaches on the faculty of The Gifted Music School. We talk about what drew her to teaching, what she learned about practicing the hard way, and the lessons she's learned from practicing music with her son. Enjoy!

Links in this Episode:

Kristina Turner's Website: https://kristurnerviolin.com/

The Gifted Music School:https://www.giftedmusicschool.org/

Transcript & detailed show notes can be found at www.SuzukiTriangle.com/TTPEpisode28/

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In this week's episode, we're speaking with Lisa Dyvig. Lisa is a professional violist living in Olympia Washington. She is also a music teacher & parent of two young musicians.

Lisa is the owner and creator of Alto Clef gifts - which features fun gifts, mugs, t-shirts and more that she was inspired to create after realizing how many cool music items are out there for other instruments and wanting violists to be included too.

We talk about efficient practice, what can make practice challenging, and how Lisa has found ways to mentor teens learning to teach in her community.

Links in this Episode

Lisa's Website: https://www.lisadyvigmusic.com/

Alto Clef Gifts: www.altoclefgifts.com

Find Lisa on Instagram www.instagram.com/lisadyvigmusic & www.instagram.com/altoclefgifts

Transcript & Show Notes available: www.SuzukiTriangle.com/TTPEpisode27/

Support the podcast by attending the next Time to practice Pep Talk: bit.ly/3mkTHrE

Find Christine on Instagram www.Instagram.com/suzukitriangle

In this episode we're revisiting a conversation we had with Dr. Molly Gebrian, a violist, performer, and teacher who is an expert on the topic of music and the brain. We discuss what practice was like for her growing up, when she knew she wanted to become a professional musician, her background in neuroscience and what she has learned about effective practice that you might be able to try at home and use to benefit your practice sessions.

Find Dr. Gebrian's youtube videos on Music & the Brain: https://mollygebrian.com/music-and-the-brain/

Find Dr. Gebrian's website: https://mollygebrian.com

Reach out: [email protected]

Transcript & Detailed Show Notes: SuzukiTriangle.com/TTPEpisode3/

Time to Practice Pep Talk: January 23rd

Find Christine on Instagram @SuzukiTriangle

This week's episode is the second in a two-part series recapping the best practice tips our Time to Practice guests shared at the end of their episodes this year.

It's a great way to remember all the great practice ideas shared on the podcast in 2021, and if you missed any of these interviews, it might spark your interest in catching up with some past episodes. Enjoy!

Links from Today's Episode:

January Live Event Sign up: bit.ly/3mkTHrE

Links to Past Episodes: https://suzukitriangle.com/podcast/

Transcript & Detailed show notes: www.SuzukiTriangle.com/TTPEpisode25/

This week's episode starts a two-part series (to be continued next week) recapping the best practice tips our Time to Practice guests shared at the end of their episodes this year.

It's a great way to remember all the great practice ideas shared on the podcast in 2021 and if you missed any of these interviews, it may spark your interest in catching up with some past episodes. Enjoy!

Links from Today's Episode:

January Live Event Sign up: bit.ly/3mkTHrE

Links to Past Episodes: https://suzukitriangle.com/podcast/

Transcript & Detailed show notes: www.SuzukiTriangle.com/TTPEpisode24/

In this episode, we're speaking with music educator Jessica Peresta. We talk about her memories of learning music as a child, a great practice tip, and have some real talk about how to think about making goals and preparing for a new year as teachers and parents who may feel burnout or exhausted. This conversation was really helpful for me personally and I hope it will be for you too!

Links in this Episode:

Jessica Peresta's website: The Domestic Musician

where you can find links to her resources and podcast.

Find Jessica Peresta on Instagram

Find Christine Goodner on Instagram

Detailed show notes including transcript at www.SuzukiTriangle.com/TTPEpisode23

Today Christine is sharing a few ideas about measuring our progress at the end of the year. Especially when it comes to progress on an instrument with young musicians, here are three ways we can think about looking back and seeing how far we've come this year.

Links from Today's Episode:

The Gap and The Gain

Invisible Things by Andy J. Pizza

Positive Practice by Christine E Goodner

Transcripts are available at www.SuzukiTriangle.com/TTPEpisode22/

Find me on Instagram: www.Instagram.com/suzukitriangle/

Support the podcast :

Beyond the Music Lesson: Habits of Successful Suzuki Families

This week we're talking to Executive Function Skills coach Emily Hawe all about the skills we use in practice and how we (as teachers and practice partners) can help our children and students develop them.

Links from this Episode:

Website: https://www.mindlaunchers.com/

Get a weekly resource from Emily in your email: https://www.mindlaunchers.com/mind-launcher-club

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mindlaunchers/

Your Fantastic Elastic Brain https://bookshop.org/books/your-fantastic-elastic-brain-stretch-it-shape-it/9780982993804

Transcript & Detailed Show Notes Here: www.SuzukiTriangle.com/TTPEpisode21/

Support the Podcast:

Beyond the Music Lesson: Habits of Successful Suzuki Families

Positive Practice: 5 Steps to Help Your Child Your Child Develop a Love of Music

Find me on Instagram: www.Instagram.com/suzukitriangle/

Helps sponsor episode transcripts: @Christine-Goodner (venmo)

Doesn't it always affect us most when an artist shares themselves through their music and makes us feel something?

It may be joy or deep sorrow, but feeling deeply through music is such a moving experience. Having music in our lives is a wonderful way to feel things deeply, the joy and the hard things.

It's a great way to have a place to be with each other as we're going through things. So that's what I'm grateful for at this moment - I'm wishing you listening, the space to feel grateful or mournful or exhausted or joyful, whatever it is you're feeling.

May the music we make and listen to and create, help us feel all of it too. And help us connect with one another and be human together. Thanks for being here in this podcast community, for sure. I'm grateful for you!

Links in this Episode:

Five Minute Journal

To read the transcript: www.SuzukiTriangle.com/TTPEpisode20/

To support podcast production & transcripts you can contribute directly through Venmo [@Christine-Goodner]