On this week's episode, we're speaking with long-time Suzuki parent Alan Duncan. Alan shares what he's learned through the challenging starting phases of preschool beginner through letting go and helping his daughter transition into the independent practicer she is now. We talk about creativity, practice as the stress-test for the parent-child relationship, and the act of letting go as we let our children take charge of their practice when the time is right and so much more.

Links in this week's episode:

Blog post and transcript can be found Here

This episode is brought to you by Positive Practice

Alan's Suzuki Experience Blog

Alan Duncan's Collaborative Pianist Website

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On this week's episode of the Time to Practice podcast, we're speaking with music educator and speaker Barbie Wong. Barbie shares about the importance of community for young musicians (and their parents!), about supporting our children in music practice through the idea of love first, and about remembering the difference between practicing and playing.

Links in this week's episode:

Blog post and transcript can be found HERE

This episode is brought to you by my workbook: Positive Practice

Barbie's Wong's Website

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Find Barbie's online classes for Parents

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On this week's episode of the podcast your host Christine Goodner is bringing you a mini-episode on one of the themes that keeps coming up this season: finding Joy in our musical lives.

Links in this week's episode:

Past episode with Crystal Boyack and Susanna Klein

The Last Repair Shop on Youtube

The written version of this week's episode/transcript can be found HERE

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How are you finding joy this week? I'd love to hear from you!

On this week's episode, we're speaking to Violinist and Practice expert Susanna Klein. Susanna shares her own experience with music practice, how her perspective changed about music practice after incorporating ideas from sports psychology, and thoughts on supporting our children in their music practice.

Links in this week's episode:

Susanna's Website: practizma.com

Susanna's YouTube Channel: Youtube.com/practiceblitz

Connect with Susanna on Instagram: instagram.com/practizma

The transcript and blog post can be found HERE

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On this week's episode of the podcast, your host, Christine Goodner, is bringing you our first mini-episodes for season 2, all about the practice it takes to flex our perseverance muscle in the practice room.

Links in this week's episode:

Last week's episode with Crystal Boyack

The written version of this week's episode/transcript can be found HERE

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Questions to reflect on this week:

1. What character qualities, or life skills, do I hope my child develops through learning their instrument?

2. How can I support my child as a human developing these skills, while also helping them develop skills on their instrument?

Have a great week everyone!

Welcome to season 2!

On this week's episode, we're speaking with Crystal Boyack: violinist, parent, and creator of Wee Violin (and Wee Cello & Wee Viola which are newly out this week!).

We talk about her own practice journey, what she learned from practicing with her own children, and what inspired her to create Wee Violin.

Links in this episode:

Crystal Boyack's Instagram

Website: crystalboyackmusicstudio.com

Connect with your host Christine Goodner on Instagram

Support the podcast by purchasing or recommending one of Christine's books: Amazon or Bookshop.org

Show notes and transcript of our conversation can be found at www.SuzukiTriangle.com/TTPEpisode39

On this week's episode of the Time to Practice podcast we're speaking with violist Grazzia Rode-Sagastume about how she fell in love with the Viola right from the start of her music journey, the importance of community, and how she works to support parents and caregivers in her program.

Links in this Episode:

Find Grazzia on Instagram

Omaha Conservatory of Music

Music Practice Makeover

Detailed show notes and Transcript at www.SuzukiTriangle.com/TTPEpisode38/

Join the host of the Time to Practice podcast Christine E Goodner as she shares some of the behind-the-scenes process of how her new book Music Practice Makeover came into existence.

You can get your own copy

on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3L0PYd2

or find it on apple books, barnes & noble, KOBO and more here: https://books2read.com/u/b6M9ly

You can find detailed show notes and a transcript of this episode at www.SuzukiTriangle.com/TTPEpisode37/

This week on the podcast we're speaking with freelance artist and viola & violin teacher Ángel Falú-García. We talk about his start in music and how he ended up playing the viola, what he learned the hard way about practice and how that influences how he works with his students now and more.

Links in this episode

Find Ángel M. Falú's Teaching Page on Facebook

Find Ángel M. Falú-García on Instagram

Pre-order Christine's New Book Music Practice Makeover, out next week HERE.

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You can find a transcript and detailed show notes at www.SuzukiTriangle.com/TTPEpisode36/

In my work conducting interviews, giving talks and workshops, and working with many families over the last two decades, I've realized there are many, many reasons we practice. In this episode I share four common reasons we practice.

Of course one reason is that we want to, or love to, practice. But there are other very valid experiences around practice too!

Links from this episode:

PreOrder the ebook of Music Practice Makeover HERE

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