Growth Mindset: The Student's Key to Success
People react differently to obstacles and failures, and that fact is especially apparent when you teach. Some students may react negatively … Read More
Easiest Way To Get Students To Practice Over The Break
Do you close your studio for the summer but want students to keep practicing over break? Let Better Practice’s smart engine help you and you… Read More
SPOTLIGHT: Hazel & Violet's Multi-Year Practice Streak
Spotlight: Violet and Hazel both have practice streaks of over 1558 and 1685 days (as of April 23rd) - that’s over 4 years of practicing eve… Read More
Better Practice for Drum and Percussion Students
Is Better Practice for percussion students? We’ve gone over the ways band (and pep band, orchestra, etc.), guitar, and piano students use Be… Read More
Bad vs. Good Practice: A Venn Diagram
Here's a concise diagram to show you exactly what you should and shouldn't be doing when you practice: 1. Goals Practice smart! It doesn’t … Read More
Making a Living as a Musician
Turning music into a sustaining career has always been seen as a challenge. From the stereotype of the “starving artist,” to the stigma of a… Read More
How To Become a Music Teacher
If you love music and have a passion for inspiring and motivating others, you might be looking into becoming a music teacher. After all, a m… Read More
Scheduling Your Time as a Teenage Music Student
It’s no secret - students today lead far more hectic lives than they did twenty or even ten years ago. More and more teenage students find t… Read More
Music Careers Beyond Performance
Making a comfortable living as a performing musician - can it be done? Sometimes the worry and doubt drive people out of this field, even wh… Read More
Teaching Empowerment
Teachers play an important role in the lives of their students. Many young people are shaped by their instructors from a very young age and … Read More
Rethinking The Way We Teach Sight Reading: 5 Pitfalls To Avoid
We music teachers already know the value of being a great sight reader. It leads to many open musical doors. In the trenches, however, we se… Read More
Better Practice Hack: Band & Orchestra Scores
Picture this: it’s the end of marching & football season and your students are turning in their pep band music. It inevitably ends up in… Read More
Better Practice in Schools
How does Better Practice work in schools? We asked one of our high school band teachers a few questions on how it worked for them in a schoo… Read More
Hacking Your Brain To Effective Practice
There are people who practice a lot and don’t improve much, while others seem to practice half as much progress quickly. What’s their secret… Read More
6 Great Ways to Motivate Your Students Throughout the Year
As the next academic year looms ever closer, it might be a good idea to start thinking of the types of activities you can plan to inspire an… Read More