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 themselves struggling to balance their schedules. There have always been academic pressures and extracurricular activities, but in recent years, the amount that … Read More

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 and motivate your students, both new and returning. Every teacher has been there: your students come back after vacation unprepared, disappointed to be back in sc… Read More

Planning Your Yearly Curriculum One of the most difficult problems I had when teaching younger students was managing them over breaks from school. For many teachers in the US, it’s time for our students to start going on vacation and start rescheduling lessons, or maybe even outright cancelling the… Read More

Sometimes students go into lessons really wanting to learn. Others are put into lessons by their parents. Many are totally new to music and lessons in general. Why should you have these conversations with your student? Without these conversations, you and your student’s goals may be misaligned, they… Read More

It’s the new year! Which means most of you have resolutions to create some sort of good habit this year (the most common of which are regularly going to the gym or eating right). However, most of you (80%, in fact!) are also going to drop these goals by February. Why are new habits so hard to stay c… Read More

As a music teacher, I believe that having recitals are tremendously important for our students. I remember when I was taking piano lessons as child; one of my teachers who taught from home did not have recitals because she didn’t have enough space in her house, money to rent out a location, or the t… Read More

Generation Z. Whether we love them or hate them, they are our students today and the leaders of tomorrow. They were born into a fast-paced, technology-dependent world that’s rapidly changing before our eyes. So why are teachers still teaching the same way as 20, even 10 years ago? Part of this may s… Read More