A Bobo doll is a large, inflatable doll that is weighted on the bottom so it always stands upright. It doesn't have any hands or fingers, can't play any music, let alone make a sound, other than a the thud of people striking it. However, The Bobo doll has taught learning experts a lot about learning… Read More

For those of you who are starting a new school year, we wanted to share 3 great tips to help you gain some momentum that will help carry you and your studio through the school term. 1. Develop A Practice Habit Want your students to practice every day? Studies show that it takes 21+ days to form a h… Read More

In Part 1 of our multipart series on Motivation, we discussed how to identify motivation types in each of your students. In this post, we'll dive deeper into the use of incentives and rewards or extrinsic motivation. In the world of music education, extrinsic motivation has always been a touchy subj… Read More