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Teaching sound
A lot of people want to talk about music as organised sound. And in many ways, I agree. But are we sound teachers, or music teachers?
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Why singing?
I have been a piano teacher since I was 15 years old. Safe to say that my first students had to deal with my teething problems. But thankfully when I graduated school and moved, they graduated me, and got the variety we all need for a good music education. One of the regrets I have…
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Technology and music
What is the place of technology in our music classrooms? Well, it has to be included. That’s not really worth discussing any more.
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Exhaustion and education
It’s that time of year. Where all teachers, including music educators, start to slowly wilt, declaring that we need a holiday. Desperately.
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Music games
It’s not always about the finished product, but it is always about the learning. How do music games help us keep our focus?
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Independence in classroom music
How do I encourage independence in classroom music lessons, when students cannot move on without my input?
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Meaningful goals in music lessons
Music lessons left me feeling demoralised for years. Not because I wasn’t good enough; but because I just didn’t know what was expected.
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Music teaching and work boundaries
How do we keep good work boundaries, when as instrumental music teachers most work happens in our own home?
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