It may seem like you don’t have time to teach music theory in your violin lessons because there are so many other things to do. However, neglecting music theory can hurt you in the long run. If we want our students to be good readers and successful orchestral musicians, they have to have (at least) the basics […]
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How to Make Your Violin Teaching Schedule
Keep Your Sanity (and Your Students) I don’t know about you, but scheduling my students is sometimes an absolute nightmare. Everyone has a billion commitments, and I am so fussy about my hours. I make a new schedule every fall and summer because, well, hmm…I’m starting to wonder why I do that… Right now, my […]
One Super Easy Way to Become a Better Violin Teacher
How You Look is More Important than What You Say Have you ever played the violin for someone really tough? Someone really scary? As you fumbled through your piece, did you look up to see the scowl of this intimidating person? How did it make you feel? Did your performance improve as you watched this reaction? […]
21 Ways to Find Violin Students
How to Fill Your Studio and Pay Your Bills! When I first started my violin studio after my Bachelor’s Degree, I struggled to find new students. I think I had only three for about 6 months! My husband and I worked at Subway, and lived off of our one free sandwich a day. I had nightmares […]
How to Clean Makeup Off Your Chin Rest
And Keep It Clean! I don’t know about you, but I hate having a dirty chin rest. I get makeup all over my chin rest, and it looks terrible. I am never 100% sure how to clean my violin, so I decided to call Peter Prier Violins in Salt Lake City, to ask how we should be […]
How to Set Yourself Up for an Awesome Lesson
My Before Lesson Routine Over the last year I have been incorporating routines to keep our household running smoothly. The simple act of unloading the dishwasher first thing every morning makes the whole day so much nicer. I quickly complete a quick list of cleaning and laundry tasks each morning and evening, which sets me up […]
5 Things I’m Loving This Week–June 12, 2015
This week was my first full week back from my maternity leave. I taught a couple lessons last week because one of my substitute teachers was out of town, but this week is my true return to the studio. I’m not going to lie, I was really dreading coming back to teaching. Two babies is […]
How to Keep You AND Your Students Happy
It seems like every time I get a new student, my excitement is tempered with a sense of impending doom. Is this student going to actually stick with it? I warn these potential students that technique is important to me, and I tell them why. They always act on board and eager to play the […]
How to Use Memrise to Complete the Summer Theory Challenge!!!
A Step by Step Guide to Using Memrise As many of you know, I am currently obsessed with the Memrise app. If you want to see just how crazy, you can check out this post. Some of my students (and their parents) were wondering exactly how to use Memrise to complete their Summer Theory Challenge. […]