The Growth Mindset and Suzuki Philosophy… June’s book club pick was Mindset by Carol Dweck, so yes, I am incredibly behind! I always expect summer to move at a slower pace than the rest of the year, but then it moves faster? Does that happen to you? Ok, back to Mindset. I have read so […]
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The Music Performance Mindset
June’s book club pick is Mindset by Carol Dweck. I have begun reading it and I’m really enjoying it. I love all things personal development, so this book is right up my alley. These concepts are valuable to everyone, but especially musicians. Music performance is such a mental game, and we need to make sure […]
“Teaching From The Balance Point” Book Review
The Plucky Violin Teacher Book Club May 2016… For some reason, I thought I had already read Teaching from the Balance Point by Edward Kreitman. It was one of the books I had inherited from my Mom’s stash of Suzuki paraphernalia, and it has been on my shelf for probably six years. Soon after beginning […]
What to Expect When You Enroll Your Child In Suzuki Violin Lessons…
In the last two blog posts of this series about what parents need to know before putting their kids in Suzuki violin lessons, I discussed the Suzuki Method Philosophy and the Suzuki Method Curriculum. If you missed those, you can check them out here: Part I: What You Really Need to Know About the Suzuki […]
Suzuki Method Curriculum: Why Do We Keep Playing the Suzuki Review Pieces Over and Over Again???
Occasionally parents in my studio complain that they are sick of the Suzuki pieces. “My child is so sick of their pieces, so we haven’t been doing our review.” More often, I ask for a review piece and the result is a lot of fumbling fingers and memory slips. Why, when it would be so […]
5 Violin Teaching Ideas I’m Loving This Week May 13, 2016
Before we get into the Five Violin Teaching Ideas I’m Loving This Week, I wanted to share a reader question with you because I would love to get your input! Here it is: “I struggle to get my “newly” twinkle to practice. We are getting so much better as I was getting so many tears […]
5 Things I’m Loving This Week: Violin Teaching Ideas May 6, 2016
Here’s this week’s round-up of violin teaching ideas! 1. If you want to build and strengthen your studio community, then this tip from composecreate.com is just for you! Having the students write down a compliment for all the students in the recital would be a great way to encourage active listening, and boost morale! 2. […]
Resources for Suzuki Violin Teachers: 5 Things I’m Loving This Week April 15, 2016
The review recital last week was so much fun. Everyone had a good time playing old favorites, and I thought it really energized review in my students’ practice sessions. I love using review to practice and perfect technique points. How do you use review in your studio? Though the review recital was great, it was also […]
Five Things I’m Loving This Week–March 11, 2016
This week, I wrote my first-ever guest post. I would love for you to check it out. It’s called, “The Top Seven Things Your Suzuki Teacher Wishes You Knew,” it’s published over on the Lovenotes Suzuki Parent Blog. Check it out, and let me know what you think about it in the comments there. I’d […]
5 Things I’m Loving This Week–March 4, 2016
Remember last week, when I said the boys were sick? Well, now I’m sick. Super stuffy nose. I’m a mess, but I really don’t want to cancel students. I always feel like they get so derailed if we skip a week of lessons! What do you do when you have a cold? Skype lessons? I’d […]