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Start the Year on the Right Note with this Healthy Habit Tracker
Start the new year on the right notes with our free Healthy Habit Tracker worksheet! Have students choose habit ideas from the Music and Self-Care lists on the bottom of the worksheet (or come up with their own!) to list in the habit column of the spreadsheet.
The Benefits of Sight-Reading: The What, Why, and How
Being able to look at a brand new piece of music and play it at sight is a pretty amazing skill to have.
Create Loops to Turbocharge Student Practice
Instead of focusing on what students practice, teach them how to practice. You’ll build valuable ear training skills, make them more productive, motivate and engage kids, and see the results when your ensemble comes together.
The Practice Revolution: A 3 Pronged Approach to Productive Practice
There are four principles that I consider to be the fundamental framework for music instruction: Posture, Pulse, Phonology and Personality.
Practicing with Purpose: Motivating Student Practice
Teaching students to practice is one of the most important (and overlooked) aspects of music instruction. When students are armed with effective techniques of individual practice, they become more efficient in the practice room and feel a sense of accomplishment that leads to consistent practice habits.
Using SmartMusic’s Reference Recordings with Your Students
Earlier this year we sat in on a jazz ensemble recording session for publisher Kendor Music at Mighty Fine Productions in Denver, CO.
Help Students Analyze Music for More Efficient and Effective Practice
Opening a book of cello etudes such as those of Duport, Popper, Piatti, etc. can bring about a sense of fear and panic in our students.
Creating a Beautiful Flute Tone
One of the biggest concerns for all flutists is, without a doubt, creating a beautiful tone. A great deal of mystery, debate, and confusion surround this subject and long-held arguments exist between different camps.
Video: Asa Burk Shares Tips on Improving Sight Reading
Sight-reading skills aren’t just important in states that include sight reading in their evaluation contest – or just in the weeks preceding contest.