Getting Motivated After The Holidays

Ideas and strategies for Music Teachers

January. New year. Fresh start… and you’re already counting down to Easter break.

Sound familiar?

You love teaching. You had the break. But walking back into that classroom feels like returning to a treadmill you can’t get off.

Here’s what nobody tells you: You don’t need more motivation. You need to answer ONE question that changes everything.

In this episode I reveal the “Bricklayer Story” that instantly shifts how you feel about your work PLUS the 30-second practice to do before your very first class that transforms your entire year.

This is for you if you’re teaching music but feeling stuck in survival mode.

This is for you if you keep thinking: I just need to make it through this week.

Grab your coffee. Ten minutes. One question. Your whole year could be different.

Click play now and discover your bigger WHY for 2026.

Then email me your answer via the Fun Music Company helpdesk. I want to hear what shifts for you!

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Ready to Turn That “Why” Into Your Best Music Year Yet?

You’ve reconnected with your bigger purpose. Now here’s how to make it happen without the overwhelm:

  • Walk into every music class 100% prepared – no more Sunday night panic planning
  • Curriculum-aligned lessons that tick every box (so you can stop second-guessing yourself)
  • Engaging activities kids actually love – bucket drumming, ukulele, Boomwhackers, and more
  • Get your weekends back – everything’s done for you, K through 6

Stop surviving. Start thriving.

The Fun Music curriculum is what happens when your “why” meets the “how.”

Click here to find out how »

Program of Australian Curriculum Music Lesson Plans