How we assess students and how we assess ourselves In this episode Janice gets excited about assessment! At the Fun Music Company we are working hard on a new product at the moment for Ukulele, and we’ve been putting together a series of assessments for this new program. This led us to think about

This is a special episode of the weekly spark for music teachers to address the situation that is going on in our world right now. Since the terrible death of George Floyd in the United states there has been much said about racism and there have been protests everywhere, not just in the United states,

How Do Problems Become Opportunities In this episode of the weekly spark for music teachers Janice talks though ideas for dealing with problems. We all have problems in life - things come up every single day which we have to deal with and we have to find solutions for all

Something we Need to Constantly Seek as Well as BE! In today’s podcast Janice is talking about something we need to seek, as well as be - and that is a role model. As teachers, we need to BE a role model for our students, and be the person that our students want

The Power of learning = success, synergy & happiness This episode is about the power of learning, and the three big benefits learning brings in our lives. With the whole pandemic situation going on at the moment, one thing most of us have (or should have) is more time. In reality though, as

Priorities for Music Teachers   Right now, in these unprecedented times, with many of us working from home or having to adapt to many different situations, there is no better time to think about what is really important in life, and make sure that we’re really taking care of ourselves. For this reason in this

How to deal with a bad day This episode is about how to deal with a bad day… and what to do when life's inevitable challenges come up one after the other - like happens to all of us from time to time. There are so many things in life that we’re not

The power of connecting with why we do what we do Today’s episode is talking about the ultimate source of resourcefulness: the power of connecting to the reasons why we do what we do. Particularly at this time, when the world is facing some major challenges - we all need to connect with

Three ways to deal with fears or worries In this episode Janice Tuck discusses three ways to overcome fears or worries. There are a lot of stressors on Music teachers, and more than usual at the moment with the situation that the world finds itself in with the COVID-19 virus affecting everyone. Fear

The Weekly Spark ep1: This storm will pass In this first episode of the Weekly Spark for Music Teachers Janice Tuck shares some thoughts about how music teachers can adapt to the current situation the world finds itself in. The idea behind this podcast is to provide Music Teachers with a little bit