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
The weekly spark for Music Teachers is a podcast presented by Janice Tuck, creative director of the Fun Music Company. The weekly spark is a weekly dose of mindset and energy from everything Janice has learned from hundreds of mentors in the personal development field - applied to music teaching. Its a ten minute
How to Teach Music Listening. Playing. Reading. Creating. For anyone about to teach music of any curricula, these words all pose many questions and unknowns looking more academic than practical making it all way too hard. For many teachers it all just sounds way too confusing, stopping them from even starting in the first
Not Feeling Valued as a Music Teacher? Here's How to Find Your Fulfilment Again In today’s episode we’re tackling an important topic: How to create lasting fulfillment, no matter what in music teaching. Because music teaching can be a mixed bag, right? Our emotions can range from utter exhilaration to total exhaustion, sometimes in
Best Instruments for Young Children to Learn at School: A Music Teacher's Guide Recently I had the privilege of talking with a reporter Margie Sheedy from Australian Newspaper, The Sydney Morning Herald on the subject of young children learning instruments in school as a compulsory subject. The topic has come about because an independant
