Introducing The Spark for Music Teachers Podcast 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 -
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
Music Teacher Asked to Teach Performing Arts? Here's What to Do What would YOU do in this situation: You've taught music at the same school for several years. You enjoy the job, you have a good relationship with your students, and everything is going well. Then one day at the end of the
The Importance of Music Lessons Its time for another issue of Music Teachers' Q and A. In this episode we cover a very important issue: the importance of music lessons. Today's question came from Doug, from the USA, and he said: “I am a general music teacher who teaches 6,7,8 and high school students.
What do you do if you have no funding available? Today's discussion in Music Teacher's Q&A covers an extremely important area for just about any teacher: the issue of what to do when there is little or no funding available for new instruments or resources. The question came from Liz, in Colorado, USA,
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
Teaching Music to Students with Dyslexia: Practical Strategies for the Classroom What is Dyslexia? Let me be clear from the outset – dyslexia has nothing to do with how intelligent a person is. Sadly, there is no single definition of the condition. And, there's no fundamental scientific understanding of the underlying cause of dyslexia
Best YouTube Videos for Music Teachers: Educational, Inspiring and Ready to Use Looking for suitable Youtube Videos for Music Teachers? Look no further! It’s so easy to connect to your students in a meaningful way with multimedia and with music education videos on YouTube. With a single click, you can instantly inspire young
50+ Music Jokes for Teachers, Students and Music Lovers Why do you need Music jokes for teachers? They say laughter is the best medicine! And it’s true! A quick joke can uplift the mood of any classroom, rehearsal, or music lesson. Jokes for music teachers should be fun and positive, even if they poke a
