Have you ever wondered why we're always creating new resources using different instruments when it would be so much easier to sit back and relax? Enjoy this episode explaining the reason why ukulele is a great instrument and resource for music education.
If you want to know the secret to feeling empowered with difficult questions in music teaching year after year ... this is a tool you can use.
On this episode Janice talks about creating empowering systems to make daily teaching routines faster and easier allowing you to fit more content into each day. Here are some of the awesome things to listen for in this episode: How using consistent systems can save you many hours per day in time and energy spent.
I’ve been journaling for years now and I wanted to share one of my big takeaways that I had with it this week. Leading up to Thanksgiving this is something we think about a lot. One of the first things I suggest to people who are starting out is to do something that feels good
"Where words fail, music speaks." – Hans Christian Anderson Hans Christian Anderson knew the power of music with these words. In some situations, words are just not there, but music is. These beautifully crafted videos show how it was difficult to hold conversations and talk face to face during 2020 COVID lockdowns, but the music
What do you when challenges come up? Everyone has challenges, some big, some small. How we deal with challenges is more important than the challenge itself in many cases. This week Janice shares a story of one of the challenges that has come up for her in the past few weeks, and details a technique
What if you could master one thing this week, a little strategy or tip and have it become a major shift to help you teach for the rest of your teaching life? In this episode, Janice shares a simple concept which anyone could use to shake up the learning.
Have you ever wondered how to start with your music lessons? Do you start with playing instruments, planning, writing, reading, ... etc? In this curriculum training session, I will help you learn the steps to build your primary or elementary music lesson plan and make it EASY and FAST to implement with your classes. Anybody
I always find it fascinating to look back on my career so far as a music teacher and think to myself….what did my students really get from it all. Did they just learn about the techniques and fingerings that they had to learn over the years to pass the next exam…. or was it much
In this episode of the Weekly Spark for Music Teachers, Janice Tuck talks about what it takes to have a breakthrough in life, whether it be a breakthrough in our own lives, a breakthrough in our teaching, or a breakthrough in our students. Recently Janice ran a marathon for the very first time, and