Are Your Beliefs Secretly Sabotaging Your Teaching Success?

In this episode of The Spark for Music Teachers, host Janice Tuck explores how our deeply-held beliefs can sometimes work against us without us even realising it. From outdated ideas about technology and resources to limiting beliefs about what makes a "good" music teacher, Janice shares eye-opening examples of how old beliefs can hold us

2025-06-05T10:13:40+00:00By |0 Comments

The Sneaky Assumptions We Don’t Even Notice

Have you ever heard this quote supposedly said about the invention of the telephone? “This thing is unnecessary, it’s intrusive, and frankly, we have better ways of communication!” Sounds ridiculous now, right? But at the time, it reflected a real hesitation—people assumed something new meant something bad. That it would replace connection, not enhance it.

2025-05-02T01:30:43+00:00By |0 Comments

Why intentional listening matters (and is making a difference) for today’s post-covid generation.

Guess what?! One of your most valuable teaching activities that is making a difference for today's post-covid generation … is INTENTIONAL LISTENING. Intentional listening enables children to sit, focus, and truly absorb what's being shared!  Think about it- Right now, we're seeing a generation of children who have been through something no other generation in

2025-04-01T23:29:18+00:00By |0 Comments

Are you ready to THRIVE in 2025? (Here’s how)

Are you going into another year of music teaching feeling overwhelmed or like it could be impossible to keep up with? Or maybe you’ve had a tough year last year and already feel like you’ve given up because it all feels way too much? I’ve been there, too. For years, I struggled with feeling

2025-01-02T21:48:34+00:00By |0 Comments

Why waiting for a “free lunch” is a waste of time

We’ve all heard the saying: “There’s no such thing as a free lunch.” But how often do we take that advice to heart? Today’s episode is a little different—and really special—because I’m taking you on an “inside out” journey of the Fun Music Curriculum by exploring this story. Grab your membership for 2025 at

2024-11-26T00:36:34+00:00By |0 Comments
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