Beyond the Music Lesson

Join us in Episode 40 as we talk to Rachel Samson and Neil Gilfillian of Chili Dog Strings. 
We talk about tips for Summer Practice, keeping inspiration alive as teachers and for our students, and hear all about Neil & Rachel's new project for violin students: The Twinkle Factory.
 
Links from today's show: 
Bulletproof Musician Blog 
Kids Aren't Lazy: Developing Motivation and Talent Through Music
The Twinkle Factory

Join us as we talk about how to help with the cost of attending Summer Camps and Institutes in our tip of the week. Abbey has a new technology tip to share and Christine has a tip for keeping teens engaged in music. 
We are thrilled to have Allison Woerner with us to talk about students with disabilities, older beginners and words of wisdom from both John Kendall and Dr. Suzuki. 
This week's links: 
Loom
Autism Speaks
Autism Society
Allison's journal articles on the SAA Website

On this week's episode we announce our Beyond the Music Lesson Book Club pick for next month. We also share a tip about planning for summer and a great resource that Christine is going to use in her next group class. 
We had a great conversation with Brittany Gardner about practicing with our own children, one we plan to recommend to all the parents in our studio as a "must listen." We hope you feel as inspired as we did! 
Links from the show: 
Our Book Club book: The Gardener & The Carpenter
Suzuki Association of the Americas Institute List 
Christine's Orchestra Camp if you're in the Northwest 
Chili Dog Strings on our 2nd Episode 
Their new resource: The Good, The Bad, and The Rhody

This week we answer a listener question about helping their child learn to keep a steady beat & both Christine and Abbey share a book recommendation. 
We are thrilled to have best selling author Jeff Goins on the podcast this episode talking about his own music studies, what it's like to be the parent of a music student, how we define success & failure and much more. 
Links from this week's show: 
Helping Parents Practice by Edmund Sprunger
The Savvy Music Teacher by David Cutler
Real Artists Don't Starve  by Jeff Goins
To find Jeff Goins' books, podcast, and courses go to: GoinsWriter.com 
 
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Join us as we answer a listener question about the dangers of a child learning too fast. Christine and Abbey both share tips that they've been finding especially useful lately. And we have a wonderful interview with Liz Trinidad, a piano and flute teacher, and how she teaches students to practice effectively and why she is so passionate about doing it well. 
SHOW NOTES:
Stand Partners for Life podcast episode on learning and practicing music 
Ray Chen "In the Mind of Ray"
Connect with Liz Trinidad on her website http://theflutelab.com/
through Facebook and Instagram
 
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