Time To Practice

By listener request this week's episode has something for everyone whether you're a teacher, parent, or both. 
Edmund Sprunger is a Registered Violin Teacher Trainer with the Suzuki Association of the Americas, Author of Helping Parents Practice and Building Violin Skills (two books I personally love and recommend all the time).
He is a frequent guest speaker and clinician at workshops and events supporting Suzuki teachers and Families. Edmund Sprunger is also a psychotherapist in private practice giving him a unique perspective of having studied with Suzuki in Japan, decades of teaching experience, deep care about supporting parents who are supporting their children in practice and his perspective in the field of mental health.
Links in this Episode:
Edmund Sprunger's Website: https://www.sprungerstudio.com/
Helping Parents Practice by Edmund Sprunger
Music Practice Makeover: at Bookshop.org or Amazon.com
You can email Christine here: Christine at SuzukiTriangle.com
Or connect with her on Instagram
Request a Parent Talk, Presentation, or Book Club Discussion with Christine 
Google Form to submit your practice tip for a future podcast
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This week Laura Nerenberg, performing musician, music educator, and parent, is sharing a practice tip with us and I can't wait for you to hear it! Laura first came on the podcast on episode 127 (link below) if you enjoyed this tip, you'll want to check out our conversation from earlier this year all about practice and improvisation. Meanwhile, I hope this practice tip inspires you this week! Thanks for sharing your tip with us Laura!

Links in this episode:
Laura Nerenberg's website 
Laura Nerenberg's full length interview from earlier this season
Parent Talk with Barbie Wong: August 15th at 9am Pacific 
Studio Rate: Parent Talk with Barbie Wong (or link to purchase the recording if you're seeing this afer the event) 
 
Resources at SuzukiTriangle.com
SIgn up for the Monthly Newsletter: SuzukiTriangle.com/Newsletter
Connect with Christine on Instagram
Email: Christine@SuzukiTriangle.com
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This week our practice tip is coming parent Anton Van Oosbree, who shares three practice tips he's learned after four years of lessons with his child. These are especially great tips for parents and caregivers who practice with their children! 
Links in this episode:
Parent Talk with Barbie Wong: August 15th at 9am Pacific 
Studio Rate: Parent Talk with Barbie Wong
Resources at SuzukiTriangle.com
Sign up for the Monthly Newsletter: SuzukiTriangle.com/Newsletter
Connect with Christine on Instagram
Email: Christine@SuzukiTriangle.com
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This week Claire Allen is back for an all-new episode on perfectionism and perfectionist thinking in the music studio. We're excited to share our reflections one year after our series aired, including the resources we're finding helpful and what has stuck with us in our teaching and beyond. 
Links in this Episode:
This episode is brought to you by my series of books about music practice from parents of young musicians: Suzukitriangle.com/books
Find the whole Series on Perfectionism from last summer
Big list of Resources About Supporting Perfectionists in the Private Studio
Violinist.com article about Christine & Claire's ASTA presentation 
Study on Corrective comments and ADHD
Dodson, W. W. (2022). How ADHD shapes your perceptions, emotions & motivation. ADHD Denmark. Retrieved from https://adhd.dk/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/Dodson-How-ADHD-Shapes-Your-Perceptions-Emotions-.pdf 
 
Recommended Reading: 
How to Be Enough: Self-Acceptance for Self-Critics and Perfectionists by Ellen Hendriksen, PhD
Learn Faster, Perform Better: A Musician's Guide to the Neuroscience of Practicing by Dr. Molly Gebrian
Please Yourself: How to Stop People-Pleasing & Transform the Way You Live by Emma Reed Turrell
 Find Claire Allen on Instagram HERE and HERE
Claire Allen's website: http://www.claireallenviolin.com/
Claire Allen's first Time to Practice Episode
 
SIgn up for the Monthly Newsletter: SuzukiTriangle.com/Newsletter
 
Resources at SuzukiTriangle.com
Connect with Christine on Instagram
Email: Christine@SuzukiTriangle.com 
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This week we're revisiting the kickoff episode of a very popular series from last summer all about supporting perfectionists and perfectionist thinking in the process of learning music. Revisit the first episode, listen to the whole series through the link below, and then join us next week as Christine Goodner and Claire Allen share reflections and what they've been working on for themselves, their teaching, and how they support families they work with related to the topic of perfectionism. 
Links in this episode:
Find the whole Series on Perfectionism from last summer
Big list of Resources About Supporting Perfectionists in the Private Studio
Violinist.com article about Christine & Claire's ASTA presentation 
Find Claire Allen on Instagram HERE and HERE
Claire Allen's first Time to Practice Episode
 
SIgn up for the Monthly Newsletter: SuzukiTriangle.com/Newsletter
 
Resources at SuzukiTriangle.com
Connect with Christine on Instagram
Email: Christine@SuzukiTriangle.com 
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