Your turn! Call and response is a great way to get students connecting their instruments to what they hear. It’s also a safe way to lead...

About a month ago, I was working with a student who was struggling with focusing on smaller sections of his music with practice. His mom...

Christine Wilson Goodner’s Beyond the Music Lesson is a well-thought out resource written for Suzuki parents and teachers alike. My...

Often studio parents will fill us in on their practice week like this: “We did x, y, z, and then, because we felt like it, we made a...

Chili takes a moment to self reflect. Photo cred: Keli Cardoso de Melo Ever feel like you're only getting a fraction of the work done at...

Lights, Camera, Action! Most of my cello teachers had a mirror that we would use in lessons, and they suggested having one at home to get...

Kung Fu Movie Trailer or Cello Vid? Read on to find out... Last week, at the request of some of my orchestra director friends, I put my...

As I shared a few weeks back on Instagram, I have been reading George J. Thompson and Jerry B. Jenkins’ Verbal Judo: The Gentle Art of...