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PPP361: Practice Only on Days that End in Y
PPP361: Practice Only on Days that End in Y
October 28, 2024
"Practice only on days that end in Y." It's playful, it's catchy, and it makes you laugh at first. But when we dig deeper, this phrase offers a profound truth about growth, mastery, a...
PPP360: Ten Ways to Handle Teacher Absence
PPP360: Ten Ways to Handle Teacher Absence
August 19, 2024
On the podcast, we've talked about what to do when you have to miss a lesson but we've never talked about how to respond when your teacher needs to take an extended absence.U...
PPP359: Find the Joy in Little Things, a parent interview with Crystal Boyack
PPP359: Find the Joy in Little Things, a parent interview with Crystal Boyack
June 24, 2024
Crystal Boyack is a leader in early childhood violin pedagogy and the best selling author of Wee Violin: Music for Young Violinists Preparatory to Twinkle. She currently teaches at the Un...
PPP 358: Helping Parents Frame Music as a Gift, Not a Chore with Crystal Boyack
PPP 358: Helping Parents Frame Music as a Gift, Not a Chore with Crystal Boyack
June 17, 2024
Crystal Boyack is a leader in early childhood violin pedagogy and the best selling author of Wee Violin: Music for Young Violinists Preparatory to Twinkle. She currently teaches at the Un...
PPP 357: Teacher Chat with Becki Laurent and Clinton Pratt: Artful Dodges in Piano Lessons
PPP 357: Teacher Chat with Becki Laurent and Clinton Pratt: Artful Dodges in Piano Lessons
February 5, 2024
What's your best deflection technique? Sometimes I'll answer a question with another question to avoid giving an uncomfortable answer.What's your piano kid's best deflection...

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