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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...
PPP 356: The Groundhog Day of Piano Lessons
PPP 356: The Groundhog Day of Piano Lessons
January 29, 2024
Do you ever feel like you're living the same piano lesson week after week?Listen to today's show to learn some reasons why music is re-assigned at the lesson and how you can...

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