*UPDATE! Tonara is no longer available. I now use PracticeSpace which is very similar to Tonara but has even more features you will enjoy! Save 50% your first two months after the free trial when you use the code: foxx50. Check out PracticeSpace here. (affiliate link)...
Video Lessons Through Tonara (now PracticeSpace)
*UPDATE! Tonara is no longer available. I now use PracticeSpace which is very similar to Tonara but has even more features you will enjoy! Save 50% your first two months after the free trial when you use the code: foxx50. Check out PracticeSpace here. (affiliate link)...
Making Video Lessons Work for You
Have you ever wanted to clone yourself? Oh, I have. It would be wonderful to have a clone that can pick up some of the responsibilities. *Small Spoiler Alert* My husband and I recently finished a show called “Living With Yourself”. It’s about a guy who was looking for...
Behind the Scenes of Organizing My Online Studio Summer Program
In a normal summer my students would choose between attending an in person camp workshop or a practice packet which included recorded video lessons or for an extra fee they could do both. But as you know, with COVID-19, this isn't a normal summer... I knew many of my...
Adapting Music Camp Online (Music Teacher Tip #29)
Are you finding that families are starting to burn out from online lessons right now? If it makes you feel any better, this is the time of year families start to burn out regardless. Online or in person, they are ready for a break. This is one reason why I like to do...
Adapting Your Recital Online
If your head wasn't already spinning from having to adapt to online lessons, the "hot topic" right now seems to have shifted to holding an online recital. Recitals are a ton of work as it is, and then to add in a whole new way of doing things, it can be major...
Positive Wins and Lessons Learned Teaching Online
Earlier this week I asked my email subscribers to let me know how they were doing and to share with me something positive they have learned or experienced during their time of distance learning so far with their students. As happy tears shed from my eyes reading each...
Easy Online Teaching Setup (Music Teacher Tip #27)
I am going to be completely open and honest with you. I've been feeling a little anxious lately. Okay, a lot... My head seems to be constantly spinning. I told my husband the other day that I want to help teachers get through this, but my head "noise" won't stop and...
Keep Calm and Teach On
This is the time of year where sickness is bound to happen. Colds, the flu, strep throat… these are all things we don’t want to bring into our studio. Add to the fact, a big concern right now being the coronavirus. Teachers have been sharing that they are starting to...
Mid-Year Practice Boost
The holidays have come and gone and the school year is now half over, winter blues may even be setting in which means it's time for a mid-year practice boost! Last year, I mentioned that I did a spring semester kickoff for the first time. A semester kickoff is the...