A couple week ago, we kicked off our fall semester! For many years the very first lesson of the semester is what I have called, fall kickoff. In normal circumstances, fall kickoff has been an in person group lesson. But it's 2020 which means our fall kickoff was held...
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...
Creative Practice Tools and Ideas
*Affiliate links are included in this post. Practice! When you hear the word practice what is the first adjective you usually think about? Is it work, fun, boring, tedious, joyful? Practice, is usually a word that is usually dreaded among students. Yet, it is an...
Practice Games
I am a big fan of the book by Philip Johnston, The Practice Revolution. One of my most favorite summer workshops that I put together several years back was teaching the student's how to practice, getting the most out of their practice sessions and Philip's books were...