Duet Partner with Amy Chaplin: Making the Most of Digital Resources

As the founder of Violinist.com, Laurie Niles is an expert on building an online community of musicians. But how can we as teachers build that same enthusiasm and collaboration within our own music st...

9 Feb 202235min

The journey of a musician inevitably involves years of training. There's often lots of joy in this journey - inspiring teachers and colleagues, exciting interactions and performances - but there's one...

26 Jan 202230min

For those who teach children, the primary relationship is directly with the child. That's who the teacher spends the most time with, is invested in, and hopes will respond to their influence. However,...

12 Jan 202241min

At the start of the pandemic in March 2020, music teachers around the world scrambled to set up studios that could bridge their intensive, one-on-one skill set with the remote location of their studen...

8 Dec 202138min

As a teacher, you're giving so much of yourself all the time. Working with students and parents and schedules and billing can be stressful and uncomfortable even at the best of times. But on top of th...

21 Nov 202132min

When teachers say they "teach music," they most often mean that the introduce people to a specific instrument and instruct them on how to play it. But sometimes the underlying structure of the music w...

8 Nov 202130min

Early music education has been touted for generations as a way to give young children a strong intellectual and emotional start in life. Many parents take babies to movement classes or engage them in ...

13 Okt 202133min

Most musicians spend hours in their youth practicing their instruments and learning how to perform. But it's more rare for a young music student to have stewardship over another's learning. Many music...

18 Sep 202147min