Claire Allen joins me this week to discuss and reflect on perfectionism and perfectionist thinking in the music studio, one year after we published our podcast series where we went in depth on the topic. We’re excited to share what has stuck with us and helped us personally as well as in our teaching and approach to music.

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135 | NEW – Perfectionism in the Music Studio Revisited with Claire Allen & Christine Goodner – Time To Practice

This week, our practice tip comes from Alyna Bloecher, a parent, Suzuki teacher, and former Suzuki kid currently based in Tennessee. She shares two specific music practice strategies that are working for her family this summer to keep practice engaging and motivating for both adults and kids alike. We talk about avoiding burnout, how parents need to practice to feel engaging for them too, even though it is ultimately for the music student and more. I hope this conversation gives you some ideas, or even reminders, about what you can do to keep music practice engaging in your house this summer!

To Listen to the full episode with Alyna Bloecher you can find the Time to Practice Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Audible, Spotify, YouTube, or your favorite podcast platform. You can also listen directly from the link below: 

134 | Alyna Bloecher: Keeping Music Practice Engaging & Avoiding Burnout – Time To Practice

This week, we’re continuing our summer practice and motivation tip series with performing musician, music educator, early childhood educator, and parent Annie Reed. Annie shares a strategy that has transformed practice for her children the past few months. If you’re a parent or caregiver, you may find her helpful for thinking about music practice in your children’s lives.

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132 | Annie Reed: Gamifying Home Practice & Building Motivation – Time To Practice

This week, we’re continuing our summer practice and motivation tip series with some fantastic advice from violinist, violist, and early childhood music educator Grazzia Rode-Sagastume. She shares tips for parents, reflections on being a Suzuki parent, and how both tie into the way she thinks about her teaching. To listen to the full episode with Grazzia Rode-Sagastume, you can find the Time to Practice Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Audible, Spotify, YouTube, or your favorite podcast platform. You can also listen directly from the link…

This week we cap off season 3 of the Time to Practice podcast with a fantastic interview with Laura Nerenberg: violinist, educator, and expert in teaching improvisation through CAD (Creative Ability Development). We talk about everything from her beginning years as a very young musician, when she knew she wanted to become a professional musician, the beneifts of learning to improvise for young musicians, and end with a fantastic tip about music practice. You can find links below to Laura’s website, her current offerings, and a resource she mentioned on the podcast.

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This article was originally published as a podcast episode on the Time to Practice podcast. It has been edited a bit for ease of reading in this format. You can listen to the audio version through one of the links below or anywhere you like to stream podcasts.

Here in the U.S., the school year is at a super busy time for teachers, students, and families alike. There are endless end-of-school-year activities, recitals, performances, preparations for summer camps, family trips, festivals, and on and on.

So, in busy times like these, I want to share a few reminders I’d like my own students to remember.

To listen to this Article in its audio format, you can find the Time to Practice Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Audible, Spotify, YouTube, or your favorite podcast platform. You can also listen directly from the link below:

This week, I’m looking forward to sharing part two of our conversation with an award-winning classical pianist, educator, author, and podcaster, Jeeyoon Kim. If you haven’t heard part one of this two-part series be sure to go back and listen to episode 123 (either before or after you listen to today’s episode). Today, Jeeyoon Kim is going to share some of her thoughts about competitions for young musicians, speak about her new book Beyond the Keys, and share a fantastic practice tip to send us off into our own week of practice. 

To Listen to the full episode you can find the Time to Practice Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Audible, Spotify, YouTube, or your favorite podcast platform. You can also listen directly from the link below:

124 | Beyond the Keys with Jeeyoon Kim (Part Two) – Time To Practice

This week on the Time to Practice podcast, we are starting a two-part series of conversations with award-winning classical pianist, educator, author, and podcaster Jeeyoon Kim. In this first part of our conversation, we talk about her experience learning music as a young child in South Korea, her very insightful thoughts about learning to practice for young musicians, and her thoughts on creating connections through music. Be sure to come back next week to hear her talk about her new book and share a fantastic tip about practice with everyone.

To Listen to the full episode you can find the Time to Practice Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Audible, Spotify, YouTube, or your favorite podcast platform. You can also listen directly from the link below: 

123 | Jeeyoon Kim on Practice & Creating Connection Through Music – Time To Practice

This week on the Time to Practice podcast I’m sharing an article I recently had published in the American Suzuki Journal in an audio format all about how we can optimize our results in the Suzuki Method. My hope is that if you’re an SAA member, this prompts you to open up the journal and find the article to read as well, or to refer to as a resource in your program. It’s also my hope that the audio format helps more people interact with this article and get the benefit of reading or hearing it.

To Listen to the full episode you can find the Time to Practice Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Audible, Spotify, YouTube, or your favorite podcast platform. You can also listen directly from the link below: 

On a recent episode of the Time to Practice podcast, monthly expert guest Barbie Wong came on the podcast to talk about looking ahead to summer music activities. Our conversation centered on music camps and also on how to raise funds in creative ways if the cost feels daunting. You can listen to our episode below and also read on to see a re-cap of ways to fundraise to help cover the cost of music camp for your child this…