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Without the right equipment it’s hard for a student to get very far.  How can the teacher help?  What do you do to help your students? This article provides ideas for different approaches to these critical questions.

Why wait until a holiday to “turn on the party?” We teachers can find many reasons and ways to celebrate student milestones. Here’s how.

A common struggle for students is being too critical of themselves. This fun improv exercise is a great way to boost their confidence!

I feel strongly that we as music teachers need to understand the differences and requirements of various exam/testing systems, before deciding in general that testing is not “healthy” for our students. I would like to give my personal opinion about the different music audition/festival/exam systems I am aware of.

Here is my own personal top 10 list of movies about music, with number 1 being my most favorite. I have watched all of these films, and have written my two cents about each of them.  All the movies are either G, PG, or PG-13.