One of the biggest challenges of learning a musical instrument is balancing your weekly practice, particularly for teenagers and adult learners. Many people feel guilty because they don’t practice enough each week and are self-critical on themselves. If this sounds familiar then this might be because you have been told you need to practice every day for big chunks of time.
Author Archives: Rachel Hardman
Top tips for putting a clarinet together correctly for a beginner clarinetist.
If you are new to the clarinet then knowing how to set it up can be quite confusing. Here are my quick tips for success:
Why music coaches are important!
So you just got a new musical instrument for Christmas and you are super excited to start learning your favourite pieces! You set up the new instrument and then dive over to Google or Youtube to find a starter piece to learn. Sorted! This music making business is easy – right??
How can Music Educators avoid burn-out?
During the last few years there has been a lot of conversations about how educators can avoid burn-out by using self-care strategies but in reality exhaustion, burn-out and stress have always been common place in education.
How to successfully market your music department?
One of the areas needed to grow a music program is to understand the need to educate and communicate with the wider community about the excellent work you and your students are doing on a daily basis. But, very few colleges or universities teach music graduates how to successfully market their music programs or studios.
Top Tips for Music Teachers when presenting a concert
Delivering a music concert requires you to be focused on delivering the best creative performances as well as manage the logistics and smooth running of the event. In fact, when so many music teachers work alone, this is a massive amount of work by itself. So it is no wonder that we forget to plan what we are going to say until 5 minutes before the concert!
Logistics for a concert and how to reduce the stress for music teachers
Every year, audiences all around the world sit in school halls to watch the annual winter concert. Yet very few people understand the massive commitment and workload that goes into present and creating school concerts.
How can music teachers help our students practice more efficiently?
Learning an instrument needs practice – no one would disagree with that. But, knowing how to practice effectively and efficiently to make good progress is a little more challenging.
How can Music Educators inspire students to love music?
Encouraging children to love music is easy but encouraging them to be brave and confident musicians is a skill to master.
3 great reasons to learn a musical instrument
Here at Passionate About Music Education we could easily give you 100 awesome reasons for learning a musical instrument! Today we are going to just share 3!