As the world changes, many schools and education programmes are cutting music from the curriculum. Although I can understand some of the reasons – the annual cost of running a music department, shortage of music teachers, push on STEM subjects; in my personal opinion cutting music is a grave mistake.
Category Archives: Motivational Advice for Teachers
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.
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.
Music Teachers – how to protect yourself from negativity!
Are you the bubbly music teacher that loves music? But recently you have found yourself feeling a bit down, fed up and unmotivated. Have you considered that you might be absorbing negativity without even realising it??
Music teacher anxiety and strategies to reduce it!
Anxiety can be a cruel visitor. issues and stopping you from living your healthiest and happiest self.
How teachers can reduce stress when using self-care properly
Everyone telling you to self-care! Hard to do when teaching expectations seem to be changing constantly on a daily basis – right?
Why being a music teacher can be awesome!
For all those of you wondering if you should take your music skills to the next level and turn it into a career then I would strongly recommend you consider music education.
Music teachers and PIES!
exhausting career. “Don’t expect to have evenings to yourself” and “to only expect to have time for yourself in the holidays”.
Welcome To Passionate About Music!
I love music with all my heart. I have been sharing my love for music in public and private schools in the UK, Switzerland and Bermuda for nearly 25 years. It has been such a joy and awesome experience. But, on more than one occasion I have felt burned out, stressed and unfulfilled. Yet, notContinue reading “Welcome To Passionate About Music!”
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