One of the driving motivations in life is to increase my knowledge and skills and strive for excellence in all that I do. While these qualities reflect some of my core values, I realized several years ago that I was running myself into the ground because I was expecting more of myself than I could […]
Teaching
Monday Mailbag – Re-igniting Enthusiasm!
Happy New Year to all of you! I hope you had a marvelous Christmas season and are ready for a new year of teaching. I didn’t get nearly as much done as I had hoped, but I think I’ll be saying that the rest of my life! Today’s Monday Mailbag question is perfect for the […]
Christmas Break!
The recital last Thursday night was a wonderful time! I am so proud of all of my students for their hard work leading up to the recital, the poise they exhibited in their performances, and for being a blessing to so many people with their music. And I think we’re even starting to get the […]
The Countdown is Over!
Monday Mailbag – Billing and Payments
How do you deal with payments? I’ve been billing my students on the last week of the month, for the next month. Seems quite backwards, but I’m not sure how to do this! Do you do postdated cheques? Some teachers find that works well, but what if the student misses a lesson? Please just give […]
7 Tips for Enjoyable Recitals
The rehearsal is over and the countdown has begun! Well, actually I started the countdown a week ago, but that’s beside the point. 🙂 Last night was our Christmas Recital rehearsal (thus my excuse for the lack of posting this week!). It took us about an hour and a half to get through the whole […]
