Teach Suzuki Podcast - By Paula E. Bird

This episode discusses an idea for developing practice challenges for ourselves. In this episode, I discuss how I used the idea of a practice challenge to work through a rehabilitation of a left-hand injury. I also discuss how these types of challenges can be created to address other issues such as consistency. Other resources This … Continue reading "192 TSP Practice Challenges" The post 192 TSP Practice Challenges appeared first on Teach Suzuki Podcast.

Today’s episode discusses an important part of our year and how we think about our future. During this holiday season, we can slow our pace to allow us to create mental space to clarify our priorities. How to Encourage the Teach Suzuki Blog and Podcast Buy The Twinkle Project You can support the blog and podcast … Continue reading "191 TSP Holiday Musings, What’s Next?" The post 191 TSP Holiday Musings, What’s Next? appeared first on Teach Suzuki Podcast.

Here are some very important words. We are important. Because we are important, how we act, what we do, and what we say matters. Today’s episode reminds us of why it is important to remember this at all times, whether we are teachers, parents, or students. Other Resources Plucky Violin Teacher (Brecklyn Ferrin) SAA Building … Continue reading "190 TSP Important Words" The post 190 TSP Important Words appeared first on Teach Suzuki Podcast.

Today’s episode looks at the subject of “teacher triage” and how a teacher might wade through student issues during a lesson. The medical community uses the word “triage” to assess the order of treatment based on the degrees of urgency to wounds or illnesses. How could a teacher develop a triage system to assist the … Continue reading "189 TSP Pebble in My Shoe | Teacher Triage" The post 189 TSP Pebble in My Shoe | Teacher Triage appeared first on Teach Suzuki Podcast.

What does marathon training have to do with learning how to play a musical instrument? Teachers can gather many ideas that are similar to the lessons learned from training and running a marathon. Other Resources Hal Higdon’s Novice Marathon Training Plan (website) Marathon by Hal Higdon  Marathon by Jeff Galloway [I am an Amazon Associate and the … Continue reading "188 TSP Lessons From Marathon Training" The post 188 TSP Lessons From Marathon Training appeared first on Teach Suzuki Podcast.

How does one live life to the fullest? How does one stay grounded while surrounded by life’s distractions? Today’s episode talks about one useful tool and an exercise that helps us to foster and reflect on developing character principles. Other Resources My A9 Blueline Journal The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron The Daily Stoic by Ryan … Continue reading "187 TSP Developing Character Principles" The post 187 TSP Developing Character Principles appeared first on Teach Suzuki Podcast.

Teachers and parents spend a great deal of time and effort to get students and children to concentrate and focus. A child may look as if he or she is paying attention to us, but we may find out later that the child is not. Today’s episode looks at ideas to help students and children … Continue reading "186 TSP Pay Attention to Me! | Self-Management" The post 186 TSP Pay Attention to Me! | Self-Management appeared first on Teach Suzuki Podcast.

Music teachers and parents of students who study music and develop the skills to play musical instruments need to focus on some crucial habits in order to succeed. Here are my five suggested habits for music teachers and parents too. Other Resources Habits of Highly Effective Suzuki Teachers & Parents (podcast) Excellence is a Habit (podcast) Three … Continue reading "185 TSP Five Habits for Music Teachers (and Parents too)" The post 185 TSP Five Habits for Music Teachers (and Parents too) appeared first on Teach Suzuki Podcast.

When you go on a trip, before you pull the car out of your driveway, you need to know where you are going. Today’s episode talks about the importance of defining your mission statement to design your life. Other Resources 7 Habits Card Deck Habits of Highly Effective Suzuki Teachers & Parents (podcast) Habit 2: Begin … Continue reading "184 TSP Define Your Mission Statement" The post 184 TSP Define Your Mission Statement appeared first on Teach Suzuki Podcast.

This episode is an open letter to parents or students who study a music instrument and sets out the basic steps for parents to ensure their children succeed. Other Resources Atomic Habits by James Clear How to Encourage the Teach Suzuki Blog and Podcast Buy The Twinkle Project You can support the blog and podcast … Continue reading "183 TSP Make My Job Easier | Dear Parent" The post 183 TSP Make My Job Easier | Dear Parent appeared first on Teach Suzuki Podcast.

How do we recognize a setback in our practice routines or our learning progression? How can we address these setbacks? What are the dangers of unrealistic, uninformed, or nonexistent expectations? Today’s episode will discuss all these topics and suggest some possibilities for addressing setbacks and managing our expectations. Other Resources Draw Them In: Build Concentration … Continue reading "182 TSP Setbacks | Managing Your Expectations" The post 182 TSP Setbacks | Managing Your Expectations appeared first on Teach Suzuki Podcast.

What can we do if a student refuses to participate in lessons? How do we handle the reluctant student — the student who does not seem to be engaged with lessons or learning? How to Encourage the Teach Suzuki Blog and Podcast Buy The Twinkle Project You can support the blog and podcast by making … Continue reading "181 TSP The Reluctant Student" The post 181 TSP The Reluctant Student appeared first on Teach Suzuki Podcast.

Dr. Suzuki told us that teaching music was not his main purpose. He wanted to make good citizens. He said, “If children hear fine music from the day of their birth and learn to play it, they develop sensitivity, discipline and endurance. They get a beautiful heart.” How do we teach our children and students … Continue reading "180 TSP Good Citizenship" The post 180 TSP Good Citizenship appeared first on Teach Suzuki Podcast.

We do a lot of different things in a day. What if there were a way to speed up our daily, weekly, and monthly tasks so that we could squeeze a few minutes free, or better yet, make our tasks easier to perform so that we didn’t have to work so hard at them? How … Continue reading "179 TSP The Power of Checklists" The post 179 TSP The Power of Checklists appeared first on Teach Suzuki Podcast.

I live on a ranch with chickens, dogs, alpacas, and several donkeys, along with the occasional horse. My rural ranch life has provided me with many colorful examples of activities and techniques about how to be an effective parent or teacher. This episode shares some of those rural lessons as I relate them to the … Continue reading "178 TSP Draw Them In: Build Concentration and Focus" The post 178 TSP Draw Them In: Build Concentration and Focus appeared first on Teach Suzuki Podcast.

Parents naturally want to shield their children from frustration, struggle, and harm. The greatest gift parents can give their children is the value of work. Nature gives us examples of work to hatch, to thrive, and to grow stronger, taller, and fuller. How can parents help guide their children to grow and thrive? What can … Continue reading "177 TSP Don’t Make Life Easy!" The post 177 TSP Don’t Make Life Easy! appeared first on Teach Suzuki Podcast.

Starting a new relationship between a teacher, student, and parent is an important step, and there are many things to be sure and put into place for the relationship to succeed in the future. Today’s episode looks at how a beginning music lesson journey can begin with a new student and parent. Other Resources I … Continue reading "176 TSP Starting a New Student and Parent | Resources for New Parents/Teachers" The post 176 TSP Starting a New Student and Parent | Resources for New Parents/Teachers appeared first on Teach Suzuki Podcast.

How do you get things done when you do not want to do anything? How do you deal with clutter — physical, mental, and emotional? How do you handle the tendency to procrastinate? This episode looks at several reasons why we clutter and procrastinate and suggests several possible solutions. Other Resources I talked about other … Continue reading "175 TSP How Do You Get Things Done?" The post 175 TSP How Do You Get Things Done? appeared first on Teach Suzuki Podcast.

Have you considered your perspective and how you think about things? Do you have a process that you can follow to find out what your perspective is? Today’s episode offers a six-step process that asks particular questions to discover what perspective or bias you may be holding about an important topic, even though you may … Continue reading "174 TSP Change Your Perspective" The post 174 TSP Change Your Perspective appeared first on Teach Suzuki Podcast.

Many of the Teach Suzuki podcast episodes are archived now, but they are still relevant to a teacher or parent. This episode looks at the topic of one of the first podcast episodes. An important element of the Suzuki Method is daily listening to the repertoire a student is learning. This episode explores several stories … Continue reading "173 TSP Listen to This!" The post 173 TSP Listen to This! appeared first on Teach Suzuki Podcast.