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The Spark for Music Teachers — 75 episodes

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1

What Does Music Mean To A Generation That's Never Bought An Album?

2

The Belief that's Costing Most Music Teachers their Weekends (and how the best ones let it go)

3

The Tools You Already Have (But Don't Know About Yet)

4

What Does a Good K–6 Music Curriculum Actually Look Like? 3 Things Most Get Wrong

5

70: The Hidden Reason It's Hard to Get Motivated After the Holidays

6

How to Reclaim the Joy in Music Teaching (even when nobody seems to care)

7

The Pop Culture Problem Sabotaging Music Classes—And How to Fix It

8

The Hidden Music Teaching Challenge Most Teachers Face—And How to Transform It in One Class

9

Are Your Beliefs Secretly Sabotaging Your Teaching Success?

10

The Sneaky Assumptions We Don’t Even Notice

11

Why intentional listening matters (and is making a difference) for today's post-covid generation.

12

Feeling unsupported? Here’s how to let go of destructive criticisms.

13

Are you ready to THRIVE in 2025? (Here's how)

14

Why waiting for a “free lunch” is a waste of time

15

The everyday self-talk every music teacher should be using!

16

Is your behaviour management strategy working? Do this to change it

17

How to get more in 2024 with these 3 simple philosophies. This is what I’m focussing on

18

Cracking the “Code” on how to produce exponential results in music

19

Feel like a fraud? What to do about those thoughts

20

You can’t afford to ignore these productivity tips!

21

What music teachers can learn from comedians in cars!

22

53: What do you really need to upgrade your music curriculum?The gifts and challenges

23

How to figure out how to get music students from where they are NOW to where they need to BE!

24

51: The Power of embracing your NEW!

25

Don’t Quit: Utilise the power of constant improvement.

26

Could “Minding The Gap” work for you?

27

Something You Can (And Should) include in Your Daily Planning

28

What it means to serve

29

Creating a Daily Empowerment Plan for 2022: What it means and how to use it.

30

The science of dealing with constant criticism

31

The wisdom of gratitude

32

What have you done lately to rekindle the passion for your music teaching?

33

3 Super Simple Systems for Stress- Free Music Teaching

34

How to reach those naughty kids who just don’t seem to listen

35

How to Tap into the one teaching “Superpower” we ALL have.

36

The most valued commodity most people underutilise ... Are you?

37

My Favorite Strategies for Music Funding “Cuts”

38

The two most dangerous words in the English Language I Avoid

39

How to NEVER take offence

40

How to find the Blessings (Even in the Midst of BIG Change)

41

Stop doing what you’re “supposed to” and start living your own teaching truth …

42

Leveraging the power of humour to get attention in the classroom.

43

How to build a music curriculum system (For FREE!)

44

4 Unique Ways to Reclaim the Joy of Teaching

45

Progress vs Perfection

46

Are you a #Fun Music Teacher?

47

Why being late is a powerful lesson.

48

Why motivation doesn't work

49

How to make a music lesson plan even if you don't have all the skills.

50

Find your focus, then double down.

51

Do You Have a Vision?

52

Why I think ukulele matters!

53

The secret to longevity in music teaching....frames!

54

The power of systems in teaching.

55

Journalling And a BIG secret.

56

Rewrite your day!

57

The ONE teaching secret that changed everything!

58

What does it take to have a breakthrough?

59

How changing your response to a default question can change your day

60

How one speech radically changed the course of one of our most successful programs

61

One of the most important gifts we give as music teachers

62

Just told: no singing, no instruments. Any suggestions?

63

The one thing we can control

64

Do more of what you love

65

Assessments: How we assess our students and assess ourselves

66

I’m a recovering racist - and I won’t be a bystander

67

How do problems become opportunities?

68

Something we need to constantly seek as well as be

69

The Power of learning = success, synergy & happiness

70

Priorities for Music Teachers

71

How to deal with a bad day

72

The power of connecting with why we do what we do

73

Three ways to deal with fears or worries

74

This storm will pass

75

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