Weekly Spark Podcast | The Fun Music Company https://funmusicco.com Resources for Music Education Thu, 10 Jul 2025 22:26:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.3 ONE Simple Shift That Transforms Music Classes https://funmusicco.com/the-hidden-music-teaching-challenge-most-teachers-face-and-how-to-transform-it-in-one-class/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-hidden-music-teaching-challenge-most-teachers-face-and-how-to-transform-it-in-one-class https://funmusicco.com/the-hidden-music-teaching-challenge-most-teachers-face-and-how-to-transform-it-in-one-class/#respond Thu, 10 Jul 2025 10:06:08 +0000 https://funmusicco.com/the-hidden-music-teaching-challenge-most-teachers-face-and-how-to-transform-it-in-one-class/

Are your music students resistant, distracted, or disengaged despite your best efforts?

In this eye-opening episode, I reveal the critical mistake that’s sabotaging music classrooms everywhere—and the simple shift that transforms reluctant learners into enthusiastic musicians. You’ll discover why even the most creative lesson plans fail without this foundational step, and learn the exact moment-by-moment approach that gets students asking “What amazing thing are we doing today?” instead of groaning when music class begins. If you’re tired of fighting for attention and ready to see immediate transformation in your classroom, this 10-minute listen will change everything about how you approach teaching music.

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

What if I told you that the real reason your music classes feel like chaos isn’t because you need better lesson plans—but because you’re missing the ONE critical step that happens before any real learning can take place?

You might have the most beautifully crafted activities and expensive instruments, but if students aren’t prepared for what you’re about to teach them, no amount of fancy resources will fix that classroom resistance.

That’s exactly why I’m so excited for you to hear today’s episode—because I’m exposing the barrier that could be sabotaging your classes and revealing the simple shift that makes students who used to groan:

“Do we have to?”

to then start show up asking:

“What amazing thing are we doing today?”

In this episode, I’m sharing the exact moment I went from making this critical error (and nearly losing my love for teaching music) to discovering the principle that transforms any classroom.

We’re unpacking why your current approach might be creating resistance instead of enthusiasm, and the secret behind lessons that don’t just deliver content but actually transform kids into lifelong musicians.

This isn’t another “tips and tricks” episode—this is me sharing the most vulnerable moment of my teaching career and the breakthrough discovery that my musician husband helped me see about the walls I was unknowingly building.

And if you’re tired of fighting for your students’ attention and feeling “push back” or resistance every single lesson, I invite you to test this ONE simple shift before your next music class.

The change is so dramatic that within minutes, you’ll see kids who were previously tuned out suddenly leaning in and asking for more!..
When your principal walks by and stops to ask “What are you doing differently?”,  you’ll know exactly what transformed your classroom. Email me with your “This completely transformed my classroom!” story because I live for these moments!

Your breakthrough is just 10 minutes away as you listen to this— don’t let another day go by struggling when the solution is right here.

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Teaching Music isn’t about luck —it’s about taking specific, deliberate actions and steps and practicing these with daily commitment.

This podcast will give you the steps and approaches that the most successful teachers, coaches and top performers use.

Listen now to learn how to transform your teaching and achieve the goals you’ve always dreamed of.

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If you enjoy this podcast, please give us a five-star rating and review on iTunes, subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts, and invite your friends and colleagues to join us.

Additional Resources:

Get the full K-6 Fun Music programs here: https://funmusicco.com

Get my weekly emails and free resources here: https://funmusicco.com/music-teaching-resources-archive/

Tweet Me! @funmusicco

Join me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/funmusicco

Enjoy & Let me know your thoughts!

The spark for music teachers is ten minutes of mindset and energy designed especially for anyone teaching music. Tune in every month for insights, tips, strategies for dealing with common issues that arise in teaching music in schools and everything in between! Follow us for more.

The post ONE Simple Shift That Transforms Music Classes first appeared on The Fun Music Company.]]> https://funmusicco.com/the-hidden-music-teaching-challenge-most-teachers-face-and-how-to-transform-it-in-one-class/feed/ 0 Are Your Beliefs Secretly Sabotaging Your Teaching Success? https://funmusicco.com/are-your-beliefs-secretly-sabotaging-your-teaching-success/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=are-your-beliefs-secretly-sabotaging-your-teaching-success https://funmusicco.com/are-your-beliefs-secretly-sabotaging-your-teaching-success/#respond Thu, 05 Jun 2025 10:13:40 +0000 https://funmusicco.com/are-your-beliefs-secretly-sabotaging-your-teaching-success/

In this episode of The Spark for Music Teachers, host Janice Tuck explores how our deeply-held beliefs can sometimes work against us without us even realising it.

From outdated ideas about technology and resources to limiting beliefs about what makes a “good” music teacher, Janice shares eye-opening examples of how old beliefs can hold us back from easier, more fulfilling teaching lives.

Discover why beliefs like “good teachers create everything from scratch” or “I'm not musical enough to teach music” might be burning you out unnecessarily. Learn how to identify which of your beliefs are still serving you and which ones need updating for today's educational landscape.

Perfect for music teachers, classroom teachers covering music, and anyone interested in examining the hidden barriers to their success. This episode will challenge you to question assumptions and embrace solutions that could transform your teaching experience.

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Teaching Music isn’t about luck —it’s about taking specific, deliberate actions and steps and practicing these with daily commitment. 

This podcast will give you the steps and approaches that the most successful teachers, coaches and top performers use.

Listen now to learn how to transform your teaching and achieve the goals you’ve always dreamed of. 

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If you enjoy this podcast, please give us a five-star rating and review on iTunes, subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts, and invite your friends and colleagues to join us. 

Additional Resources: 

Get the full K-6 Fun Music programs here: https://funmusicco.com

Get my weekly emails and free resources here: https://funmusicco.com/music-teaching-resources-archive/

Tweet Me! @funmusicco

Join me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/funmusicco

Enjoy & Let me know your thoughts!

The spark for music teachers is ten minutes of mindset and energy designed especially for anyone teaching music. Tune in every month for insights, tips, strategies for dealing with common issues that arise in teaching music in schools and everything in between! Follow us for more. 

The post Are Your Beliefs Secretly Sabotaging Your Teaching Success? first appeared on The Fun Music Company.]]> https://funmusicco.com/are-your-beliefs-secretly-sabotaging-your-teaching-success/feed/ 0 The Sneaky Assumptions We Don’t Even Notice https://funmusicco.com/the-sneaky-assumptions-we-dont-even-notice/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-sneaky-assumptions-we-dont-even-notice https://funmusicco.com/the-sneaky-assumptions-we-dont-even-notice/#respond Fri, 02 May 2025 01:30:43 +0000 https://funmusicco.com/the-sneaky-assumptions-we-dont-even-notice/

Have you ever heard this quote supposedly said about the invention of the telephone?

“This thing is unnecessary, it’s intrusive, and frankly, we have better ways of communication!”

Sounds ridiculous now, right?

But at the time, it reflected a real hesitation—people assumed something new meant something bad. That it would replace connection, not enhance it. And yet, here we are: the telephone didn’t stop creativity or skill—it freed people to focus better on communications. 

When Alexander Graham Bell made the first voice call, he didn’t see a threat. Instead, he saw potential saying:

“I feel I have at last struck the solution of a great problem… The day is coming when wires will be laid to houses just like water or gas—and friends converse with each other without leaving home.”

He wasn’t wrong.

Today, we treat the telephone as a basic utility. It became a tool so seamlessly integrated into our lives that we forget how disruptive it once seemed.

And that’s exactly the kind of sneaky assumption we’re talking about in this episode … especially assumptions called: “presuppositions”.

When it comes to music teaching—whether you’re an experienced educator or completely new to the field—there are plenty of assumptions, presuppositions and inherited skepticism, especially around tools, or so-called “scripted curriculum.” But what if those assumptions are holding you back?

What if using time-saving tools and structured support actually opens up MORE space for creativity and better classroom communications and rapport, not less?

In this episode of The Spark, we’re unpacking those sneaky presuppositions that get in our way—especially when we don’t even realise they’re there until we look more carefully.

🎧 Click play, and let’s take one more step together towards getting you the confident, creative, and impactful music lessons you deserve! 

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Teaching Music isn’t about luck —it’s about taking specific, deliberate actions and steps and practicing these with daily commitment. 

This podcast will give you the steps and approaches that the most successful teachers, coaches and top performers use.

Listen now to learn how to transform your teaching and achieve the goals you’ve always dreamed of. 

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If you enjoy this podcast, please give us a five-star rating and review on iTunes, subscribe wherever you listen to your podcasts, and invite your friends and colleagues to join us. 

Additional Resources: 

Get the full K-6 Fun Music programs here: https://funmusicco.com

Get my weekly emails and free resources here: https://funmusicco.com/music-teaching-resources-archive/

Tweet Me! @funmusicco

Join me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/funmusicco

Enjoy & Let me know your thoughts!

The spark for music teachers is ten minutes of mindset and energy designed especially for anyone teaching music. Tune in every month for insights, tips, strategies for dealing with common issues that arise in teaching music in schools and everything in between! Follow us for more. 

The post The Sneaky Assumptions We Don’t Even Notice first appeared on The Fun Music Company.]]> https://funmusicco.com/the-sneaky-assumptions-we-dont-even-notice/feed/ 0 Why intentional listening matters (and is making a difference) for today’s post-covid generation. https://funmusicco.com/why-intentional-listening-matters-and-is-making-a-difference-for-todays-post-covid-generation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-intentional-listening-matters-and-is-making-a-difference-for-todays-post-covid-generation https://funmusicco.com/why-intentional-listening-matters-and-is-making-a-difference-for-todays-post-covid-generation/#respond Tue, 01 Apr 2025 23:29:18 +0000 https://funmusicco.com/why-intentional-listening-matters-and-is-making-a-difference-for-todays-post-covid-generation/

Guess what?! One of your most valuable teaching activities that is making a difference for today's post-covid generation … is INTENTIONAL LISTENING.

Intentional listening enables children to sit, focus, and truly absorb what's being shared! 

Think about it- Right now, we're seeing a generation of children who have been through something no other generation in recent history has experienced. These post-COVID kids have spent years behind screens, with masks, and in isolation. And now that we're back in classrooms, many teachers are telling me the same thing: “These kids just don't know how to listen anymore!”

Now, you might be thinking, “Of course we do listening activities in music class!” …But what I'm talking about here goes beyond the usual “listen and identify” exercises (though those are always a great starting point) .

So if you’re ready to step up your teaching level in this area, this episode is for you!

And—just a heads-up—about halfway through, I share my own personal story about its true power that reached me beyond the classroom, and let me tell you, it’s such a powerful testament to the importance of connections made by teaching this curriculum component in music class.

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Teaching Music isn’t about luck —it’s about taking specific, deliberate actions and steps and practicing these with daily commitment. 

This podcast will give you the steps and approaches that the most successful teachers, coaches and top performers use.

Listen now to learn how to transform your teaching and achieve the goals you’ve always dreamed of. 

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If you enjoy this podcast, please give us a five-star rating and review on iTunes, subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts, and invite your friends and colleagues to join us. 

Additional Resources: 

Get my FREE music teaching listening resource mentioned here: https://funmusicco.com/listening

Get the full K-6 Fun Music programs here: https://funmusicco.com

Get my weekly emails and free resources here: https://funmusicco.com/music-teaching-resources-archive/

Tweet Me! @funmusicco

Join me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/funmusicco

Enjoy & Let me know your thoughts!

The spark for music teachers is ten minutes of mindset and energy designed especially for anyone teaching music. Tune in every month for insights, tips, strategies for dealing with common issues that arise in teaching music in schools and everything in between! Follow us for more. 

The post Why intentional listening matters (and is making a difference) for today’s post-covid generation. first appeared on The Fun Music Company.]]> https://funmusicco.com/why-intentional-listening-matters-and-is-making-a-difference-for-todays-post-covid-generation/feed/ 0 Feeling unsupported? Here’s how to let go of destructive criticisms. https://funmusicco.com/feeling-unsupported-heres-how-to-let-go-of-destructive-criticisms/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=feeling-unsupported-heres-how-to-let-go-of-destructive-criticisms https://funmusicco.com/feeling-unsupported-heres-how-to-let-go-of-destructive-criticisms/#respond Tue, 18 Feb 2025 13:38:45 +0000 https://funmusicco.com/feeling-unsupported-heres-how-to-let-go-of-destructive-criticisms/

Most music teachers struggle to feel fully supported by their school administration and fellow colleagues, students and parents because of everyday things that are said including feedback, judgements and criticisms.

This leaves them feeling like music isn’t given enough priority amongst other teachers and in the school curriculum.

In this episode, I break down exactly how to let go of destructive judgments and criticisms. If you feel like you’re constantly under the spotlight with criticism, and this stops you from making positive daily progress in your teaching, this episode is what you need.

Key highlights include:

  • The secret to becoming criticism-proof, and letting criticism and judgement fall right off your back~ Most music teachers are experts at fitting a LOT into their schedules, but struggle and eventually burn-out when unforeseen challenges come up such as compounding criticism from other teachers.
  • Why learning about beliefs is everything! – because often it’s not just the thing that happens, or what someone says that is the most destructive.
  • How to instantly dissolve negative, disempowering beliefs and embed new positive ones inside of you!

That’s why in this episode of the Spark for Music Teachers podcast we’re talking about how your beliefs will determine everything you do, feel and have and how to implement a simple but powerful “self-talk” tool to give you the EDGE in your music teaching this year!
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Teaching Music isn’t about luck —it’s about taking specific, deliberate actions and steps and practicing these with daily commitment.

This podcast will give you the steps and approaches that the most successful teachers, coaches and top performers use.

Listen now to learn how to transform your music teaching and achieve all the goals you’ve always dreamed of.

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If you enjoy this podcast, please give us a five-star rating and review on iTunes, subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts, and invite your friends and colleagues to join us.

Additional Resources:

Get the full K-6 Fun Music programs here: https://funmusicco.com

Get my weekly emails and free resources here:

https://funmusicco.com/music-teaching-resources-archive/

Tweet Me! @funmusicco

Join me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/funmusicco

Enjoy & Let me know your thoughts!

The Spark for Music Teachers is ten minutes of mindset and energy designed especially for anyone teaching music.

Tune in every month for insights, tips, strategies for dealing with common issues that arise in teaching music in schools and everything in between! Follow us for more.

The post Feeling unsupported? Here’s how to let go of destructive criticisms. first appeared on The Fun Music Company.]]> https://funmusicco.com/feeling-unsupported-heres-how-to-let-go-of-destructive-criticisms/feed/ 0 Are you ready to THRIVE in 2025? (Here’s how) https://funmusicco.com/62-thrive-in-2025/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=62-thrive-in-2025 https://funmusicco.com/62-thrive-in-2025/#respond Thu, 02 Jan 2025 18:39:29 +0000 https://funmusicco.com/62-thrive-in-2025/

Are you going into another year of music teaching feeling overwhelmed or like it could be impossible to keep up with? Or maybe you’ve had a tough year last year and already feel like you’ve given up because it all feels way too much?

I’ve been there, too. For years, I struggled with feeling overwhelmed and daunted with facing another year ahead. Gradually, after doing some learning and personal development, I adopted these three tools to help me to not just survive, but THRIVE!

In this episode, we’re adding some fresh takes to the strategies you may have tried in the past—and throwing in some new mindset tips on how to approach goal-setting in a way that actually works with no overwhelm, no burnout—just sustainable, simple daily actions that feel good and
actually stick!

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Teaching Music isn’t about good luck or charisma — it’s about taking specific, deliberate actions and steps and practicing these with daily commitment.

This podcast will give you the steps and approaches that the most successful teachers, coaches and top performers use.

Listen now to learn how to transform your teaching and achieve the goals you’ve always dreamed of.

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If you enjoy this podcast, please give us a five-star rating and review on iTunes, subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts, and invite your friends and colleagues to join us.

Additional Resources: 

Get my FREE music teaching yearly goal setting and planning here: https://funmusicco.com/new-year-new-goals/

Get the full K-6 Fun Music programs here: https://funmusicco.com

Get my weekly emails and free resources here: https://funmusicco.com/music-teaching-resources-archive/

Tweet Me! @funmusicco

Join me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/funmusicco

Enjoy & Let me know your thoughts!

The spark for music teachers is ten minutes of mindset and energy designed especially for anyone teaching music. Tune in every month for insights, tips, strategies for dealing with common issues that arise in teaching music in schools and everything in between! Follow us for more.

The post Are you ready to THRIVE in 2025? (Here’s how) first appeared on The Fun Music Company.]]> https://funmusicco.com/62-thrive-in-2025/feed/ 0 Why waiting for a “free lunch” is a waste of time https://funmusicco.com/61-why-waiting-for-a-free-lunch-is-a-waste-of-time/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=61-why-waiting-for-a-free-lunch-is-a-waste-of-time https://funmusicco.com/61-why-waiting-for-a-free-lunch-is-a-waste-of-time/#respond Thu, 07 Nov 2024 09:41:43 +0000 https://funmusicco.com/61-why-waiting-for-a-free-lunch-is-a-waste-of-time/

We’ve all heard the saying: “There’s no such thing as a free lunch.” But how often do we take that advice to heart?

Today’s episode is a little different—and really special—because I’m taking you on an “inside out” journey of the Fun Music Curriculum by exploring this story. Grab your membership for 2025 at https://funmusicco.com/fun-music-company-music-curriculum/.

In this episode, I dive into how a single story such as this can control every single aspect of your teaching life and how what seems like the little decisions you make affect your whole life!  Because your life and everything you do is basically one big story. And stories we get told and the stories we tell ourselves do matter! Even as you read this, you are telling yourself a story about what you read. Keep listening because this is what I believe to be one the BIGGEST mindset secrets to having a fulfilling and long lasting music teaching career.

What stories do you tell yourself?

If you enjoy this podcast, please give us a five-star rating and review on iTunes, subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts, and invite your friends and colleagues to join us.

Get the full K-6 Fun Music programs here: https://funmusicco.com

Get my weekly emails and free resources here: https://funmusicco.com/resource-archive/

Tweet Me! @funmusicco

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Enjoy & Let me know your thoughts!

The Spark Podcast for Music Teachers
The post Why waiting for a “free lunch” is a waste of time first appeared on The Fun Music Company.]]> https://funmusicco.com/61-why-waiting-for-a-free-lunch-is-a-waste-of-time/feed/ 0 The everyday self-talk every music teacher should be using! https://funmusicco.com/the-everyday-self-talk-every-music-teacher-should-be-using/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-everyday-self-talk-every-music-teacher-should-be-using https://funmusicco.com/the-everyday-self-talk-every-music-teacher-should-be-using/#comments Thu, 05 Sep 2024 12:12:49 +0000 https://funmusicco.com/the-everyday-self-talk-every-music-teacher-should-be-using/

We all know we need to take care of ourselves to be the best teacher, colleague, spouse, parent, and person we can be. This includes taking care of both physical and mental well-being. 

What I wasn’t aware of until recently was how impactful it is to take everyday language and intentionally use it to empower and impact ourselves (and others) for the better. 

Often, particularly as teachers, we’re so busy! We don’t take the time out to stop and ask ourselves a simple question and actually care about the response we give back… but we really should!

We’re teachers. We’re leaders. We have to get up in front of our classes everyday and lead them to greatness. We can’t do that if we don’t take this little bit of time to feel great ourselves. 

Author Patricia Ireland once said  “I don't think you lead by pessimism and cynicism. I think you lead by optimism and enthusiasm and energy.”

That is what we’re about here at the Fun Music Company. I want to make it my mission to really help teachers, and help them have the three keys of optimism, enthusiasm.. and energy they need to have a fantastic time teaching.

And it’s that notion of these three keys that sparked the need for our newest K-6 Curriculum v2.0 update to include 280 done-for-you lessons. You’ll find all the details to it here: https://funmusicco.com/fun-music-company-music-curriculum/

If you enjoy this podcast, please give us a five-star rating and review on iTunes, subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts, and invite your friends and colleagues to join us. 

Get the full K-6 Fun Music programs here: https://funmusicco.com

Get my weekly emails and free resources here: https://funmusicco.com/resource-archive/

Tweet Me! @funmusicco

Join me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/funmusicco

Enjoy & Let me know your thoughts!

The post The everyday self-talk every music teacher should be using! first appeared on The Fun Music Company.]]> https://funmusicco.com/the-everyday-self-talk-every-music-teacher-should-be-using/feed/ 3 59: Is your behaviour management strategy working? Do this to change it https://funmusicco.com/59-is-your-behaviour-management-strategy-working-do-this-to-change-it/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=59-is-your-behaviour-management-strategy-working-do-this-to-change-it https://funmusicco.com/59-is-your-behaviour-management-strategy-working-do-this-to-change-it/#comments Thu, 29 Feb 2024 10:47:19 +0000 https://funmusicco.com/59-is-your-behaviour-management-strategy-working-do-this-to-change-it/

Eat, sleep, teach music, repeat…For most this is the treadmill of teaching life we start to settle into at this time of the year!  But when was the last time you looked at what’s ACTUALLY working? Especially with behaviour management? 

In this episode, I’m breaking down the philosophy of the three S’s you need to ask yourself to determine if you’re stuck in your comfort zone or if you’re trying to change.  

And , If you’re struggling with keeping your music classes under control or seeking a fresh start, this episode of the Music Teachers Spark is a must-listen for you!

PLUS, I’ll give you tangible tips on how to break free from all the predictable obstacles and get you enjoying your LOUDEST classes. Click play now – just by listening, you’re one step further on your journey toward impactful music teaching.

If you enjoy this podcast, please give us a five-star rating and review on iTunes, subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts, and invite your friends and colleagues to join us

Here are the all  links discussed in today’s podcast: 

The Taylor Swift Story is here:  https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=taylor%20switft%20fun%20music

The Dr Bill Rogers Behaviour management video is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTxGXiuLgb4

The Fun Music Behaviour Management video tutorial and and PDF Classroom strategy is here: https://funmusicco.com/classroom-management-for-bucket-drumming/

Get the full K-6 Fun Music programs here: https://funmusicco.com

Get my weekly emails and free resources here: https://funmusicco.com/resource-archive/

Tweet Me! @funmusicco

Join me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/funmusicco

Enjoy & Let me know your thoughts!

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2024 is here, and I am soooo excited about what it has in store for all of us. 

And what better way to start the new year than with a set of simple philosophies and techniques to help us RESET, breathe again and create so much MORE with much less time, effort, money and stress as we head into teaching again in January. 

These 3 simple philosophies are some of the most important lessons I’ve ever learned in my years of working with the top mentors, coaches and experts in the self-development and teaching industry and now I can share and pass it all on to our readers and listeners. These are the areas to continually GROW and improve in so that you can start the New teaching Year with fresh perspective, intent and creativity.  

Are you ready?

Let’s dive in.

Key Takeaways: 

Introduction (00.00)

Are you starting the year half full or half empty? (01:48) 

The attitude of gratitude and creating good habits in music teaching (04:54)

How to Focus on what you want for 2024 (07:17)

Powerful Story time Visualisation technique to start the year (09:22)

Additional Resources: 

Further reading Optimist vs Pessimist article links:


https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbescoachescouncil/2023/10/13/pessimism-versus-optimism-achieving-a-balance-to-hope-for-the-best-while-preparing-for-the-worst/?sh=2ce64ce378a7

https://www.cnbc.com/2017/10/05/why-should-you-be-highly-optimistic-if-you-want-to-be-successful.html

Further reading link on RAS: 

https://medium.com/desk-of-van-schneider/if-you-want-it-you-might-get-it-the-reticular-activating-system-explained-761b6ac14e53

Get my FREE music teaching yearly goal setting and planning here: 
https://funmusicco.com/new-year-new-goals/

Get 9 FREE work-anytime music lesson ideas here :

https://funmusicco.com/music-teacher-secrets/

Get a FREE teaching ukulele guide and lessons here: https://funmusicco.com/teaching-ukulele-lesson-plans/

Get 3 FREE Boomwhacker activities here: 

https://funmusicco.com/boomwhacker-activities/

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The spark for music teachers is ten minutes of mindset and energy designed especially for anyone teaching music. Tune in every month for insights, tips, strategies for dealing with common issues that arise in teaching music in schools and everything in between! Follow us for more. 

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