How many minutes should students practice? How much time? What is a good length for students' practicing? Join Connie Bell and Merlin Thompson as we explore what's involved in this important topic.

What if students learn to play by listening before we ask them to read? Join this podcast as Lorrie Merrell and Merlin Thompson explore the benefits and practicalities of starting with Ear Before Eye instruction.

As music teachers, we all start teaching with what we know. Then over the years, we "let go" of certain teaching aspects. Join Connie Bell and Merlin Thompson as we explore what we decided to "let go" of after years of teaching.

Music teachers know how practicing is essential in mastery of performance skills. But what about teaching skills? What kind of practicing can music teachers incorporate to build our own teaching skills? Join Paul McGlinchey and Merlin Thompson as we explore music teacher practice.

It's the beginning of the school year. We've done all our planning. We're all set to go. So - What do we do when things don't go according to what we planned out? Join Connie Bell and Merlin Thompson in exploring this dynamic topic.

We start with the question - How can music teachers be the teacher that music students are looking for? Merlin Thompson and Lorrie Merrell dive deep into this question as we prepare for our September start up. An informative and inspiring podcast.

Supplementary group classes that meet weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly are a mainstay of many music studio programs. Join Connie Bell and Merlin as we explore our number one activity to include.

For music studio teachers, it may be hard to believe that June is just around the corner and it's time for wrapping things up. Join experienced private lesson teachers Lorrie Merrell and Merlin Thompson as we revisit strategies for wrapping up our teaching schedule. We talk about parent meetings, report cards, and info sheets that make it all work.