10 Min Tips to Teach Music

Podcast #46: Classroom Strategies - The Round Table Conference  10 Minute Tips to Teach Music  Epic Change starts with your environment. The thing is, your environment can influence your mood, behaviour, motivation, interactions with people, and stress levels.   Sometimes we get a little sick of the day to day life in classes. So, why not shake things up a little with the "Round Table Conference". I love using this particular classroom strategy and it is so simple. Take a listen and see how I use this simple tool. 

Podcast #45: Class Starter Ideas  - 10 Minute Tips to Teach Music  Epic Change starts with your environment. The thing is, your environment can influence your mood, behaviour, motivation, interactions with people, and stress levels.   We all know how difficult it can be to engage our students on a daily basis. How you start your lesson will affect the lesson experience. Today I will talk about the different ways you can start a class. Here are my top 5 and the reasons why I use them.  Today's Take Away 

Podcast #44: Part 8: Putting it all together.  10 Minute Tips to Teach Music  Epic Change starts with your environment. The thing is, your environment can influence your mood, behaviour, motivation, interactions with people, and stress levels.   So in this podcast, I tie up all the loose ends. I discuss a 5 year plan in action and provide you with a sample to take away. shorturl.at/aqwLQ      

Podcast #43: Part 7: Three to Thrive  Welcome to Season 4 of 10 Minute Tips to Teach Music  Epic Change starts with your environment. The thing is, your environment can influence your mood, behaviour, motivation, interactions with people, and stress levels.   So in this podcast, I talk about how to find your “Three to Thrive”. Now I didn’t develop this term. It’s a Tony Robbins thing but I use it every term. What are the top three things on your capture list that are going to make the most impact?  Take a listen and hear practical tips to help you with epic change.  Link to free support: shorturl.at/akR45 

Epic Change starts with your environment. The thing is, your environment can influence your mood, behaviour, motivation, interactions with people, and stress levels.   As Adults, we know this and we are very conscious of our environment particularly at home. So why should our classrooms be any different. Join me as I discuss Stage 2 of your 5 Year Plan toward Epic Change. Some of the key talking points include: Flexible teaching spaces and how best to manage the clutter Tips on how best to organise your rooms What is a Capture List? How to break down the "mountain" the capture list creates How to build your overall package of change Click here for Podcast notes To check out the post and give away attached to this episode, go to: Klerrisa Custom Music 

Welcome to Episode 41 of 10 Min Tips to Teach Music. So far you have learned that if you want to "Build the Music Department of Your Dreams", it all starts with YOU.  You and your teams strengths Your departments culture Your departments pillars of focus Your ability to motivate and flip your "middle child" Your teams desire to STAND OUT! I know what you are thinking - so this is all great stuff but now what? Well, this is where we start to put words into action. It's time to create your 5 year plan.  That's right! I am going to show you how to write a 5 year plan. In this episode, I talk about the advantages of creating a five year plan. I explain what a "situational analysis" is and how this can help you to get a clear perspective on your future goals. I also offer you a copy of a "Situational Analysis" template that you can use to help guide you through the first stages of your 5 year plan.  So strap yourself in and get ready for an awesome ride. 

Hey everyone, this is the fourth episode of "How to Build the Music Department of Your Dreams".  In this episode, I discuss how to "stand out". "Standing out" is a key ingredient in the development of your department. You need to do things differently and make sure people notice what your team does. I talk about different samples of how to stand out and offer tips that might be of use to you during your transformation. 

Did you know that Music Departments have a "middle child" and that this is key to growing your department? In the third instalment of "How to Build the Music Department of Your Dreams", I discuss how you can actively engage that middle child to help build numbers in your music department elective stream. 

Hey gang, Today's podcast continues with the series, "How to Build The Music Department of YOUR Dreams". In episode 2, I chat about how the culture of your department can help you to build the numbers involved. What are YOUR three pillars of success? How do they contribute to your overall vision?     To help guide you in your thinking, I have prepared a google form which asks you some questions. This should help clarify your thinking.  https://forms.gle/jC67RqmUQAiadpLZ7

In today's podcast, I share with you the first episode of a six part series discussing "How to Create the Music Department of Your Dreams".  In the first of four episodes, I talk about how YOUR personality and YOUR strengths can greatly affect YOUR music department and how people view what goes on. I give you the opportunity to find out your own Enneagram Number and what your top 5 strengths might be.   To get the giveaway, go to: https://bit.ly/2rmLIkO