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Teach Suzuki Podcast - by Paula E. Bird
233 TSP Mid-Month Review from 2022-08-08T18:25:28

In last week’s episode (232 TSP What Did You Expect?), I talked about how Dr. Suuki encourages self-reflection to create expectation and intention. In this episode, I talk about a mid-mont...

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232 TSP What Did You Expect? from 2022-07-11T22:15:49

In last week’s episode (231 TSP Tweaking Your One Percent) I discussed how to tweak your one percent to make progress into a habit and different way of thinking. This episode 232 is an exa...

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231 TSP Tweaking Your One Percent from 2022-07-03T20:00:47

In a previous episode (230), we discussed the tool of strategy journaling to solve problems quickly to provide to continue making progress. In today’s episode, which was recorded sometime ...

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230 TSP Strategy Journaling (Deep Conversations) from 2021-09-21T01:21:06

In a previous episode, we discussed the power of journaling as a tool for reflection about our life, relationships, and learning journey. Today we discussed the tool of strategy journaling to so...

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Teach Suzuki Podcast - by Paula E. Bird
229 TSP Deep Conversations — The Magic Listening Button from 2021-09-13T20:59:17

Have you pushed the Magic Listening Button and turned on your super ability to learn thoroughly and quickly? Recently Ian and I discussed at length about how we have experimented with listening ...

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228 TSP Deep Conversations (1) from 2021-09-06T22:23:18

Today I share one of many conversations that I have had with a wonderful young man, who performs and teaches and has recently formally joined the Suzuki teaching community. Ian Lee studied violi...

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227 TSP The Power of Magic Questions from 2021-06-30T18:15:12

How we think about something can yield an experience that is productive or inefficient. Let me introduce you to the art of magic questions. When we ask ourselves a magic question, we find amazin...

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226 TSP Tough Going from 2021-04-29T20:47:43

The new year hit me a little harder than I expected, and I have found it to be a little tough going forward. This episode will explain. I recorded it a few weeks ago but have not been ready to p...

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225 TSP Let’s Prepare for Our Best Year Yet (part 2) from 2021-01-28T21:53:32

Welcome 2021! Set goals by reflecting on the past year using the protocol set out in Jinny Ditzler’s book, Your Best Year Yet! Today’s part 2 episode looks at the remaining six quest...

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Teach Suzuki Podcast - by Paula E. Bird
224 TSP Let’s Prepare for Our Best Year Yet! (part 1) from 2021-01-14T00:54:29

Goodbye, 2020! At the start of a new year, I find it helpful to spend some time reflecting on my past year using the protocol set out in Jinny Ditzler’s book, Your Best Year Yet! TodayR...

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Teach Suzuki Podcast - by Paula E. Bird
223 TSP Coming to the End from 2020-11-22T22:04:43

We are nearing the end of a trying and surprising year. In this episode, I begin to prepare for the coming new year. I invite you to join me the next few weeks as I explore useful tools for refl...

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222 TSP Let’s Get Going Again! from 2020-11-13T22:29:09

Today I discuss a difficult teacher-parent conversation. How can we get going again when we struggle with a difficult schedule and practice period? What we need to do is simple enough, but it is...

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Teach Suzuki Podcast - by Paula E. Bird
221 TSP 7 Quick Tips for Practicing Fun from 2020-10-30T20:00:42

Today’s episode offers 7 quick tips to bring fun to a practice slump, from using costumes and theme days to choosing which side of the student to sit. Practice tools might include dice, ha...

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220 TSP Release Tension (Shu-Yi Scott Interview) from 2020-10-14T19:34:51

At the end of the summer, I interviewed Dr. Shu-Yi Scott about her Release Tension Workshop for teachers. During our discussion, Shu-Yi also shared some of her many ideas about teaching lessons ...

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Teach Suzuki Podcast - by Paula E. Bird
219 TSP Boundaries with Brecklyn Ferrin (Plucky Violin Teacher) from 2020-09-07T20:06:07

I interviewed Brecklyn Ferrin (Plucky Violin Teacher blog & Suzuki Planet Podcast) about Boundaries. I was surprised by the depth of our conversation as we shared our boundary experiences in...

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Teach Suzuki Podcast - by Paula E. Bird
218 TSP Super Nova Project | David Cutler Interview from 2020-08-30T20:00:55

Join me for an interview with David Cutler about his Super Nova project, an exciting addition to Suzuki repertoire accompaniments. Our conversation sparked all sorts of ideas about designing the...

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Teach Suzuki Podcast - by Paula E. Bird
217 TSP Look to the Future from 2020-08-23T20:00:02

Join me as I explain a powerful exercise in reflection. I recently completed this exercise, and I gained clarity, hope, and peace for the future. Additional Resources Here are links to the resou...

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216 TSP Being Intentional from 2020-08-09T20:00:08

What does being intentional have to do with teaching or performing? Today’s episode looks at what being intentional means, why it is important, and how to create more of it. How to Encoura...

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215 TSP The Colors of Time from 2020-08-02T20:00:51

Many pr0blems may result from glitches in our time management system. Today’s episode discusses a few ideas that may be helpful to steer us onto a more productive course. How to Encourage ...

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214 TSP Homeschool | Matthew Stephens Interview from 2020-07-26T20:00:05

Parents face tough decisions about school this fall 2020. In today’s episode, I interview Matthew Stephens about his company Essentials in Writing and for advice regarding homeschooling. M...

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213 TSP The Daily Card from 2020-07-19T20:00:27

Small daily actions can be crucial for building successful habits and routines but may seem too inconsequential for keeping track of them in a larger sense In today’s episode I discuss the...

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Teach Suzuki Podcast - by Paula E. Bird
212 TSP Insects and Birds and Critters, Oh My! from 2020-07-12T20:00:25

We can find ways to relate our teaching points to things that are familiar to our students. We use four things a lot in my studio: insects, birds, critters, and the four corner dance. Today’s ep...

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211 TSP Why Cut Off the Ends of the Roast? | Creating a New Vision from 2020-07-03T16:28:22

Are we asking ourselves the right questions and relying on correct and valid assumptions about the future right now? Today I discuss how we can question ourselves and create an even better visio...

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Teach Suzuki Podcast - by Paula E. Bird
210 TSP One Tiny Thing from 2020-06-21T21:36:45

Can one tiny thing really make a difference? Perhaps not in the moment, but if done consistently over a period of time, it can cause valuable change. How to Encourage the Teach Suzuki Blog and P...

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Teach Suzuki Podcast - by Paula E. Bird
209 TSP What Am I Doing Differently? from 2020-06-15T16:10:50

I am doing many things in a different way during this distance learning and online teaching situation. What works? What do I want to keep doing? This episode talks about the top three things tha...

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Teach Suzuki Podcast - by Paula E. Bird
208 TSP Recognize the Signs from 2020-06-07T20:00:08

So much is happening right now and so quickly! In this podcast episode, I list three areas where I watch to recognize the signs: depression, confusion, and frustration. There are also signs that...

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207 TSP Theme Days from 2020-05-31T20:00:45

How do we restructure our routines or habits to be more effective teachers, students, or parents? I share my technique of “Theme Days” to keep focused on accomplishing my goals and a...

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206 TSP What’s Important is What’s Next from 2020-04-26T20:00:46

Difficulty and struggle reveal our character. Now is a time to reflect on a lot of things: what’s happening, what will happen, how we should respond, and what we should focus on. Now more ...

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Teach Suzuki Podcast - by Paula E. Bird
205 TSP Hunkering Down (Coronavirus/COVID-19) from 2020-03-15T20:00:45

The world has changed a lot since the last podcast episode was submitted for broadcast. Let’s talk about the impact and how it may affect teachers and parents, and our students and childre...

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204 TSP Clean Up Your Environment from 2020-03-08T20:00:46

“Man is the son of his Environment,” Dr. Suzuki said. Our environment influences many aspects of what we do and how we relate to our world. How do we manage our environment to contri...

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203 TSP What Did You Say? from 2020-03-01T21:00:10

“What did you say?” This has been a crazy week to hear the things that students and sometimes parents have said. I want to revisit the topic of how important our language choices are...

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202 TSP Let’s Get Started (Again)! from 2020-02-23T21:00:10

Whenever I start new students, I like to revisit how I include these new students and their families in the studio. This episode discusses the things that I think are important to share with new...

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Teach Suzuki Podcast - by Paula E. Bird
201 TSP What’s Your Problem? from 2020-02-16T21:00:27

How do you solve problems? What steps do you need to take to identify, solve, and evaluate problems? How do you teach problem-solving skills to students or children? Last week’s episode wa...

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200 TSP What Kind of Parenting Style Do You Use? from 2020-02-09T21:00:06

What does parenting style have to do with effective teaching and parenting? In order to answer that question, we merely have to ask: who should be in charge? Today’s episode looks closer a...

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199 TSP Where Do You Want to Be? from 2020-02-02T21:00:10

We have reached the second month of the new year. Are you where you wanted or expected to be? Today’s episode will give you three action steps to take to bring you closer to where you want...

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198 TSP Too Many Activities? from 2020-01-26T21:00:14

Today’s episode visits an issue that plagues many parents and teachers: an over-scheduled life filled with more activities than can be comfortably experienced and enjoyed. Resources Can Yo...

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197 TSP Stop Hugging the Wall from 2020-01-19T21:00:21

I challenge parents to stop hugging the wall. I challenge them to avoid giving in, giving up, or giving out. If we do that, then we can accomplish big things. Today’s episode discusses why...

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Teach Suzuki Podcast - by Paula E. Bird
196 TSP Ten Tips to Start Again After a Holiday or Break from 2020-01-12T21:00:56

Interruptions and holiday breaks are inevitable, but we can get our practice routines started again with these ten simple tips. Resources episode 195: includes a discussion about the why-how-don...

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195 TSP New Year, New Ideas from 2020-01-05T21:00:44

Happy New Year! Today’s episode discusses an important tool that will help you to engage with your life and work, bring you opportunities to enjoy peace and relaxation, and bring your life...

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194 TSP End of Year Planning from 2019-12-22T21:00:35

We are nearing the end of 2019. It’s time to do an annual review. In an earlier episode (140), I discussed several tools that I find helpful when doing an annual review. I focus time on th...

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Teach Suzuki Podcast - by Paula E. Bird
193 TSP S-L-O-W-L-Y from 2019-12-15T21:00:48

One of the biggest struggles I have in my teaching studio is how to engage students to embrace, adopt, and enjoy the process of practicing slowly. Today’s episode demonstrates and discusse...

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192 TSP Practice Challenges from 2019-12-08T21:00:40

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...

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Teach Suzuki Podcast - by Paula E. Bird
191 TSP Holiday Musings, What’s Next? from 2019-12-01T21:00:07

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 ou...

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190 TSP Important Words from 2019-11-24T21:00:56

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 rememb...

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Teach Suzuki Podcast - by Paula E. Bird
189 TSP Pebble in My Shoe | Teacher Triage from 2019-11-17T21:00:45

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&...

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188 TSP Lessons From Marathon Training from 2019-11-10T21:00:09

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...

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187 TSP Developing Character Principles from 2019-11-03T21:00:38

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 t...

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186 TSP Pay Attention to Me! | Self-Management from 2019-10-27T20:00:05

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 ...

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185 TSP Five Habits for Music Teachers (and Parents too) from 2019-10-20T20:00:29

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 hab...

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184 TSP Define Your Mission Statement from 2019-10-13T20:00:32

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 ...

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183 TSP Make My Job Easier | Dear Parent from 2019-10-06T20:00:12

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 Jam...

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182 TSP Setbacks | Managing Your Expectations from 2019-09-29T20:00:15

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 expectation...

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181 TSP The Reluctant Student from 2019-09-22T20:00:34

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 Encoura...

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180 TSP Good Citizenship from 2019-09-15T20:00:55

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, th...

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179 TSP The Power of Checklists from 2019-09-08T20:00:05

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 eas...

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178 TSP Draw Them In: Build Concentration and Focus from 2019-09-01T20:00:48

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...

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177 TSP Don’t Make Life Easy! from 2019-08-25T20:00

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 ...

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176 TSP Starting a New Student and Parent | Resources for New Parents/Teachers from 2019-08-18T20:00:27

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. To...

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175 TSP How Do You Get Things Done? from 2019-08-11T20:00:22

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 episod...

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174 TSP Change Your Perspective from 2019-08-04T20:00:23

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 proce...

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173 TSP Listen to This! from 2019-07-28T20:00:25

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...

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172 TSP Suzuki Method’s Six Philosophy Points from 2019-07-21T20:00:19

Earlier episodes of the Teach Suzuki Podcast have been archived and are not easily found by listeners who are new to the podcast. Here is an important early episode. The Suzuki Method contains 6...

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171 TSP In the Beginning from 2019-07-14T20:00:49

Are you a parent with a child studying music using the Suzuki Method? Are you a teacher who uses the Suzuki Method? Are you a student learning with the Suzuki Method? If you are any one of these...

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170 TSP Get Creative from 2019-07-07T20:00:39

Suzuki teachers and parents role model coping and managing strategies about life for our students and children. This takes a lot of work. We have to think of what to do as a role model as well a...

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003 TSP Are You Listening from 2019-07-04T16:39:49

Today’s episode discusses the importance of listening to ability and skill development. Every person who has struggled to learn new music repertoire will find the information in this podca...

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169 TSP The Summer Challenge from 2019-06-30T20:00:34

Summer breaks and vacations present challenges that differ from the rest of the year. Today I look at three ideas that have been successful in my studio at guiding my students and studio parents...

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168 TSP So What? from 2019-06-23T20:00:04

What do you do when a student or a parent comes into your teaching studio with a set of excuses for why they did not practice enough or at all? Have you tried, “so what?” How to Enco...

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167 TSP Solvable Problems from 2019-06-16T20:00:05

We all have problems and today’s episode offers five strategies to solve any problem. Monthly Focus: Habits This month’s focus or theme is to take a closer look at our habits. Let us...

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166 TSP Practice Small, Practice Deep | Mastery from 2019-06-09T20:00:31

I think everyone should spend time in the “learning mode” in order to remember that the main road to skill mastery and ability development is filled with opportunities to practice sm...

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165 TSP Practice Woes from 2019-06-02T20:00:21

Many teachers, parents, and students struggle with practice issues: lack of desire, lack of time, or lack of know-how. The practice struggle can be easily altered by a change in perspective and ...

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164 TSP Student Problems from 2019-05-26T20:00:12

Many teachers struggle with student problems that can frustrate teachers’ lesson plans. Today’s episode looks at various student issues that teachers (and sometimes parents) encounte...

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163 TSP Break Free from Limiting Beliefs from 2019-05-19T20:00:18

Many teachers, parents, and students struggle to overcome limiting beliefs about their abilities to succeed or overcome difficulties. This episode looks at the power of limiting beliefs, how to ...

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162 TSP Parent Woes from 2019-05-12T20:00:57

This episode looks at three basic areas that teachers may struggle with the parenting part of the Suzuki Triangle: location, scheduling, and parenting issues. Monthly Focus: IDEAS COMPENDIUM For...

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161 TSP Recital Celebration from 2019-05-05T20:00:25

How do we prepare a relaxed and poised recital performance to demonstrate our work and skill development to our best abilities? This episode discusses building a recital preparation checklist, c...

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160 TSP I Have a Rooster (Maybe You Do Too) from 2019-04-28T20:00:16

What happens if you raise chicken hens for the eggs and find out that you have a rooster in the bunch? What does this problem have to do with teaching and parenting? This podcast episode looks a...

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159 TSP Fresh Out of Ideas from 2019-04-21T20:00:28

Are you feeling a bit blah? Do you recycle the same ideas over and over? Do you need some new ideas or ways to do things? This episode considers ways to address those times when our teaching and...

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158 TSP Helping Parents from 2019-04-14T20:00:34

Helping parents? How can teachers help parents? Is there anything a parent can do to help a teacher understand what help the parent needs? This episode looks at these questions and offers some u...

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157 TSP Refuse to Quit from 2019-04-07T20:00:53

We have preferred behaviors to accomplish particular goals, but many of us quit when we are unable to do our preferred behaviors because life interrupted our routines and disrupted our schedules...

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156 TSP It’s My Turn | Sibling Rivalry from 2019-03-31T20:00:50

Sibling rivalry is familiar to all parents and teachers. “It’s my turn!” “I don’t want to go first! It’s your turn to go first!” “I get the front ...

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155 TSP Start From the Center from 2019-03-24T20:00:39

What connection is there between sleep relaxation exercises, chicken coop tarps, and Dr. Suzuki’s advice to self-reflect? Today’s episode looks at the “center outward” ap...

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154 Playful Parenting from 2019-03-17T20:00:45

Today’s episode discusses Playful Parenting by Lawrence J. Cohen, Ph.D. This interesting book offers us entertaining stories and useful anecdotes to show parents (and teachers) how to buil...

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153 TSP And Another Thing . . . from 2019-03-10T20:00

What does perseverance, expectation, and awesomeness have to do with each other? Is there a connection? I argue that these concepts have a great deal to do with each other and will affect the de...

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152 TSP 10 Feet Focus&The Preparation Road from 2019-03-03T21:00:10

When we begin a journey or project, are we prepared? And even if we are prepared for the journey as we imagine it will be, will we be prepared for anything else that might come our way? How do w...

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151 TSP What’s Your Story? from 2019-02-24T21:00:05

Problems arise from our dramatic descriptions or retelling of events, whether about practicing, being busy, taking notes, or forgetting homework assignments. This episode looks at typical teache...

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150 TSP Stop Hitting the Traffic Cones! | Practice Techniques for Speeding from 2019-02-17T21:00:42

Today’s episode discusses the issue of students’ speeding through practice sessions or lessons. How can we effectively help a student find and remain at the most effective practice s...

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149 TSP Give Me Your Word from 2019-02-10T21:00:14

Today’s episode discusses the power of the words we choose to use — both negatively and positively. From this starting point, I discuss how the words we use and the power they have c...

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148 TSP Possibility from 2019-02-04T19:20:47

Today’s episode focuses on the possibility that we can look for, find, or create in and for our children. As parents and teachers, do we see the potential or possibility in our children? D...

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147 TSP Can You See It? | Intention and Vision from 2019-01-27T21:00:19

Today’s episode focuses entirely on the weekly mission of getting clarity of our intention and vision. Monthly Focus: CLARITY Previous episodes introduced the new feature on the podcast: t...

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146 TSP Any Questions? from 2019-01-20T21:00:42

This episode takes a look at 7 focus questions that will improve our ability to teach or coach. I discuss the book, The Coaching Habit: Say Less, Ask More & Change the Way You Lead Forever b...

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145 TSP What is Your Story? | The Suzuki Triangle from 2019-01-13T21:00:51

Today’s episode discusses a Suzuki Triangle goal setting tool that brings an interesting perspective to the Suzuki Triangle relationship of the parent, student, and teacher. This tool brin...

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144 TSP Three Steps for Success | P-L-S from 2019-01-06T21:00:22

Today’s episode sets out a simple three-step plan that leads to success on the Suzuki music journey. These three steps are simple to remember and follow: P-L-S. P – Practice L –...

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143 TSP Can You See It? | The Power of Visualization from 2018-12-30T21:00:01

One of the most powerful tools for creating successful practices, lessons, or change is visualization. Today’s episode offers a look at a few powerful visualization tools that teachers and...

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142 TSP The Power of Touch from 2018-12-23T21:00:46

One important way to communicate and be strongly connected with another is by using the power of touch. Today’s episode discusses the value of connecting through touch and how we can inclu...

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141 TSP Affirmations for Music Teachers&Parents from 2018-12-16T21:00:48

Today’s episode discusses how to change our attitude and focus to create a more positive life that affirms our desired behaviors and attitudes. If you struggle with some areas of your life...

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140 TSP The Best Way to Plan (Annual Review) from 2018-12-09T21:00:24

We are nearing the end of 2018. It’s time to do an annual review. In this episode I discuss several tools that help us to do an annual review. I focus time on the Best Year Yet! method as ...

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139 TSP Last Chance (2018) from 2018-12-02T21:00:24

We are nearing the end of 2018. How can we use our time wisely right now to finish 2018 with style and prepare room for expansion for 2019. I propose several questions that I find useful to  hel...

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138 TSP Conference Joy (IMTEX 2018) from 2018-11-25T21:00:08

I recently returned from another wonderful International Music Teachers Exchange (IMTEX) conference in Remscheid, Germany, where I gathered together with many teachers from all over the world to...

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137 TSP Eva Belvelin Interview (Teacher Resources) from 2018-11-18T21:00:51

I recently returned from another wonderful International Music Teachers Exchange (IMTEX) conference in Remscheid, Germany, where I joined many of my dear colleagues from all around the world to ...

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Teach Suzuki Podcast - by Paula E. Bird
136 TSP Polishing from 2018-11-11T21:00:50

What do Suzuki teachers mean when they talk about polishing a piece? This episode takes an in depth look at the subject of polishing: what it is, when we do it, how do we do it, and how can we a...

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Teach Suzuki Podcast - by Paula E. Bird
135 TSP Motivating the Older Student (Teenager) from 2018-11-04T21:00:26

Motivating younger children is different and perhaps easier than motivating the older student. Today’s episode looks at the how teaching a teenager or older student is different and how a ...

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Teach Suzuki Podcast - by Paula E. Bird
134 TSP The Foreseeable Future from 2018-10-28T20:00:46

In today’s episode, I discuss a helpful technique that I call, “the foreseeable future.” When planning the action steps to complete our projects, this technique will help to ke...

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Teach Suzuki Podcast - by Paula E. Bird
133 TSP Hodgepodge: Connections, Language, Goals from 2018-10-21T20:00:52

Today’s episode briefly visits three subject areas: making connections, reframing language, and Suzuki Triangle goals. The episode discusses each of these three areas and offers examples a...

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Teach Suzuki Podcast - by Paula E. Bird
132 TSP Wait For It, Work For It from 2018-10-14T20:00:54

Wait For It, Work For It One important skill set we should learn and master in order to navigate life successfully, is the ability to “wait for it” and “work for it.” Eve...

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Teach Suzuki Podcast - by Paula E. Bird
131 TSP Find Your Mark from 2018-10-07T20:00:26

During a recent lesson, I discussed with a university student how to “find your mark,” what it means to “find your mark,” and also how this simple skill can relate to other areas of life. Today’s e...

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Teach Suzuki Podcast - by Paula E. Bird
130 TSP Distractions from 2018-09-30T20:00:05

Noise seems to fill our environment and distract us from our purpose and path. What are some distractions we face and how can we be more effective about handling them? If you have questions or answ...

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Teach Suzuki Podcast - by Paula E. Bird
129 TSP Are We Making It Too Easy? from 2018-09-16T20:00:21

At a recent meeting with other teachers, a colleague raised the question of whether we teachers were making things too easy for teachers, parents, or students to choose not to participate. I though...

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Teach Suzuki Podcast - by Paula E. Bird
128 TSP Attitude from 2018-09-09T20:00:10

Attitude is perhaps one of the greatest tools we have to affect our lives — positive or negative. The Charles Dickens character Ebeneezer Scrooge described his former employer, Mr. Fezziwig, as som...

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Teach Suzuki Podcast - by Paula E. Bird
127 TSP Crank Up the Carousel from 2018-09-02T22:00:16

Today’s episode explores the phenomenon of the swirling carousel and the problems that arise when we crank up the carousel. Come listen and explore some solutions to this perpetual problem of loose...

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