stage fright

In response to some questions I have read, here are my replies. “…I’m assuming that I should do a brief description of the program at the beginning to introduce Simply Music..not sure how long, how much?…” I think it’s valuable to talk about SM, at…

• Last updated 3 years ago
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Any advice on how to talk to kids who don’t want to play at a recital? I have a 7 year old who plays very well. As soon as he heard the word recital he went into a tizzy. It took 10 minutes to refocus…

• Last updated 3 years ago
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I have always dreaded organizing Concerts ever since I started traditional teaching 24 years ago. Becoming a Simply Music teacher made the songs fantastic, but did not take away the struggles of organizing the annual Concerts. This year, my husband suggested putting it back into…

• Last updated 3 years ago
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Looking for some advice re: stage fright. I had a student that performed for a talent show at school. Forgot where to put her hands and just couldn’t get started. I was there and ran up after she tried a few times to start to…

• Last updated 6 years ago
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