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I have run three FIS’s over the past week, and have encountered a number of potential parents who use the phrase “we want to give it a go”. Now, I know this is a phrase we don’t like to hear necessarily – as “giving it…

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Last night we held our second night of the SM Workshop through our local Community Ed program. The class of 15 (an enrollment glitch!) knew NS BHT and learned JBLUES BHT in 30 minutes or less. Large group instruction warrants the use of 90% practice…

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Have any of you had any success extending the student workshops to 12 weeks? I may be able to teach a class or two but they expect me to teach the whole 12 weeks. I know some of you (Mark?) have talked about doing 8…

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Mark M.’s Workshop Materials (Thank you, Mark!) Advance Materials orders preferred by 3-4 weeks in advance of 1st class to ensure availability at 1st class Week 1 – Setup and The Basics Bring • Outline – Workshop printout • Appropriate # of copies of confidentiality…

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I just started a workshop at a homeschool co-op. It is a 50 minute class and almost got cancelled because there were supposed to be 4 to run it. The age range is 8-11 and then after that class was supposed to be one for…

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Dear Teachers, As many of you may know, there are new marketing opportunities that we can engage in that cost us nothing, are without risk, and give us potentially significant exposure as an organization. I am specifically talking about Groupon and Living Social, the new…

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We’re now nearly three months into online lessons, and I’m sensing a growing weariness in some (not all) of my students. Anyone else experiencing the same thing? It’s normal for some of them to have a summer slump, but this feels different. What are some…

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How do you teach the four workshop songs in only four sessions? Are they extra long sessions? If so, how do you structure it so it’s not too much for them to handle? Or, do you just teach as much as you can with no…

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