time management

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Keeping Track Materials and Streams

I have been teaching for a year and a half now very part time with 12
students and I am just preparing for the new year with learning level
5 etc. I am wondering if it is normal at this stage to feel a little
swamped about how…

Drop-In / Office Hours

I wonder if anybody is offering an extra “drop in hour” for extra support to students? I was thinking, perhaps 10 minute time slots. I believe I heard reference to this on one of the recent calls with Neil and thought it was a great…

Webinar Series: 11/20/2018 – Piano – Managing Multiple Streams

In this webinar, Laurie discusses some tips for managing several different streams in the curriculum and answers teacher questions. Topics include: Introduction & Purpose (0:05) When to Teach Variations & Arrangements (1:05) Expected Level of Mastery (07:25) Planning Your Training (11:03) Teacher Questions: Comp &…

Teacher burnout

I’m in a valley, that’s for sure. I’m tired of starting work at 5pm while everyone else is starting to prepare their dinner. And I’m tired of talking to the students constantly about their playlists, tired of hearing them say they practice all their songs…

Managing coaches / lesson time management

I have a situation I’m not sure what to do with. Maybe some more experienced teachers have some advice? Two little girls recently started lessons with me in a group, each with the grandmother as the life coach. Neither lives with grandmother. One student’s mom…

How many streams per lesson?

I’m sure there’s variety in this, and I’d like to hear lots of perspectives. We teach so many different programs, or streams. How many different streams do you present in each lesson? (Side note, do you call them “streams” with your students?) I’m the sort…

Time Management

I have a non-music related question regarding how you manage your own time in your businesses. I’m a new teacher, but also a mom of 3 with lots of other responsibilities (as I’m sure all of you have as well). I experience a significant amount…

Overwhelmed with All These Streams

How do you guys do this? I spend HOURS and HOURS learning these different streams, and planning them into lessons. I’m just about to start learning Foundation 5 (I have two students right on my tail) and I can now see how wrong I’ve been…

Time Management and Fitting It All In

I’ve been teaching Simply Music for almost a year, and I now have students entering level 4.  My studio space is small so my class size ranges from one to three students. Throughout the past year I have been having increasing difficultly with time management…