Many Private Music Teachers are gearing up their studios for another year of teaching after the summer break. This podcast includes 6 fantastic teacher tips that can save you time, money and your sanity. Follow these steps and you and your returning students will have one incredible year of singing!
Special Guest, Jennifer Smele shares her research and teaching strategies when working with "Transfer Students". (Student who have previous lesson experience with another teacher.) Everything from better screening proceedures, updating policies, setting boundaries and dealing with students who think they are further along than they actually are.
Our special Guest, Shannon Coates, shares her experience and strategies for working with our young singers who are struggling to keep still and focus in the vocal lesson. (You know those students - the wiggly ones who cannot stay still and are always fidgeting with the music stand.) For more information, please visit our website https://www.thefullvoice.com/fvpodcasts/19
Private Music Teachers - Is it time to raise your rates? Maybe your fees are fine, but you're stressed by frequent cancellations, annoying make-up lessons and a fluctuating income. Updating your teaching policy does not have to be stressful. In this podcast we discuss all the essential policy details that you need to cover AND how to present your "new" policy so families will be excited for the upcoming year in voice lessons. Includes great teachers take-a-ways and online resources.
Special Guest, Voice teacher and examiner, Dr. Joan Heels shares her insight, stories and some very important do's and don't's for singers preparing for voice exams. Great teacher and accompanist take-a-ways in this interview.
This episode is all about being professional, courteous and graceful when letting a student go. Firing a student is never easy - so we talk strategies and guidelines to consider before you say goodbye.
In this podcast: Group lessons are a fantastic opportunity for private teachers to keep a busy teaching schedule through slower summer months. Teachers interested in hosting workshops will learn about the detailed steps it takes to run a group program. Our highly experienced guest, Sara Campbell shares her expertise when it comes to successful and profitable vocal music workshops.
Our Guest, Roland Fix shares wonderful insight and strategies when working with our boy students who are going through voice change. Roland discusses his teaching experiences with these young singers in his private voice studio and in his middle school choir.
Finding great students is about identifying your unique teaching talents and then communicating to your "people" how awesome you are. In this podcast we talk about the 3 steps you take to getting your message out there - and saying hello to awesome new students.
There are plenty of musical activities that allow singers to rest their voices. Guaranteed for a productive, fun and educational voice lesson - even when they have no voice!
This podcast is all about great online tools and services that help music teachers run their teaching studios. These websites and programs help teachers save time, money and run your business in a creative and professional manner.
Mim Adams is a talented and passionate Jazz Music Educator with outstanding song ideas and teaching strategies to help your young singers get started in this fantastic and challenging genre. She has great repertoire recommendations including what songs you should start with and five songs you should avoid! We discuss why this genre is ESSENTIAL for the developing young vocalist.
Steve Ferrell is a Yoga and Meditation Teacher with great insight on how we can be more present and focused in the teaching studio and how we can help our distracted students as well. He calls it "Survival in an Attention Deficit Society".
In this podcast, we discuss why so many(too many)singers choose the wrong repertoire and the many reasons why a song may not be the right choice for the singer. But fear not, Anne Barnshaw has some great suggestions for young boys and girls (and teachers) looking for more suitable musical theatre material. For more information, please visit our website: https://www.thefullvoice.com/fvpodcasts/8
Choosing appropriate songs for young singers (any singer) is always a challenge. In this podcast we discuss the many challenges and offer some strategies to make (a bit) easier.
Have you been thinking about expanding your teaching studio? Perhaps you are entertaining the thought of opening a music school. Teresa Cirillo is the owner and director of the successful Studio E in Stoney Creek Ontario. She shares her passion, struggles and inspiring success story.
A great student recital is about how you make everyone (students and families) feel before, during and after the event. Whether you are new to recitals, or you have been hosting them for years - We have interesting ideas that will keep families in their seats until the last performance.
Glory St. Germain is a private piano teacher from Winnipeg Manitoba. She is the author/publisher of the ULTIMATE MUSIC THEORY SERIES. She is also a Neuro Linguistic Practitioner (NLP). In this podcast she shares how learning to better communicate with students made a incredible impact in her teaching studio and with her successful Online Teacher Certification courses.
In this podcast we speak to Linda Saarenvirta, Speech Language Pathologist at S.L. Hunter Speechworks in Burlington, Ontario, Canada. Linda discusses the clientèle she works with and the voice and speech disorders she works with. She answers questions from professional Voice Teachers and tells us when (and how) to refer our singers to see a SLP.
Simple Strategies when working with Shy Singers. Great ideas for Private, Classroom and choral music teachers.
The Traits of a Great Chorus Member. Full Voice Music Podcast:Interview with Artistic Director of Harbourtown Sound, Jordan Travis. Host Nikki Loney speaks with Jordan Travis about what choral directors are REALLY looking for in their Chorus Members.
