In today’s episode, we talk about warm-ups! How useful are warm-ups? What should a warm-up consist of? Do we make our students use our own warm-ups, or encourage them to…

In today’s episode, we talk about aural skills! How useful are aural skills? What kinds of games and exercises can you do to help your students work on aural skills?…

In today’s episode, we want to know what you think! How do we give our students the intrinsic motivation and willpower to practice and to play? How can we inspire…

In today’s episode, we talk about web presence! Should you have a website? How would you make one? What should you/shouldn’t you put on the internet? Are social media sites…

In today’s episode, we talk about balance! How does one balance the time and struggles of school or work with personal life? How do you balance practice with performance? How…

Thank you to everyone who watched our pre-concert stream. Due to technical weirdness, we didn’t get everyone’s comments in real time, and so we weren’t able to answer all of…

In preparation for our recital on 10/17/17 and Drew’s residency at the University of Central Missouri, we talk about the steps we’ve taken to prepare and the strategies we use…

In today’s episode, we talk about marketability! What are some skills a complete musician should have to increase their chances in the job market? What are some of the areas…

In today’s episode, we talk about recording! How can one use recording to help them practice? How can one use recording to help them teach? When and why should you…

We continue along our composition route today with talking about first musical ideas when putting pencil to paper and writing music for the first time! We discuss key, balance, accessibility,…