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#53 Pumpkin percussion
By Christy | The Practicing Pro www.ScotiaSuzuki.org Read the Blog HERE and get your FREE pumpkin percussion activity download You can...

Christy | the Practice Pro
Oct 25, 20213 min read


#52 How to be FUN this Halloween
By Christy | The Practicing Pro www.ScotiaSuzuki.org Read the Blog HERE and get your FREE Halloween activities download Hello practicing...

Christy | the Practice Pro
Oct 20, 20213 min read


#51 Practice for a week dream catcher using the 7 Grandfather’s Teachings
By Christy | The Practicing Pro www.ScotiaSuzuki.org Read the Blog HERE and get your FREE download about hoop dancing You can also Watch...

Christy | the Practice Pro
Sep 30, 20214 min read


#50 Teaching diversity to your children and with music
By Christy | The Practicing Pro www.ScotiaSuzuki.org Read the Blog HERE and get your FREE download about Hoopdancing You can also Watch /...

Christy | the Practice Pro
Sep 27, 20219 min read


#49 FIVE reasons for siblings to play the same instrument or program
By Christy | The Practicing Pro www.ScotiaSuzuki.org Read the Blog HERE and get your FREE download activity for teens. You can also Watch / Listen to the Live HERE Starting a second child in music lessons in the same instrument with the same teacher? When you have a second child: Remember your first baby - recording by photo and video every cough, every step and cheering on every “first time” doing anything. Second child? It’s so easy for them to learn from the first siblin

Christy | the Practice Pro
Sep 20, 20216 min read


#48 Do you have music “inside of you”?
By Christy | The Practicing Pro www.ScotiaSuzuki.org Read the Blog HERE and get your FREE download activity for teens. You can also Watch...

Christy | the Practice Pro
Sep 13, 20218 min read


#47 Get to know your teen/teen students practicing activity
By Christy | The Practicing Pro www.ScotiaSuzuki.org Read the Blog HERE and get your FREE download activity for teens. You can also Watch...

Christy | the Practice Pro
Aug 30, 20216 min read


#46 Success with TEENS and their music practicing
By Christy | The Practicing Pro www.ScotiaSuzuki.org Read the Blog HERE Watch / Listen to the Live HERE Let's talk about teenagers and...

Christy | the Practice Pro
Aug 23, 202110 min read


#45 How to make a BOX KITE - to celebrate your summer practicing
By Christy | the Practicing Pro w ww.ScotiaSuzuki.org Make an easy BOX KITE - to celebrate summer music practicing The end of summer is coming and the frequency of music practicing is DOWN. When you know that listening and reviewing is SO IMPORTANT, this can definitely be frustrating. You want to return to lessons excited and feeling ready to "learn" instead of "ready to get the rusties out", right??!! Let me help make it much easier for your practicing child or for all of yo

Christy | the Practice Pro
Aug 16, 20214 min read


#44 How to End Your Summer Practicing "Flying High"
By Christy | the Practicing Pro w ww.ScotiaSuzuki.org I’ve seen it so many times before: summer is almost over and despite your best efforts, that summer music practice goal just didn’t get met. The beach was calling, and so was summer camp and that bbq you got invited to. The camping gear was packed up and the piano keys got dusty. Life seems to speed up when it’s nice out. Many student musicians are on “vacation” from their regular weekly lessons until they head back to the

Christy | the Practice Pro
Aug 2, 20215 min read


#43 Signs of Stress Checklist & 9 Ways to Help Your Child Build Stress Resilience
By Christy | the Practicing Pro www.ScotiaSuzuki.org Is my child too stressed? How can I tell? Stress is an important part of life - all...

Christy | the Practice Pro
Jul 26, 20217 min read


#42 What "packs" does your child run in? Are they the right ones and how can you make them better?
By Christy | the Practicing Pro www.ScotiaSuzuki.org Last time I talked about being involved in too many activities and how it will...

Christy | the Practice Pro
Jul 19, 202112 min read


#41 Is my Child Doing too Many Activities? How do I know?
By Christy | the Practicing Pro www.ScotiaSuzuki.org “How can my kids practice everyday when they are super busy”? I get asked this...

Christy | the Practice Pro
Jul 12, 20219 min read


#40 Never Miss Practicing Daily with “Habit Bundling”
By Christy | The Practicing Pro www.ScotiaSuzuki.org I have a teenage student, Amy, who never misses her daily practice. She used to really struggle! What is her secret? She bundled her practicing with something she finds easy and never misses! How did she do that? Amy discovered that She didn’t feel motivated enough to do her practicing until the day or two before her next lesson. She wanted to be prepared for her lesson and knew that if she didn’t learn the main things fro

Christy | the Practice Pro
Jul 3, 20216 min read


#39 Morning or Evening Practice? Which is Better?
By Christy | The Practicing Pro www.ScotiaSuzuki.org You can also Listen/Watch LIVE HERE So when it comes to practicing what time of day...

Christy | the Practice Pro
Jun 28, 20217 min read


#38 Strengths and Strategies for Practicing with Multiple Children
By Christy | The Practicing Pro www.ScotiaSuzuki.org Let’s talk about how to manage practicing with multiple players. Sibling...

Christy | the Practice Pro
Jun 21, 20217 min read


#37 Patchwork your Music into a Quilt
By Christy | The Practicing Pro www.ScotiaSuzuki.org Let’s talk about “seaming” When you learn a piece of music, there’s a method of...

Christy | the Practice Pro
Jun 14, 20217 min read


#36 7 tips for summer practicing
By Christy | The Practicing Pro www.ScotiaSuzuki.org It's sunny and warm! Who wants to be outside?? ME!!! This is the last week for...

Christy | the Practice Pro
Jun 7, 20214 min read


#35 Lighthouses & how daily practicing can affect future relationships
By Christy | The Practicing Pro www.ScotiaSuzuki.org If you were stranded at sea, who would come to your rescue? No doubt about it, I...

Christy | the Practice Pro
May 31, 20218 min read


#34 Practice Asters with Peppermint Patties
By Christy | The Practicing Pro www.ScotiaSuzuki.org Wouldn’t it be nice if you could relax a little instead of having so many things on...

Christy | the Practice Pro
May 23, 20212 min read
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