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It is my absolute pleasure to announce the release of the latest music video from the Nova Scotia Youth Ambassadors. Featuring...

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By Christy | the Practicing Pro www.ScotiaSuzuki.org You can also Watch / Listen to the Live HERE “Gratefulness is a learned behaviour.” -Rick Bisio Rick Bisio happens to be one of the most respected franchise consultants in the United States, so listen up! “Gratefulness is a learned behaviour.” -Rick Bisio One of Dr. Suzuki’s fundamental philosophies is, “Ability can be learned.” This goes for showing gratitude and appreciation for the things given and done for us. Bein

By Christy | The Practicing Pro www.ScotiaSuzuki.org You can also Watch / Listen to the Live HERE We all know that eating well is healthy. Exercising and getting fresh air in nature is also good for you. Listening to good music and making music is also an incredible thing for our minds and our spirits and even has physical benefits. Nature and fresh air also help your health in so many ways. Let's have some fun today and play the first words that pop into your head when

By Christy | The Practicing Pro www.ScotiaSuzuki.org Registration for Summer Classes OPEN HERE You can also Watch / Listen to the Live HERE We all have experienced it. Being on top of the world after a big year of learning, practice, and growth. The HIGH after an amazing year-end concert. Big dreams and new goals bubbling in our minds we are already making for next year. THEN….summer hits. Summer sports, the beach calling to us, family and friends visiting, vacations, day

I want to share with you a brand new practicing activity this Summer - paper planes! Children love paper planes and it’s something you can do whether it’s sunny outside or not.

By Christy | The Practicing Pro www.ScotiaSuzuki.org FaceBook Live HERE With spring and Mother’s Day around the corner, I am bringing back this SPRING FLOWERS review activity. It’s such a wonderful activity to combine practicing with showing appreciation for Mom. And review is the MOST important part of practicing. We learn the easiest and the fastest when we review and repeat. Learning music is like learning a new language . Just like when babies repeat words over and over

By Christy | The Practicing Pro www.ScotiaSuzuki.org Read the Blog HERE and get your FREE "Get to Know You" Easter practice activity. You can also Watch / Listen to the Live HERE where I share some family Easter traditions I had with my own children growing up. Who doesn't like to look through a basket of colorful Easter eggs and choose one to open to see what's inside? This is one of my favorite practice activities. It can be done at anytime throughout the year, but I l

By Christy | The Practicing Pro www.ScotiaSuzuki.org Read the Blog HERE and get your FREE African Safari Practicing (5 of 6) Adventures. You can also Watch / Listen to the Live HERE where I share part 5 of how I happened to find myself suddenly teaching music one day in a remote Kipsigis village in Kenya 6 years ago! This time I am sharing what I taught the children in the village. It's time to release level FIVE of the "African Safari Practicing Adventure", and with it - s

Summer Camp Registration OPEN for multiple disciplines, July 11-15th Scotia Suzuki School of Music is strumming to a tune you’ll love!...

By Christy | The Practicing Pro www.ScotiaSuzuki.org Read the Blog HERE and get your FREE African Safari Practicing Adventure (4 of 6). It's time to release level FOUR of the "African Safari Practicing Adventure". To get the awards and activities for all of the previous levels, and not miss the last two, you can join here and I'll email them all to you. JOIN HERE If you have finished level THREE and are ready for your award and to proceed on to the next adventure - level FOU

By Christy | The Practicing Pro www.ScotiaSuzuki.org Read the Blog HERE and get your FREE Valentine's Day practicing activity. You can also Watch / Listen to the Live HERE I called my daughter yesterday. It was her moving day and she and her husband had rented a van and were moving by themselves. Now you need to know that my daughter is pregnant with her second child, due in just over a month. She works as a middle school science teacher and she has another few weeks before

By Christy | The Practicing Pro www.ScotiaSuzuki.org Read the Blog HERE and get your FREE first African Safari Practicing (1 of 6) Adventures. You can also Watch / Listen to the Live HERE where I share HOW I happened to find myself teaching music in a remote Kipsigis village quite suddenly one day 6 years ago! Link to join the email list so that you don't miss any of the 6 adventures. Did you know that I have traveled to Africa twice to teach music in a little school in N

By Christy | The Practicing Pro www.ScotiaSuzuki.org This blog is part 3 of the memory series. To read parts 1 and 2, see blogs #54 and #58. You can also Watch / Listen to the Live HERE Do you want to memorize easier with a review program? Are you feeling overwhelmed by a HUGE piece of music that you need to learn and memorize by a deadline? Today we are talking about making memorizing advanced repertoire easier, and I mean WAY easier, by using a review system that works. H

By Christy | The Practicing Pro www.ScotiaSuzuki.org You can also Watch / Listen to the Live HERE Everyone is feeling tired and ready for a break this time of year. Are you wanting to slow down and spend time with family for the holidays? Me too! You have worked so hard establishing a daily routine to include practicing this year. The holidays don’t just sabotage our diets, they can also affect our daily routines and daily practice is often missed. What to do? Everyone is di

By Christy | The Practicing Pro www.ScotiaSuzuki.org You can also Watch / Listen to the Live HERE Each year, I always find it so surprising the first time I have to use the word “December”. What? Is it nearing Christmas already? It can’t be possible. The holiday season sneaks up on me every year and is closer than I think. Are you like this too? There are so many fun festive events happening over the next weeks in preparation for Christmas day. Those eager to spread ch

By Christy | The Practicing Pro www.ScotiaSuzuki.org You can also Watch / Listen to the Live HERE Blog #53 “Halloween Pumpkin Percussion ” was so popular and I had many requests to make Thanksgiving pumpkin percussion cards as well too. Here they are! So, if you missed pumpkin percussion for Halloween and you need something FUN, fast and easy for a traditional Thanksgiving dinner, I’ve got your back! (You can also use these for Christmas or Easter dinner!) WARNING - Don’t

By Christy | The Practicing Pro www.ScotiaSuzuki.org You can also Watch / Listen to the Live HERE Gratitude is being appreciative of the big and small things in your life. People that are appreciative also are humble, and when you are humble, you are also “teachable”. This is what we want right? You need to be “teachable” to be a good student, right?! Being appreciative makes you more humble because you recognize other people’s kind acts, something that was kind that some

By Christy | The Practicing Pro www.ScotiaSuzuki.org This blog is part 1 of the memory series. To learn more, see blogs #58 and #61. You can also Watch / Listen to the Live HERE Learning to play music by ear, remembering songs without any sheet music and being able to harmonize on demand- these are skills that many adults who start music later in life spend years mastering. Yes! Me included! I recently started singing lessons again since my university days when I dabbled in