Scotia Suzuki School of Music

Halloween is almost here! Check out spooky monster mask music practice activity and upcoming events at Scotia Suzuki School in Halifax. Get ready for musical fun!

School opened on Monday with a Lesson / Practice activity to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II Reflecting on the life of Queen Elizabeth II...

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 W atch / Listen to the Live HERE On Sept 8th, 2022, the world’s longest reigning monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, died aged 96. She was a symbol of steadfast courage and hope. I grew up with a Queen I know as “Queen Elizabeth.” We can learn many things from Queen Elizabeth II and her life. When I decided to do a Blog and activity in honour of her at our school, I started by taking out a piece of paper and writ

By Christy | The Practicing Pro www.ScotiaSuzuki.org You can also Watch / Listen to the Live HERE There are many ways to make teaching and practicing fun but also effective. One of the ways is to use sticky notes. There are so many ways to use sticky notes and today I'm going to talk to you about a few of my favorite ways! 1 - DURING A LESSON - REVIEW SONGS The first way is for parents to use sticky notes during a lesson to indicate the focus for each one of their child

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

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 You can also Watch / Listen to the Live HERE We’ve all been there. You tell them it’s time to go, it’s time to have supper and turn off the cartoons, or it's time to practice piano and then it happens.... total meltdown. This is completely normal in small children, and some have a more difficult time than others when switching activities. It's a difficult situation when you need to take something away from a child, such

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 You can also Watch / Listen to the Live HERE Are you planning an upcoming trip? I am and I can't wait! We are traveling for three weeks to 4 different destinations and I couldn’t be more pumped about it!! Those of you who know me - you know how much I love adventures and trying anything new! I just love traveling to a new town, a new city or a new country! When you go to a new place there is some planning involved. I have

By Christy | The Practicing Pro www.ScotiaSuzuki.org Read the Blog HERE and get your FREE African Safari Practicing (6 of 6) Adventures. You can also Watch / Listen to the Live HERE where I share part 6 of how I happened to find myself suddenly teaching music in a remote Kipsigis village in Kenya one day 6 years ago! This time I am sharing what happened after the project in the city and it has a story about chickens! It's time to release level SIX of the "African Safari Pra

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

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 You can watch / listen to the Live HERE about today's topic. Read the Blog HERE and...

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 This blog is part 2 of the memory series. To read part 1, see blog #54. You can also Watch / Listen to the Live HERE You have a new piece to play. You can play it through with the music no problem BUT without your music, you are completely lost by the second line. It’s so frustrating and the thought of performing in a concert down the road by memory nearly gives you an ulcer from the stress! What to do? Well, first let’