The Music Educator's Crucible
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The Music Educator's Crucible
This outstanding podcast series for vocal and instrumental studio music teachers contains practical and up-to-date teaching guidance. Dr. Merlin B. Thompson is a musician, scholar, and educator. During his 40-year piano teaching career, he has worked with students, parents, and teachers in Canada, U...
Recent Episodes
8 episodes
Learning as Living Network - #8 The Music Educator's Crucible
An examination of Learning as Living Network includes: Forgetting, Revisiting, Confusion, Plateau, Letting Go, Refinement, and Internalization.
A Music Teacher's Testament - #7 The Music Educator's Crucible
Poetic verse that gives voice to the dailyness of what music teachers do.
Technique On A Universal Scale - #6 The Music Educator's Crucible
This podcast explores how Technique On A Universal Scale incorporates explorations involving Your Core, Your Energy, and Your Breathing.
Life Skills Meet Love of Music - #5 The Music Educator's Crucible
This podcast traces a three-decade journey into Life Skills and Love of Music. Costa & Kallick's 16 Habits of Mind provide a framework for instrument...
Versatile Music Teacher - #4 The Music Educator's Crucible
Find out how Versatile Music Teachers use strategies of Lead, Follow, Advocate, Challenge, Resources, Get out of the Way, a Grip on Fear, & Reflection...
How to Guide Students' Practicing - #3 The Music Educator's Crucible
Explore practicing through research by Ericsson (deliberate practice), Deci & Ryan (self determination theory), and Csikszentmihalyi (flow).
Philosophy of Music Teaching - #2 The Music Educator's Crucible
Two guiding principles - structured excellence & interruptive messiness - provide anchors and fuel for a dynamic philosophy of music teaching.
A Matter Of Chemistry - #1 The Music Educator's Crucible
Understanding, acceptance, care, acceptable tensions, & authenticity - Five dynamics that help music teachers get the chemistry right with their stude...