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The spark for music teachers is ten minutes of mindset and energy designed especially for anyone teaching music. Host Janice Tuck offers insights, tips and strategies for dealing with common issues that arise in teaching music in schools. This podcast is about finding the resourcefulness within yourself to make things happen. Its about developing the mindset and psychology - a way of being, talking and acting that will get you moving through the day with energy.
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Eat, sleep, teach music, repeat…For most this is the treadmill of teaching life we start to settle into at this time of the year! But when was the last time you looked at what’s ACTUALLY working? Especially with behaviour management? In this episode, I’m breaking down the philosophy of the three S’s you need to ask yourself to determine if you’re s…
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2024 is here, and I am soooo excited about what it has in store for all of us. And what better way to start the new year than with a set of simple philosophies and techniques to help us RESET, breathe again and create so much MORE with much less time, effort, money and stress as we head into teaching again in January. These 3 simple philosophies ar…
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We’ve all heard the saying, “use it or lose it,” especially when it comes to learning and teaching. And you know what they say?!?… If you want to succeed with teaching music, you need more variety, more skills, more time, more ideas, more lessons, more personality, more qualifications, more training, more instruments, more services, more youtube vi…
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If you’ve ever thought to yourself, “I can’t do this” or “I’m not expert enough at this” or “I don’t deserve to be doing this” and then proceeded to melt into a puddle of self-doubt …You’re not alone! ‍Many music teachers question whether they are prepared to do the work they do. Here’s how to overcome that feeling, recognize your strengths and tak…
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As music teachers, we all tend to get “too busy” doing things . But being busy doesn't actually mean we’re being productive. The most successful music teachers I know have figured out how to use their time and make it as productive as possible. We all get the same 24 hours in a day, and YOU get to decide how you want to use those hours.You can fill…
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A few days ago, I stumbled into a show called comedians in cars getting coffee. It didn’t take long while watching it to realize that even though comedians look effortless on stage, they actually have to work really hard behind the scenes to come up with new material that people will laugh at! What I didn’t know was that there is a specific process…
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There’s no doubt about it.. These are changing times! And music curricula are changing. Here’s the thing: creating an upgraded music curriculum can be incredibly confusing and frustrating So it’s no wonder you might feel overwhelmed and overworked just thinking about curriculum and how to implement it into the classroom! So today I thought I’d shar…
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A long time ago, it occurred to me that music teaching is like going on a big treasure hunt. Always looking for that next tip, that next idea, that next nugget of gold, that next piece of the puzzle…but really all that time I was asking myself a question : “What formula or steps do you take to get students from where you find them now to where they…
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Have you ever been in that season of “something needs to change here”? It’s that feeling of balancing where you are now with climbing that “great teacher” mountain. It’s balancing that reality of what’s really going on right now with what you truly want. It’s about all the things you have to do to get there, the overwhelm and taking those first ste…
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If the thought of getting through the last few weeks of school, new curriculum updates or starting from scratch again next term gives you a rash just thinking about it, I don’t blame you. Teaching can be “stress city”. Instead I’ve pulled together some resources that will get you to re-focus, so you can show up next term to re-invent your program f…
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Can you remember when you were filled with thoughts, dreams and ambitions about the impact you’d create when you started teaching? That’s how most of us live our early lives - until the real world brings us back to reality and we start teaching in a school where we hit major obstacles. Whether your students or parents don’t like you; your principal…
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I love being efficient, but beyond efficiency, I love it when I find HARD things and make them EASY to achieve ahead of time. Time is my obsession, it’s something that we can’t earn more of and yet we often need to fit more in. So if there are ways to not only save my time but spend it in the right places - I'm all in! That’s why I’m obsessed with …
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If you think that music teaching comes down to you and teaching the students and that’s where it begins and ends, this episode is for you. I’m sharing the four keys to focus on so that you can teach to your full capacity, with total enthusiasm, so that you can take back your joy in 2022 and focus on routines and practices for showing up in a way th…
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So you’re looking ahead at your calendar and the date keeps getting closer. The first term of teaching for 2022 you’ve been preparing for is coming at you full steam ahead, and just thinking of it makes you feel uncertain and anxious. What will happen when that first school bell finally rings? What changes will be about to take place for the 2022 t…
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Being happy in the school workplace especially at this busy time of the year is critical to your longevity, happiness and success in teaching, and by extension the happiness and success of your students”. But often as the end of year approaches, we’re left with the feeling of not being able to do anything right or being able to make anyone happy an…
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Have you ever had a time where you just wake up and you don’t know how to do what you’re supposed to do and teach your classes? Or have beyond just one day, have you ever experienced a period of time where it feels like motivation left the building or you’re a bit lost, or something has happened and you’re left wondering how the heck you’re going t…
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Rekindling the passion for teaching music can mean hundreds of different things to different people- for It might be taking a moment to breathe, booking a dinner out, learning a new instrument, it might be taking time out or it might simply be sharing your wins! Whatever it is, it’s more about the “how” in making sure you do it regularly so that it…
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It doesn’t matter what area of music we’re teaching- instruments, theory, curriculum or something new- there is a non-negotiable that is essential and helps save us from all the stress, fear and nerves about teaching music! This non-negotiable allows us to go through each lesson with confidence, creativity and strategy. Let’s dive into what my 3 su…
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You might already have strategies for behaviour management - some passive, some active and some which might be rewards based. But what do you do with those naughty kids who can’t seem to be reached?.. oppositional kids who are non- compliant, unsafe, disrespectful and walking out of the room. Why do they continue to act out and miscommunicate? What…
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If you watch any successful music teacher in action and ask them how they got that way, it boils down to these three things: 1) They act, sound and feel confident about the content they deliver. 2) They believe in themselves and in the skills they’ve developed. 3) They know what they want from any lesson or situation and know why they want it. I su…
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Feel like you want to pursue other interests outside of teaching? Conflicted about what you really want? Before you hold your hands up and resign to it all being “too hard” I’ve got a secret to share with you for you to improve your efficiency so you’ll be able to do more with less. If you think you’re ready to take your music teaching to the next …
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Before we started the Fun Music Co, I taught in schools with little or no budget, and schools which went through “budget cuts”. Then when we started our own music school, there was no funding!! We just had to find a way to bootstrap ourselves to success. These days, we still get no outside funding and it’s such a positive because we know our progra…
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We’re going to dig deep into how just two little words we say everyday can stop you in your tracks and stop you from being the impactful role model you deserve to be. I’m going to challenge you to listen with an open mind, do a little self discovery and turn this episode off with three tips to creating a stimulating learning environment based on yo…
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Whether you’ve ever been involved in a conflict that leaves you feeling like you want to quit your teaching job or someone lashes out at you for seemingly nothing, these moments can serve as triggers for blame and feeling unworthy. This episode is about redefining the meaning we give to those moments. Rather than seeing conflict as a NEGATIVE… I ho…
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Change. How do you cope with it? Or maybe the question should be how many people do YOU know who don’t cope with change too well? How in the world can you actually cope with teaching and life, without things crumbling down while in the middle of a BIG challenge or change? Let’s talk about how to strategically position yourself and your mindset for …
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Have you ever been given teaching advice that just hasn’t worked for you and wondered why? Everyone needs to focus on their own truth and make sure they are being their authentic self. It makes you feel so good to be teaching congruently to living your real life. But how?!? This is how to be comfortable with yours, because people outside of your ow…
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Today’s podcast is about attention. How do you get it, and how do you keep it? There are many tools that we can access and use as teachers to gain our students attention, and this episode is about sharing one of them, which is totally learnable - and that is the power of humour. Today I’ve also got a story for you about how a wonderful band directo…
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We’re going to dive into my go to methods for building a music curriculum system from scratch plus the mindset behind it all .. All for free. No resources, no huge music budget while using what you’ve got, okay? For me it’s always been about finding simple ways to grow, to better serve and foster the students' needs which is based around heart-cent…
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Whether you’re just hopping into teaching for the first time - first off welcome!- or you’ve been teaching for a while, you’re sure to hit a bit of stagnancy at some point. Let’s talk about some fun and different ways to help you reclaim that energy back over the break. These three ideas don’t take a lot of effort, time or money and they can really…
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Progress and perfection do not mean the same things. One is much more important than the other. In this episode Janice explains why making progress on your skills in music are more important than the perfection of having completed that course or obtaining mastery in a specific area. Free Fun Music Ukulele Teaching Resources: https://funmusicco.com/…
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We’ve all heard of the phrase”Time flies when you’re having fun!” but what does it really mean to be a Fun Music Teacher? Over the years, my husband Kevin and I have been able to shift our music teaching mindsets in a positive way! And it’s transformed so many aspects of our teaching and publishing life. I feel like we’ve learned that being a fun m…
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Have you ever been late for your classes? How do you react when other staff members are disappointed because of your lateness? Does being late teach you important lessons? ...Or is it the last thing you want to think about. As music teachers being late from time to time is inevitable - there’s not much time between lessons, teaching from a cart can…
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Here's a motivational idea: What if you were to give out sweets to every child who came to your class. Would that work? You probably know already that giving out sweets is what is called an extrinsic motivator - it's when you're trying to motivate another person from the outside. The other type of motivation is intrinsic motivation - the motivation…
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This is my new favourite strategy for creating engaging emails,video lessons and lesson plans. We all know there are millions of tips and tricks and strategies out there floating around about making the perfect music lesson plan. But there are very few that are this simple and ever present and will help you get started even if you don’t have much s…
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Call me crazy, but I believe that music teaching programs should be kept simple- and there’s no better way than following an uncomplicated view. I originally learned this strategy from another podcaster Gary V and I’ve been putting it into practice with music teaching ever since. Click here to get the resources mentioned in the podcast.…
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Do you you have an image of what you want your teaching career to look like and where you want to grow to in the next few years? There’s no doubt that at times, life gets in the way and can distract us from these goals. This weekend I had the chance to see an unexpected yet excellent interview. Let me show you what I learned and how you can model i…
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On this episode Janice talks about creating empowering systems to make daily teaching routines faster and easier allowing you to fit more content into each day. Here are some of the awesome things to listen for in this episode: How using consistent systems can save you many hours per day in time and energy spent. How you can do a quick evaluation o…
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I’ve been journaling for years now and I wanted to share one of my big takeaways that I had with it this week. Leading up to Thanksgiving this is something we think about a lot. One of the first things I suggest to people who are starting out is to do something that feels good on the inside- then it will start radiating outwards to your school, stu…
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What do you when challenges come up? Everyone has challenges, some big, some small. How we deal with challenges is more important than the challenge itself in many cases. This week Janice shares a story of one of the challenges that has come up for her in the past few weeks, and details a technique of how to get over the negative feelings associate…
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In this episode of the Weekly Spark for Music Teachers, Janice Tuck talks about what it takes to have a breakthrough in life, whether it be a breakthrough in our own lives, a breakthrough in our teaching, or a breakthrough in our students. Recently Janice ran a marathon for the very first time, and so in this episode she shares what she learned in …
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In this episode Janice Tuck talks about how one simple change to what you say in response to the default question of “how are you” can radically change how you feel and how others respond to you. Whenever we see a friend or a colleague for the first time in a day, "how are you" is a natural thing to say. It flows off the tongue like we don’t even k…
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This episode is a special tribute to the wonderful speaker and inspirational educational mentor, Sir Ken Robinson, who passed away recently at the age of 70 after a battle with cancer. In this episode Janice Tuck talks about how the message in Sir Ken’s famous TED talk of 2016 resonated with her and her team when creating the Fun Music Company curr…
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In this episode Janice Tuck puts her music advocacy hat on once again, to talk about one of the most important gifts that we give our students. Music Advocacy is really important for anyone who teaches music - the ability to share information about the benefits of learning music with students and parents is something that we all need as teachers. A…
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In this episode of the weekly spark for Music Teachers, Janice Tuck addresses the issue of what music teachers can do in lessons when they’re told that they can’t sing or play any instruments due to COVID-19. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a massive effect on all teachers, but particularly music teachers, as we’re being asked to change everything we…
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In this episode of the Weekly Spark for Music Teachers, Janice Tuck talks about one thing that we all can control - and that is our mindset. We’re not in control of a lot of things in our life - our students, our school administrators, and things that happen to us from day to day. However one thing we are in control of is our mindset and our attitu…
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In this episode Janice Tuck talks about the mindset needed to get more of what you want, and less of what you don’t want. Despite the challenges that we are all facing right now, there are those who are doing well, even in such challenging times. Despite the challenges of COVID-19 - some people are responding well and growing this year … and how ar…
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In this episode Janice gets excited about assessment! At the Fun Music Company we are working hard on a new product at the moment for Ukulele, and we’ve been putting together a series of assessments for this new program. This led us to think about the language that we use on rubrics and assessments - where we are always encouraging and positive abo…
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