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Amy Beth Horman on Approaching Music Practice with Gratitude (Part 2)

Time To Practice - April 16, 2024 17:17 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
This is second in a two- part series with violinist and pedagogue Amy Beth Horman. You can listen to part 1 on episode 48 (HERE).  We talk about minds wandering in practice, continue our conversation on gratitude, and talk about parenting a musical child as well. There was such a great response ...

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Supporting Teens & Approaching Practice with Gratitude: A Conversation with Amy Beth Horman (Part 1)

Time To Practice - April 09, 2024 19:56 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
In this episode we start what is a two-part interview with violinist and pedagogue Amy Beth Horman. We had such a fascinating conversation about practice, both from her perspective, which you will hear today, but also about how she works with and talks about practice with her daughter Ava and ...

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Transition Rituals for Starting Music Practice

Time To Practice - April 02, 2024 22:10 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
On this week's mini episode, Christine shares some thoughts on why transition rituals can be helpful leading up to practice, some ideas for where to start when you work on creating one of your own (for yourself or your child) and asks listeners to send an email or audio recording sharing their t...

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Listener Favorite: Best Practice Tips of Season 1 (Part 2)

Time To Practice - March 26, 2024 03:59 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
Christine is still traveling for the SAA/ASTA conference this week so here is part two of our listener favorite series with practice tips from Season 1 of the podcast.  You can find the transcript and show notes for this episode here:  https://suzukitriangle.com/ttpepisode25/

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Listener Favorite: Best Practice Tips of Season 1 (part 1)

Time To Practice - March 19, 2024 03:59 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
Christine is traveling to the SAA/ASTA conference this week so is excited to share this listener favorite episode with you. It's the first of two parts (you'll hear part 2 next week) with some of the best practice tips from Season 1 of the podcast.  You can find the transcript for this episode...

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Making Great Music with Ease with Jennifer Roig-Francolí

Time To Practice - March 12, 2024 03:59 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
This week we’re speaking with Jennifer Roig-Francolí: musicians coach, creator of the Art of Freedom Method, Alexander Teacher, and Bestselling Author of the new book Make Great Music with Ease!: The Secret to Smarter Practice, Confident Performance, and Living a Happier Life In this episode, ...

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Measuring both the Gap & The Gain

Time To Practice - March 05, 2024 16:20 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
In this mini episode Christine Goodner discusses the importance of knowing both how far we've come AND where we're headed. Striking that balance as a musician and as an adult supporting a young musician is so important.  You can read this episode in written form HERE The Gap and The Gain boo...

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The Parent-Child Relationship in Music Practice: A Conversation with Alan Duncan

Time To Practice - February 27, 2024 04:59 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
On this week’s episode, we’re speaking with long-time Suzuki parent Alan Duncan. Alan shares what he’s learned through the challenging starting phases of preschool beginner through letting go and helping his daughter transition into the independent practicer she is now. We talk about creativity,...

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Leading with Love First with Barbie Wong

Time To Practice - February 13, 2024 05:17 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
On this week’s episode of the Time to Practice podcast, we’re speaking with music educator and speaker Barbie Wong. Barbie shares about the importance of community for young musicians (and their parents!), about supporting our children in music practice through the idea of love first, and about ...

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Don't Forget to Help Students Find the Joy

Time To Practice - February 06, 2024 04:59 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
On this week’s episode of the podcast your host Christine Goodner is bringing you a mini-episode on one of the themes that keeps coming up this season: finding Joy in our musical lives.     Links in this week’s episode: Past episode with Crystal Boyack and Susanna Klein  The Last Repair ...

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Playing the Long Game with Susanna Klein

Time To Practice - January 30, 2024 05:54 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
On this week’s episode, we’re speaking to Violinist and Practice expert Susanna Klein. Susanna shares her own experience with music practice, how her perspective changed about music practice after incorporating ideas from sports psychology, and thoughts on supporting our children in their music ...

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Flexing Our Perseverance Muscle through Practice

Time To Practice - January 23, 2024 05:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
On this week’s episode of the podcast, your host, Christine Goodner, is bringing you our first mini-episodes for season 2, all about the practice it takes to flex our perseverance muscle in the practice room.  Links in this week’s episode: Last week’s episode with Crystal Boyack  The writt...

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Musicality & Joy from the Beginning with Crystal Boyack

Time To Practice - January 16, 2024 05:51 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
Welcome to season 2!  On this week's episode, we're speaking with Crystal Boyack: violinist, parent, and creator of Wee Violin (and Wee Cello & Wee Viola which are newly out this week!).  We talk about her own practice journey, what she learned from practicing with her own children, and what...

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Community & Support for Parents/Caregivers with Violist Grazzia Rode-Sagastume

Time To Practice - April 12, 2022 01:41 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
On this week's episode of the Time to Practice podcast we're speaking with violist Grazzia Rode-Sagastume about how she fell in love with the Viola right from the start of her music journey, the importance of community, and how she works to support parents and caregivers in her program. Links ...

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Behind the Scenes Peek at Music Practice Makeover

Time To Practice - April 05, 2022 03:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
Join the host of the Time to Practice podcast Christine E Goodner as she shares some of the behind-the-scenes process of how her new book Music Practice Makeover came into existence.  You can get your own copy  on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3L0PYd2 or find it on apple books, barnes & noble, KOB...

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Setting Goals for Music Practice with Ángel M. Falú-García

Time To Practice - March 15, 2022 03:35 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
This week on the podcast we're speaking with freelance artist and viola & violin teacher Ángel Falú-García. We talk about his start in music and how he ended up playing the viola, what he learned the hard way about practice and how that influences how he works with his students now and more.  ...

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Four Very Different Reasons We Practice

Time To Practice - March 07, 2022 21:50 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
In my work conducting interviews, giving talks and workshops, and working with many families over the last two decades, I've realized there are many, many reasons we practice. In this episode I share four common reasons we practice.  Of course one reason is that we want to, or love to, practice....

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Practice, Performance, & The Creative Process with Courtney Woodward

Time To Practice - March 01, 2022 00:03 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
In this episode, we are speaking with music educator and children's author  Courtney Woodward. In our conversation she shared with her students in the classroom about practice, how the process of writing and publishing a book is so related to music, and all about her new children's book out toda...

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Motivation & A Musical Environment with Barbie Wong

Time To Practice - February 21, 2022 23:49 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
This week on the Time to Practice Podcast we're speaking with music educator Barbie Wong. We talk about her research into the lives of musicians, how we can create an environment that supports young musicians' growth, and some great tips for motivation and music practice. You won't want to miss t...

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Building Motivation & Enjoyment in Music Practice with Tiana Angus

Time To Practice - February 15, 2022 04:40 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
This week we’re speaking with violinist, performer, & Suzuki teacher Tiana Angus. Tiana Angus is an enthusiastic and passionate Suzuki violin teacher in QLD, Australia.  She has a number of creative, colorful resources to help violinists practice at www.dolcestrings.com.au.  She is also practi...

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The Connection Between Feeling & Sound with Kayleigh Miller

Time To Practice - February 08, 2022 04:20 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
This week we’re speaking with Violist and movement specialist Kayleigh Miller. Kayleigh is certified in yoga, pilates, and personal training. She is also a performing musician in the Pacific Northwest. We talk about how her relationship to practice has changed over time, the connection between m...

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Teamwork & Practice with Young Musicians

Time To Practice - February 01, 2022 04:59 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
This week on the Time to Practice podcast we're talking about working as a team, with our young musicians, to get practice done as effectively and peacefully as possible.  Adopting this mindset, or approach can be a huge game-changer! You can read more about this in a past article by Christine G...

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Bringing Our Human Experience to Music with Violinist & Violist Raymond Mallari

Time To Practice - January 25, 2022 04:59 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
This week we’re speaking with violinist & violist Raymond Mallari. We talk about motivation, how he used to think he didn’t like to practice when he was younger but has changed his mind, and the importance of incorporating the human side of ourselves as musicians into our music. I hope you find ...

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Nurturing Each Music Student As They Are with Violinist Kristina Turner

Time To Practice - January 18, 2022 04:13 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
This week we are talking to violinist, music teacher, and parent Kristina Turner. Kristina grew up in Bellingham, Washington, and now lives in Salt Lake City Utah where she teaches on the faculty of The Gifted Music School. We talk about what drew her to teaching, what she learned about practici...

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The Importance of Efficient Practice with Violist Lisa Dyvig

Time To Practice - January 11, 2022 00:08 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
In this week’s episode, we’re speaking with Lisa Dyvig. Lisa is a professional violist living in Olympia Washington. She is also a music teacher & parent of two young musicians. Lisa is the owner and creator of Alto Clef gifts - which features fun gifts, mugs, t-shirts and more that she was in...

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The Only Way You Get Better is By Making Mistakes with Dr. Molly Gebrian (Best of)

Time To Practice - January 04, 2022 05:43 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
In this episode we're revisiting a conversation we had with Dr. Molly Gebrian, a violist, performer, and teacher who is an expert on the topic of music and the brain.  We discuss what practice was like for her growing up, when she knew she wanted to become a professional musician, her background...

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Best Practice Tips of 2021 (Part Two)

Time To Practice - December 27, 2021 05:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
This week’s episode is the second in a two-part series recapping the best practice tips our Time to Practice guests shared at the end of their episodes this year.  It’s a great way to remember all the great practice ideas shared on the podcast in 2021, and if you missed any of these interviews...

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Best Practice Tips of 2021 (Part One)

Time To Practice - December 21, 2021 06:22 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
This week’s episode starts a two-part series (to be continued next week) recapping the best practice tips our Time to Practice guests shared at the end of their episodes this year.  It’s a great way to remember all the great practice ideas shared on the podcast in 2021 and if you missed any of...

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Setting Goals in Unusual Times with Jessica Peresta

Time To Practice - December 14, 2021 06:02 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
In this episode, we're speaking with music educator Jessica Peresta. We talk about her memories of learning music as a child, a great practice tip, and have some real talk about how to think about making goals and preparing for a new year as teachers and parents who may feel burnout or exhausted...

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3 Ways to Think About Measuring Progress with Christine Goodner

Time To Practice - December 07, 2021 06:39 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
Today Christine is sharing a few ideas about measuring our progress at the end of the year. Especially when it comes to progress on an instrument with young musicians, here are three ways we can think about looking back and seeing how far we've come this year.  Links from Today’s Episode: T...

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