New Harmony: Thoughtful Conversations for Music Teachers

Perfectionism. We have been friends for far too long. Procrastination. Fear. Uncertainty. All can point to a root of perfectionism.

Today, we are continuing our miniseries on mindset for music teachers and talking about perfectionism. 

A full transcript and resources from this episode can be found at www.musicstudiostartup.com/newharmony005A.

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Today we have a very special episode on the topic of Grit & Grace. Today's guest is not only well versed in maintaining a healthy mindset, he also has experience in helping people balance gritty hard work as well as giving themselves the grace of meaningful rest. 

In addition to a lifelong career as a pastor. Jim Elmore is also the husband of our podcast host, Amy Elmore. Let's tune into their reflection...

I think what gets hard is that, as music teachers, we know the benefits and value of both working and resting, but when we are doing one, we are feeling guilty about not doing the other. 

Some of us might say, "But I love my work!"

I fall into that camp a lot, but I still have so many times when the work I love feels overwhelming and the inspiration and creativity needed for the work is hard t...

Today we are continuing our discussion on the topic of feeling burnt out. We invited someone who worked alongside Amy in her previous job as a therapist. Darla Morfin is a licensed Marriage Family Therapist who has been serving clients of all ages since 1996. She is an expert on the psychology of feeling burn out and what a lot of music teachers will experience during busy studio seasons. 

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This week's topic is on burnout and overwhelm. The signs and symptoms, results, the long-lasting effects, and hopefully some ideas towards the cure for you. 

As teachers who work with people daily, constant conflicts that might arise with students or studio families can lead to emotional fatigue. The uncertainty of not knowing to address them won't help matters. Instead, we will share 3 ways to tackle burnout and stres...

Today we are continuing our discussion on how to handle challenging conversations with your student's parents with Sonia Poon. Sonia is a music studio owner in Canada. She has been a music studio owner since 2001. She will be sharing her insights on how to manage the communication and relationship between students, teachers, and the students' parents.

In this episode, we will be tackling the three big topi...

I often feel we are not in the music-teaching business, but in the people business. Sometimes it can feel like people are harder to learn than the instrument itself. But often it's the people who will make or break our business.

One of the first steps in feeling confident in our business is having a plan on how to relate to the people. It's usually easy when all is well. But what do we do when we feel a co...

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Today we're continuing to explore the topic of goal-setting, but I'm taking it into the real world through a conversation with Andrea Miller, a piano teacher and host of the Music St...