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As we prepare to close out the year 2017 and begin the new year of 2018, what can we learn from a reflection on the past year? What lessons did we learn?

• What worked this year?
• What didn’t turn out the way we thought it would?
• What do we want to see more of in the coming new year?
• What do we want to see less of?

This episode looks at some lessons I stumbled onto during 2017, and some of them may surprise you.

I mentioned a reference to an article about SMART goal setting. If you are interested in reading more about that from the Teach Suzuki blog, click here to read that article.

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For the remainder of the 2017 holiday season, I am offering my book at a 35% discount. This is a great way to provide support to the Teach Suzuki podcast and blog. Click here to get the discount. The discount will show up at the final part of the check out process.

If you are a parent of a beginning violin student and looking for help in between lessons, consider my book The Twinkle Project as a resource of teaching points, learning steps, and games and activities to assist the parent in practicing at home. I include a great deal of information, tools, worksheets, and checklists to assist parents. A parent who struggles to remember what to do in between weekly lessons will find all the answers in this book.

Many teachers will also find this book a helpful resource because it gathers in one place all the information to be used to teach a beginning violin student from the initial start up steps to the point of performing all the Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star variations. I have included all the tiny steps that I use when I begin a young violin student.

wonderful resource and guide that has all the nuts and bolts organized so nicely for the twinkle stages of study … looking forward to sharing with parents as a useful tool towards goal setting, pacing and achievement! — MD Suzuki teacher

For more information about The Twinkle Project, including the two short movies that explain why I wrote the book and give a good overview of what the book is about and what it contains, visit here. You can purchase the book here.

If you have questions or answers or you would like to comment or leave me a voice mail, you can do so at (512) 537-6356. If you would like to send me an email, you may do so at paula@teachsuzuki.com. I welcome comments and questions about this episode and am interested in hearing about the perspective of other parents and teachers.

You may find more information and useful articles on my blog at: Teach Suzuki Blog.

Until next time,

Happy Practicing!

—– Paula —–

© 2017 by Paula E. Bird

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Are you getting reading to switch your 2017 calendar for the new 2018 calendar? Now may be the best time to reconsider your priorities in terms of scheduling issues. This episode looks at some possible ideas to assist you to build a helpful decision-making framework when you begin to pencil in your life activities in your new year’s calendar.

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For the remainder of the 2017 holiday season, I am offering my book at a 35% discount. This is a great way to provide support to the Teach Suzuki podcast and blog. Click here to get the discount. The discount will show up at the final part of the check out process.

If you are a parent of a beginning violin student and looking for help in between lessons, consider my book The Twinkle Project as a resource of teaching points, learning steps, and games and activities to assist the parent in practicing at home. I include a great deal of information, tools, worksheets, and checklists to assist parents. A parent who struggles to remember what to do in between weekly lessons will find all the answers in this book.

Many teachers will also find this book a helpful resource because it gathers in one place all the information to be used to teach a beginning violin student from the initial start up steps to the point of performing all the Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star variations. I have included all the tiny steps that I use when I begin a young violin student.

wonderful resource and guide that has all the nuts and bolts organized so nicely for the twinkle stages of study … looking forward to sharing with parents as a useful tool towards goal setting, pacing and achievement! — MD Suzuki teacher

For more information about The Twinkle Project, including the two short movies that explain why I wrote the book and give a good overview of what the book is about and what it contains, visit here. You can purchase the book here.

If you have questions or answers or you would like to comment or leave me a voice mail, you can do so at (512) 537-6356. If you would like to send me an email, you may do so at paula@teachsuzuki.com. I welcome comments and questions about this episode and am interested in hearing about the perspective of other parents and teachers.

You may find more information and useful articles on my blog at: Teach Suzuki Blog.

Until next time,

Happy Practicing!

—– Paula —–

© 2017 by Paula E. Bird

Join the Teach Suzuki Community!

If you would like to make a donation to support the Teach Suzuki Podcast and the blog, click here to donate.

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Having a hard semester, like me? Recently I talked to my Mastermind friend, Elise Winters-Huete, and she suggested something that reminded me of the beautiful clarity and peace of mind that I get from following the GTD system. I explain how I recommitted to my GTD system and weekly review, and I share how I achieved peace of mind again in the midst of a crazy semester!

If you are interested in following the GTD system and creating your own mental open space, I highly recommend this book:

This is an affiliate link, which means that there is no extra cost to you, but by clicking on this image, you will be helping to support the Teach Suzuki Podcast and blog.

If you would like to read some of my articles about this subject and find out some ideas for using GTD in the music studio, click on the links below:

GTD Tools & Resources

GTD for the Music Studio Teacher

GTD for the Music Studio Teacher: step 1, capture

GTD for the Music Studio Teacher: step 2, clarify

GTD for the Music Studio Teacher: step 3, organize

GTD for the Music Studio Teacher: step 4, reflect & review

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For the remainder of the 2017 holiday season, I am offering my book at a 35% discount. This is a great way to provide support to the Teach Suzuki podcast and blog. Click here to get the discount. The discount will show up at the final part of the check out process.

If you are a parent of a beginning violin student and looking for help in between lessons, consider my book The Twinkle Project as a resource of teaching points, learning steps, and games and activities to assist the parent in practicing at home. I include a great deal of information, tools, worksheets, and checklists to assist parents. A parent who struggles to remember what to do in between weekly lessons will find all the answers in this book.

Many teachers will also find this book a helpful resource because it gathers in one place all the information to be used to teach a beginning violin student from the initial start up steps to the point of performing all the Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star variations. I have included all the tiny steps that I use when I begin a young violin student.

wonderful resource and guide that has all the nuts and bolts organized so nicely for the twinkle stages of study … looking forward to sharing with parents as a useful tool towards goal setting, pacing and achievement! — MD Suzuki teacher

For more information about The Twinkle Project, including the two short movies that explain why I wrote the book and give a good overview of what the book is about and what it contains, visit here. You can purchase the book here.

If you have questions or answers or you would like to comment or leave me a voice mail, you can do so at (512) 537-6356. If you would like to send me an email, you may do so at paula@teachsuzuki.com. I welcome comments and questions about this episode and am interested in hearing about the perspective of other parents and teachers.

You may find more information and useful articles on my blog at: Teach Suzuki Blog.

Until next time,

Happy Practicing!

—– Paula —–

© 2017 by Paula E. Bird

Join the Teach Suzuki Community!

If you would like to make a donation to support the Teach Suzuki Podcast and the blog, click here to donate.

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Every year at this time, I go through a life examination and goal setting process. I rely on an old friend: Your Best Year Yet! by Jinny S. Ditzler:

This little book has been my friendly companion through every holiday season for years! The author sets out 10 simple questions that help me examine my life in the past year in a way that provides helpful insight and directed focus for achieving even better results in the year to come.

This episode looks in depth at each of the 10 simple questions. If you are interested in purchasing the book, please consider clicking on the image above. Using this link will provide a small benefit to the Teach Suzuki podcast at no extra cost to you.

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For the remainder of the 2017 holiday season, I am offering my book at a 35% discount. This is a great way to provide support to the Teach Suzuki podcast and blog. Click here to get the discount. The discount will show up at the final part of the check out process.

If you are a parent of a beginning violin student and looking for help in between lessons, consider my book The Twinkle Project as a resource of teaching points, learning steps, and games and activities to assist the parent in practicing at home. I include a great deal of information, tools, worksheets, and checklists to assist parents. A parent who struggles to remember what to do in between weekly lessons will find all the answers in this book.

Many teachers will also find this book a helpful resource because it gathers in one place all the information to be used to teach a beginning violin student from the initial start up steps to the point of performing all the Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star variations. I have included all the tiny steps that I use when I begin a young violin student.

wonderful resource and guide that has all the nuts and bolts organized so nicely for the twinkle stages of study … looking forward to sharing with parents as a useful tool towards goal setting, pacing and achievement! — MD Suzuki teacher

For more information about The Twinkle Project, including the two short movies that explain why I wrote the book and give a good overview of what the book is about and what it contains, visit here. You can purchase the book here.

If you have questions or answers or you would like to comment or leave me a voice mail, you can do so at (512) 537-6356. If you would like to send me an email, you may do so at paula@teachsuzuki.com. I welcome comments and questions about this episode and am interested in hearing about the perspective of other parents and teachers.

You may find more information and useful articles on my blog at: Teach Suzuki Blog.

Until next time,

Happy Practicing!

—– Paula —–

© 2017 by Paula E. Bird

Join the Teach Suzuki Community!

If you would like to make a donation to support the Teach Suzuki Podcast and the blog, click here to donate.

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Dr. Suzuki gave us a beautiful gift — the gift of community. He wanted us to come together to share our philosophies that all children have talent and that ability could be developed through the teaching community with a focus on love and nurturing. He asked us to spread our ideas and influence globally and to connect with others around us in order to help foster a better world in the future.

My recent journey took me around the globe where I connected with many other teachers who shared this Suzuki vision of love, nuturing, talent, and ability development. This episode tells the story of my journey.

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If you are a parent of a beginning violin student and looking for help in between lessons, consider my book The Twinkle Project as a resource of teaching points, learning steps, and games and activities to assist the parent in practicing at home. I include a great deal of information, tools, worksheets, and checklists to assist parents. A parent who struggles to remember what to do in between weekly lessons will find all the answers in this book.

Many teachers will also find this book a helpful resource because it gathers in one place all the information to be used to teach a beginning violin student from the initial start up steps to the point of performing all the Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star variations. I have included all the tiny steps that I use when I begin a young violin student.

wonderful resource and guide that has all the nuts and bolts organized so nicely for the twinkle stages of study … looking forward to sharing with parents as a useful tool towards goal setting, pacing and achievement! — MD Suzuki teacher

For more information about The Twinkle Project, including the two short movies that explain why I wrote the book and give a good overview of what the book is about and what it contains, visit here. You can purchase the book here.

If you have questions or answers or you would like to comment or leave me a voice mail, you can do so at (512) 537-6356. If you would like to send me an email, you may do so at paula@teachsuzuki.com. I welcome comments and questions about this episode and am interested in hearing about the perspective of other parents and teachers.

You may find more information and useful articles on my blog at: Teach Suzuki Blog.

Until next time,

Happy Practicing!

—– Paula —–

© 2017 by Paula E. Bird

Join the Teach Suzuki Community!

If you would like to make a donation to support the Teach Suzuki Podcast and the blog, click here to donate.