Category: Reflect and Connect
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The Accidental Voice Teacher: Foundational Skills for Working with Pre-Pubescent Singers
I never thought I’d be a voice teacher. If you’d asked me a few months ago, I would’ve confidently said, that voice would be one of the only things I’d never touch as an educator. The stakes are too high, with someone’s voice “on the line” so to speak. The teaching voice felt like crossing…
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Joy: The Secret to Successful Lessons
When we think about what makes a student “successful” in music lessons, we often focus on things like discipline, technical skill, practice habits, performance ability, and other traditional markers of progress in mastering their instrument. But there’s a deeper question we should be asking. . . are they experiencing joy? Not just enjoyment, the kind…
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Classical Music Isn’t Relaxing!
Now that I have your attention, let me explain! It’s not that I find classical music stressful, or that I’m unable to relax when listening to it. I mean, as you likely know or have put together I have nearly two decades of musical training in violin, with a heavy lean towards the style known…
Jennifer E. Walls 