This podcast is designed to be a resource for music educators who seek to develop a balanced awareness of the mental and physical aspects of teaching music, focusing on who we teach, as well as on what we teach. If you like a direct, smart, kind, and sometimes humorous approach to music, education, and wellness, this is the place for you.
This is the final installment in a 3-part interview I did with pianist Emily Trapp Jenkins. If you haven’t listened to Part 2, you may do so here.
Ms. Jenkins is a collaborative pianist at Arkansas St…
This is the 2nd in a 3-part interview I did with pianist Emily Trapp Jenkins. If you haven’t listened to Part 1, you may do so here.
Ms. Jenkins is a collaborative pianist at Arkansas State University…
This is the 1st in a 3-part interview I did with pianist Emily Trapp Jenkins. Ms. Jenkins is a collaborative pianist at Arkansas State University, is the worship leader at First United Methodist Chur…
In this episode, I discuss the tension musicians face with practice/life balance and offer my own strategy for learning music quickly and effectively.
The MMP Podcast is back! In this episode I talk about my time in Taiwan and spend some time discussing assumptions.
A brief update regarding the podcast. Things have been very busy these days, but much of my time has been devoted to speaking, interviewing, and preparing for various aspects of MMP, so that makes me…
Welcome to Mindful Music Pedagogy’s Musician Interview Series. This episode is the third in a three-part interview series with singer and educator Sarah Tannehill Anderson. Sarah is a Kansas City-bas…
Welcome to Mindful Music Pedagogy's Musician Interview Series. This episode is the second in a three-part interview series with singer and educator Sarah Tannehill Anderson. Sarah is a Kansas City-ba…
Welcome to Mindful Music Pedagogy’s Musician Interview Series. This episode is the first in a three-part interview with singer and educator Sarah Tannehill Anderson. Sarah is a Kansas City-based musi…
How exactly can you implement breathing, progressive relaxation, meditation, and mindfulness into your teaching routine? It actually doesn't take that long! Get a jump start on these techniques now.
Does staying busy energize or exhaust you? Do you struggle to give yourself permission to say no? How does this impact your teaching and your interactions with your students? If maintaining margins i…