Time To Practice
Do you help a young musician in your life practice? Are you a teacher that works with young musicians? Hosted by Christine Goodner, an experienced violin and early childhood music teacher. and author of Beyond the Music Lesson & Positive Practice, resources all about how to help families make music practice at home more effective with less conflict. TIME TO PRACTICE will bring you weekly conversations with performers, teachers, and students that will help, encourage and support you as you support the young musicians in your life.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 25 minutes
- Episodes
- 100
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
Musicality & Joy from the Beginning with Crystal Boyack
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 abo…
Community & Support for Parents/Caregivers with Violist Grazzia Rode-Sagastume
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 impo…
Behind the Scenes Peek at Music Practice Makeover
You can get you…
Setting Goals for Music Practice with Ángel M. Falú-García
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…
Four Very Different Reasons We Practice
Practice, Performance, & The Creative Process with Courtney Woodward
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 wri…
Motivation & A Musical Environment with Barbie Wong
Building Motivation & Enjoyment in Music Practice with Tiana Angus
Tiana Angus is an enthusiastic and passionate Suzuki violin teacher in QLD, Australia. She has a number of creative,…
The Connection Between Feeling & Sound with Kayleigh Miller
Teamwork & Practice with Young Musicians
Adopting this mindset, or a…
Bringing Our Human Experience to Music with Violinist & Violist Raymond Mallari
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 impo…
Nurturing Each Music Student As They Are with Violinist Kristina Turner
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 Importance of Efficient Practice with Violist Lisa Dyvig
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…
The Only Way You Get Better is By Making Mistakes with Dr. Molly Gebrian (Best of)
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 li…
Best Practice Tips of 2021 (Part Two)
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 th…
Best Practice Tips of 2021 (Part One)
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 …
Setting Goals in Unusual Times with Jessica Peresta
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 ma…
3 Ways to Think About Measuring Progress with Christine Goodner
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 thin…
Executive Function Skills & Music Practice with Emily Hawe
This week we're talking to Executive Function Skills coach Emily Hawe all about the skills we use in practice and how we (as teachers and practice partners) can help our children and students develop…
On Gratitude & Being Human
Doesn't it always affect us most when an artist shares themselves through their music and makes us feel something?
It may be joy or deep sorrow, but feeling deeply through music is such a moving expe…