- Practical Tips for Making Music Lessons Work Better
- Ep. 113: What is the best age to begin piano lessons?
- Ep. 119: What is the best way to find a piano teacher?
- Micro 42: Create a Practice Nest – 3 Elements for a Back-to-School Boost
- Micro 54: 5 Ways to Get the Most Out of Music Lessons
- Ep. 209: Making Music Practice Easier – Support, Strategy, and Joy; with Barbie Wong
- Micro 43: Build Routines, Not Self-Control – Create a Fall Schedule to Shape Your Future Self (in Music and Beyond)
- Ep. 28: My CHILD is taking music lessons; what’s MY role? with Suzanne Greer
- Ep. 6: How to Get Your Child to Practice…Without Resorting to Violence! (Author Cynthia Richards)
- Ep. 106: How to Talk… when kids don’t want to practice, with authors Joanna Faber & Julie King
- Ep. 234: “I Wish I Had Time for Music” – Turning Regret into Reality (Even in 15 Minutes a Day); with author Laura Vanderkam
- Micro 46: You’ll Never Regret Prioritizing Music – Here’s One Creative Way to Make Time
- Ep. 216: Your Fall Reset – Enhanced Focus, Mindfulness, and Productivity with Music at School, Work, and Home; with Sara Sherman
- Micro 21: Growth Over Perfection – Cultivating a Resilient Mindset in Music, Learning, and Life
- For an entire book of practical ideas, check out: Ep. 31: “Good Music, Brighter Children: Simple and Practical Ideas to Help Transform Your Child’s Life Through the Power of Music,” with author Sharlene Habermeyer
- Why music?
- Ep. 59: How does MUSIC learning impact OTHER learning? With Dr. Anita Collins
- Ep. 131: Are musicians better able to learn an additional language? with Jennifer Krizman, PhD
- Ep. 221: The Little-Known Neurological Link Between Music and Reading Skills; with Anita Collins, PhD
- Micro 25: Unlocking Success – 5 Lifelong Skills Shaped by Music Lessons
- Ep. 122: Transferring music skills to life, with Dr. Dylan Savage
- Micro 65: How Music Can Future-Proof Your Career (And Life)
- Ep. 230: What Makes Humans Irreplaceable? The Power of Creativity in the AI Era; with Susan Riley
- Micro 56: Why Musical Hobbies Make You Better at Your Job
- Micro 57: Why Those Forced Piano Lessons Changed His Life Forever
- Choose Your Own Adventure
Because these episodes are just the beginning and, like a Choose Your Own Adventure book, you can easily choose your own path based on your interests and situation by browsing the Education & Community category on the Enhance Life with Music website. You’ll find episodes covering an incredible range of topics – from autism and speech delays to adaptive and special-needs music, stuttering, and helping young children identify, express, and regulate emotions through music.
And teachers, especially, take a look around. There are tons of resources that may spark an idea for your classroom or studio – including episodes exploring social-emotional learning, creativity, technology, and more.
- Ep. 92: April is Autism Acceptance Month. One expert’s story and practical resources for music teachers of those with autism; with author Dr. Alice Hammel
- Ep. 24: Autism Interventions with Music, with Esther Thane, MTA, AVPT
- Ep. 211: Music, Speech & the Brain – A New Way to Help Kids Communicate in 10 Minutes a Day; with David Sonnenschein
- Ep. 77: Music interventions in speech development & disorders, with Laura Moorer, M.A., CCC-SLP
- Ep. 164: Adaptive Music Education: Achieving potential and nurturing exceptionalities with harmony; with Erin Parkes, PhD
- Ep. 120: The inclusive, sustainable music classroom; with United Sound’s Julie Duty
- Ep. 108: How is music boosting skills and learning in students in special education? With Natalie Hawkins, MT-BC
- Ep. 154: How does music impact stuttering? With Dr. Heather Grossman, PhD, CCC-SLP, BCS-F
- Ep. 152: Helping children identify, express, and regulate emotions with music; with Stephanie Leavell, MT-BC
- Ep. 83: Connecting the dots between SEL and music, with Scott Edgar, PhD
- Ep. 60: How does music training affect children’s Social-Emotional Learning, and how is SEL affected by a pandemic? With Dr. Assal Habibi
- View all episodes related to Education & Community
Fun Bonus
And finally, because we can’t officially welcome fall without it, I have one fun bonus for us all: Micro 18: Sonic Pumpkin Spice – Usher in fall with comfort food for ears. Because sometimes music doesn’t need to improve your reading skills, your productivity, your career, or your child’s practice habits. Sometimes music can simply make a season feel like itself.