Curious about what 2024 brought Shaw Strings? Join Suzuki violin teacher Renee Shaw Nutwell as she reviews the highlights and lowlights of her violin studio.
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Looking for ideas on how to afford those amazing summer music programs? Check out my favorite ideas in today’s post!
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Some winter thoughts on being a musician, a teacher and how it all fits together.
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Join me on a brief reflection on the past year in the Shaw Strings studio - All the violin and viola lessons, classes, field trips and more that made up this year!
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Facebook Pages are a great place to start when you’re a music teacher looking to establish your online presence. Check out why I think it’s such a good resource here!
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One of the core principles of the Suzuki method and Talent Education is the strong belief in listening. We learn music like we learned to speak - Through repeated exposure, endless encouragement from the first babbles as a baby and on up. Check out some ideas of activities you can seamlessly incorporate more listening time for your music study!
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Here are a few of my current favorites in the children’s books section of my music studio library! Some are specific to violin, others relate to the Suzuki repertoire… All are sweet.
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Get some ideas for your next brand photo shoot for musicians and music teachers here!
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Some reflections on what parent participation can look like for music lessons!
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Sharing some of my favorite skills and topics to cover in a weeklong summer camp with beginning string players!
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Check out some of the titles I’ve added to my music studio’s library especially for parents and caregivers of music students! I hope my violin and viola students’ parents can use these as we study music together.
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Teaching music can be isolating, difficult to balance and hard to manage. Many of us have portfolio careers comprised of private lessons, performing, session work and more! For days when you have more going on than usual and your mental health might suffer, here are a few things I’ve personally added to my tool kit to make those times more successful and easier to navigate. Good luck!
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It should surprise no one that I enjoy reflecting. On today’s post I’m taking a look back at this huge year in my music studio, sharing some of the events and milestones I experienced with the violinist and violist in my studio. Read on to learn more!
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Music teachers have so many ways to build community with their students and their studio families! Read on to find some ideas on what you can implement in your private music studio.
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Do you hold studio meetings for your studio families? Whether for parents or other caregivers, this has become a great time for me to gather those people who are so influential over my young musicians and provide some parent education. Read on to learn more!
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Every studio is different but today I’d like to share what my music studio’s plans are for 2022! As we continue to deal with the pandemic and deal with the consequences of the last few years, I’m looking forward to focusing on these goals with my violin and viola students.
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Join me on a trip down memory lane as I look back on my first ten years of growing and managing a private music studio! I’ve been so lucky to have a violin and viola studio with some of the greatest students and families around. I hope this shows other teachers what is possible!
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A music teacher’s thoughts on the holidays, the opportunities music students have to share their gifts in their church communities at Christmas and other holidays and why it’s important to encourage these openings.
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