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Making Music and Enriching Lives A Guide for All Music Teachers

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ISBN-10: 0253219175

ISBN-13: 9780253219176

Edition: 2007

Authors: Cynthia Blanchard Acree, Bonnie Blanchard, Bonnie Blanchard, Cynthia Blanchard Acree

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A comprehensive guide to being an inspiring and successful music teacher
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Book details

List price: $28.00
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Publication date: 6/22/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 336
Size: 7.01" wide x 10.00" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 1.298
Language: English

Bonnie Blanchard holds music and teaching degrees from the University of Washington. She has long been respected in the Pacific Northwest as a versatile freelance musician, yet she is best known as a dynamic instructor with unique teaching techniques that create skilled musicians with a lifelong love of music. She lives in Seattle, Washington.Cynthia Blanchard Acree is co-author (with Cliff Acree) of The Gulf Between Us: Love and Terror in Desert Storm. The dual memoir was featured as a "Today's Best Nonfiction" excerpt in Reader's Digest. She lives in San Diego, California.

Transform your teaching style : the music for life method
Focus on relationships first
Instill pride and respect
Show students your commitment to excellence
Promote a love of learning and independence
Create an atmosphere of achievement
Attitude is everything
Make practice a priority
Increase success with the music for life notebook system
Energize students with goals
Recognize and reward results and effort
Foster happy, confident students
Host fun musical events
Use practice tricks for fast results
Musicality makes the difference
Multiply the fun in chamber music
Take the fear out of memorization
Help students become confident sight readers
In the beginning
Make learning fun (and less painful) for adults
Troubleshoot problems and turn around complaints
Prepare students for performance
Conquer stage fright
Ace the audition
When it's time to say goodbye
Ask the teacher
Establish your private studio and develop a business plan
Get paid what you're worth
A life in the arts : is it for you?
Make the teacher's life easier