You Made 2022 a Special Year for SST!

Wow, I can’t believe it’s the end of another year. I am so grateful for all of you who are on my growing mailing list. I am also grateful to have met so many wonderful, dedicated teachers through my online … Read More

What is your ONE WORD?

  Wow, it’s been an amazing summer, with 2 sessions of Teaching Beginner Strings Made Easy now done! Thank you to two fantastic groups of dedicated string teachers! Since many of you are back to school this month, I thought … Read More

Help Your Students Understand Self-Acceptance

As music teachers, we instinctively know that creating a safe space for our students to learn is vitally important to the success and mental health of our students.  We regularly promote to our students the importance of accepting each other … Read More

Smart String Teacher is on the Low 2 Show!

  Tune in to The Low 2 Show with Stephen Taperek and listen to my very first podcast interview!  You’ll learn a few teaching tips that will help you save time and make your students more independent, and a little … Read More

Strings Give Back Day

What to do the day after the concert? Does your school hold multiple drives during the holiday season? Food drives, toy drives, personal care product drives, clothing drives…. It all can get overwhelming. It also happens during the busiest time … Read More

SmartMusicTeacher at the OSA Spring String Conference!

Notice the new tab on the website?  Yes, it says Workshops!  Yours truly is doing her first clinic at the Ontario String Association’s Spring String Conference, coming up soon on Saturday, April 21st, 2018 at North Toronto Collegiate in Toronto.  … Read More

The Ontario Strings Association

Did you know that Ontario has an association for string teachers?  Sometimes teaching strings can be a lonely pursuit.  Well, no longer!  Join your fellow string teachers by becoming a member of the Ontario Strings Association. The association has a … Read More

Become an Affiliate of SmartMusicTeacher

Did you know you can earn a commission selling SmartMusicTeacher materials? If you plan to have your private students benefit from SMT materials, become an affiliate and earn 10% of everything your students buy, and $1 on all Smart Music … Read More

Welcome to the SmartMusicTeacher Blog

I am SO excited to finally launch this blog, and I am so glad you are here!!! You are probably wondering, who is this chick who thinks that she is such a smart music teacher?  Does she really think she’s … Read More