Happier Music Teacher
Real self-care for music educators, not just self-soothing! Are you an overwhelmed music teacher who thinks that self-care and work/life balance is impossible with your responsibilities at home? Are you feeling burnout at home and school, and you’re done with feeling teacher tired and stressed all the time? Do you feel that the cliché advice of candles and bubble baths, not that there’s anything wrong with that, are short term solutions for your tension? Former stressed hot mess Beth Duhon helps you be more content at home and in your career in music education through guided journaling, common sense advice and encouraging you to take consistent micro-actions. Each episode features topics like: vocal health, time management, meal prep, commuting hacks and healthy habits to help you be a “Happier Music Teacher.” New episodes every Tuesday morning.
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Episodes
Monday Jan 20, 2025
Monday Jan 20, 2025
Just like my intro says, music teachers have no time. Just because our time is limited doesn't mean that we should give up hope on our planning period! Using your planning period well is a great strategy for being a Happier Music Teacher.
Tuesday Jan 14, 2025
Tuesday Jan 14, 2025
Grab a notebook and pen! These are tried and true tips to make the most of your limited planning time that you can use today.
Tuesday Jan 07, 2025
Tuesday Jan 07, 2025
Say it after me. Teachers are professionals! Here are some straightforward ways to up your professionalism in 2025. You are worth it!
Maximizing Musicplay Webinar with the HMT
How to get started as a speaker, podcaster and author in music education
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Tuesday Dec 31, 2024
Tuesday Dec 31, 2024
Feel overwhelmed with New Year/New You energy? Here is a menu of really small actions that you can take in your personal life to be a Happier Music Teacher at home. No bullet journals here! Just easy micro-actions that you can gently incorporate into your daily routine.
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HMT Final Stretch Challenge Episode
Move Forward Scripture Writing Journal Christa Hutchins
Tuesday Dec 24, 2024
Tuesday Dec 24, 2024
Merry Christmas! One of the perks of our job is time off at the holidays. Sometimes we're overly optimistic about what it should look like or what we can realistically fit in. When you are teacher tired and the expectations are high, here are some holiday hacks to take the pressure off.
Tuesday Dec 17, 2024
Tuesday Dec 17, 2024
Winter break? Spring break? Thanksgiving break? Summer break? Name the break and you can guarantee that the week before will test you as a music teacher! Here is my best wisdom on those weeks when the finish line is in sight but feels so far away!
Tuesday Dec 10, 2024
Tuesday Dec 10, 2024
In need of some December self-care but you don't have any time, energy or money? Me, too! Here are my simple hacks for taking care of yourself when it needs to be fast and easy. You're worth it!
Tuesday Dec 03, 2024
Tuesday Dec 03, 2024
Feeling a little teacher burnout and we are still at the beginning of December? Here is your friendly reminder that what we do as music teachers matters! You can do this!
Tuesday Nov 26, 2024
Tuesday Nov 26, 2024
Let's face it. Sometimes we are going to be grumpy and stressed with our busy schedules at home and at school during crunch time. However, we don't have to live in that zone! Here are my unusual suggestions for what to do when you're feeling out of sorts.
Monday Nov 18, 2024
Monday Nov 18, 2024
Dreading the day you teach THAT class? In need of some fresh inspiration on how to get through their class period with your sanity intact? Here are a few of my tried and true tips that you can use in your classroom tomorrow to help you keep your cool when the behaviors are a little extra. You got this!