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
Tuesday Aug 12, 2025
Tuesday Aug 12, 2025
Allow me to pray for you and your family as you return back to school. We'll pray over your time, energy, programs, physical safety, leaders and more.
Tuesday Aug 05, 2025
Tuesday Aug 05, 2025
Music teachers, feeling anxious about heading back to school whenever that might be? Here are seven questions for you to journal or reflect on to get to the root of your back to school anxiety. Did you know that your anxiety isn't necessarily your enemy? It may be telling you something important that you need to listen to.
Beth's 9 Ways to Beat BTS Overwhelm Episode
Beth's BTS Time and Money Guide Episode
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Tuesday Jul 29, 2025
Tuesday Jul 29, 2025
Welcome new listeners from TCDA!
Here is your roadmap for getting along with the support staff in your building: custodians, secretaries and paraprofessionals. Music teachers have relationships with all the stakeholders on the campus in a way that few others teachers do. Don't forget to go back and listen to any other episodes in this "Getting Along" series that you've missed or share this with a friend in education.
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Tuesday Jul 22, 2025
Tuesday Jul 22, 2025
Hello new friends from Musicplay!
Related arts, outclass team, AMP, LAMP, GLAMP, Specials? Whatever you call it, you are most likely part of a team at school with Art, PE, Librarians and possibly STEM or Guidance counselors. Here are some best practices for getting along with the colleagues you work with the most frequently.
See you this Friday at TCDA!
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Tuesday Jul 15, 2025
Tuesday Jul 15, 2025
Welcome new listeners from the Musicplay Summer Symposium! General education teachers are our allies as music teachers so we need to start acting like it! Here are small habits you can start to make relationships with the classroom teachers on your campus smoother. We're on the same team!
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Tuesday Jul 08, 2025
Tuesday Jul 08, 2025
Need help with one of your most important relationships at school? Today, how to navigate getting along with the administrators to benefit your music program. Most important takeaway today? Your administrator is your boss and it is your job to make them look good.
Going to TCDA or the Musicplay Summer Symposium? I'd love to meet you there!
Don't forget to pick up your copy of "Happier Music Teacher: 50 Days to Being a Happier Music Teacher at Home and at School" on F-Flat Books or Amazon!
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Monday Jun 30, 2025
Monday Jun 30, 2025
Join me in July for a new series on getting along with the adults at school as a music teacher. While there is no magic pill for smooth parent/teacher relations, there are some mindset shifts that can go a long way toward harmony. Quick tip? The phone can be much more helpful for communication than email!
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Tuesday Jun 24, 2025
Tuesday Jun 24, 2025
With limited personal time and energy as a busy music teacher, how do I choose what and who to prioritize in my personal time? The answer is in my introduction. Christian, wife and mother. In that order. Want to see how someone like you fits in the most important things? This episode is for you. See you at TCDA on July 25 at 4:00!
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Tidy Hour Podcast Episode
Tuesday Jun 17, 2025
Tuesday Jun 17, 2025
Ever wonder how a fellow music teacher decides which extra work gets her finite time and energy? Why are Kodaly levels and National Board Certification yeses when other worthy things are a no? Here are a few of my litmus tests for choosing extra work such as grant writing, presenting at music education conferences and producing this podcast. Spoiler: one of my guiding principles is if it helps other music teachers.
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Tuesday Jun 10, 2025
Tuesday Jun 10, 2025
Music teachers have a lot of ways to take on extra work. We might assume that self-care is saying no to all opportunities but that doesn't sit well with us as high performers. Listen in for a thorough list of what I'm saying yes, no and maybe to in this season to help you make your own decisions without overcommitment or FOMO.
Join me this Wednesday at 5:30 CST for "Yes! Musicplay Works With Upper Elementary Students!" or watch the replay.
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