Mining for gems: assess how you assess a new student
Weekly Teaching Tip – Sep 23, 2019 by Linda Balliro Mining for gems: assess how you assess a new student. The moment a new student…
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2018 Keynote Address by MaryAnnKehler, IVTOM President
President MaryAnnKehler’s Keynote Address at the 2018 IVTOM International Voice Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah This year, 2018, is the 7th IVTOM International…
How to Survive a College or Conservatory Music Program
Teaching mix in a college environment is a challenge. Its much more challenging than teaching my private students and clients… First, the singing schedule and course…
Gratitude in Teaching
I’m Thankful for… Gratitude is an important aspect of living well. As teachers of IVTOM we all have a lot to be thankful for. As…
Keri Hughes on Helping Students Relax
To help beginning students of all ages relax into the learning process, I will ask them to tell me about something they are good at.…
Tricia Grey’s 8 Steps to Vocal Development
If you were at the 2018 Salt Lake City IVTOM conference and had the experience associating with the world’s most dedicated voice teachers, you got…
The Voices in My Head (and how they have helped me over the years)
Weekly Teaching Tip – July 27, 2015 by SharonRowntree It might sound like a funny title for my teaching tip, but when I teach, I…
What Can I Help You With Today?
Weekly Teaching Tip – Apr. 13, 2015 by MaryAnnKehler In a recent teacher training video, I mentioned that I usually begin the first lesson with…
Do You Ask The Right Questions?
Weekly Teaching Tip – March 2, 2015 Almost all of our internal dialogue is a series of questions and answers: Am I hungry? What do…
All Classical Ain’t Bad!
Weekly Teaching Tip – Feb. 23, 2015 “My name is Rocio, and I’m a recovering Classical Singer.” This has become our internal IVTOM joke line…
