Your Health and Safety

The first and longest chapter in my online course The Faculty Handbook is called Health.

It covers the health of the teacher.

I wrote about sleep stages, movement, decision fatigue, ergonomics, breathing exercises, and more.

Why? This is a rather unusual take for educational pedagogy.

Here's why:

Without the teacher, nothing happens.

Full stop.

Periodt.

If you aren't well-rested, it will affect your teaching.

If you're dehydrated, it will affect your teaching.

If you don't feel supported in your decisions, it will affect your teaching.

Even though I am a teacher, and even though the name of the company is The Piano Instructor, by virtue of being the owner of this company, I'm an administrator, a boss.

As an administrator, I am even more focused on making sure teachers feel as supported as I do.

Otherwise there is no instruction.

We all need time to think about best practices, to earn enough money to not have to play small, to have a safe space to rest and play, and to have the ability to move about the earth as we choose.

Take care of your health. You're the only You you have.

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We help professional musicians and first year music teachers become effective educators. We provide seminars, one-on-one consultations, professional development workshops, and keynote speaking.

The Faculty Handbook is my actual handbook that I developed over the years while running my own studio. It is available at Teachers Pay Teachers so that you have the option of multiple buyers.

Our signature service, The Audit, allows you to see your studio with fresh eyes and helps you set quantifiable short-term and long-term goals, including teacher retention, student enrollment, and overall morale.

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