You’re not alone. I know the feeling all too well. As a music teacher, you pour your heart and soul into your work. But are you finding that your passion is turning into pain? Are you feeling overwhelmed and stressed, with no time for yourself or your loved ones?
I understand the challenges that come with being a music teacher and what that does to one’s well-being. The constant demand for lesson planning, rehearsals, fundraising, community events, sporting events, trips and performances can leave you feeling drained and burnt out.
And if you have a family or want to have a life outside of school, yeah, we all know what that feels like after a long day of work.
But there is hope.
I have found a solution that has helped me regain control of my time and energy and reignite my passion for teaching music.
I would like to introduce you to The mPower Method, a unique approach to teaching music that helps music teachers to find a healthier balance and reduce stress.
The mPower Method is a combination of unique classroom strategies, time management techniques and self-care practices that have been specifically designed for busy music teachers.
Over the course of the next few months, I’m going to share bite-sized strategies you can use to help you combat the drain that teaching music, especially since the pandemic, has become.
From the classroom to your personal life, the mPower Method addresses the unique stressors and challenges that come with the demands of being a music educator and gives you “homework” that will have you looking at your current practices and what you might be able to tweak to do this job in a more sustainable way.
Imagine if you had a student who was struggling playing a passage on trombone. She was trying to go quickly back and forth between a Db and an F, desperately attempting to repeatedly go from fifth to first position and feeling frustrated because it is hard. If you saw her struggling, you’d likely introduce her to the option of using an alternate position for F, in sixth position, so suddenly it becomes very easy to quickly go between fifth and sixth positions. It’s a small change, but the result is mastering something with more ease and in a more effective way. She saves time and wasted energy with this one slight change.
That’s the principle behind the mPower Method. I share the strategies that have worked for me and thousands of people I’ve worked with to help you find ways to do things that bring as much ease as the discovery of an alternate fingering for a difficult passage does for a struggling musician.
Through the mPower Method, you will learn how to:
- Identify the areas in your life that are causing the biggest threat to your physical and mental well-being
- Create small changes that have enormous impact on your time, energy and ability to keep doing this important work in a healthier way
- Implement practices to maintain your physical and emotional well-being while still delivering a fabulous experience for your students
- Have more time and energy for doing the things you love, like spending time with friends and family without being drained
Stay tuned for mPowered Mondays and begin turning things around now!
Don’t let the demands of being a music teacher consume you. Join me on a journey to discover the power of the mPower Method and reclaim your love for teaching and passion for music.
If you can’t wait for the weekly tidbits and want to get started on a healthier journey now, click the button below for a complimentary strategy session where we will talk about your particular challenges and I’ll help you fast-track your transition from loving the job that’s killing you to loving your job and reducing your stress!
Imagine how good it will feel to finally take control after three years of teaching through unimaginable situations. This has been a rough road and I want to invite you to hop on board for this health journey.
