It's been a while (almost two years!) since I last posted.  Life gets busy and some things drop off.  However, this week our family got ...

I got this idea from James Hutchins on the Suzuki Parents as Partners Online conference two years ago.  Since then I've used it a lot wi...

I have a confession!  I have been the WORST at practicing with my 6-year-old.  The holidays really threw us off, then she got the flu for a ...

We've been in need of fun practicing ideas at our household this week.  The holidays are here and my kids don't want to practice. ...

During our two-a-day practices, my daughter spends a good part of the evening practicing playing through pieces for her Rocky Mountain Strin...

I gave all my older kids this paper to remind them of some other creative ways to review.  They each have two different lists in their prac...

I finally got back in the groove with practicing with this little game.  It's so simple I can't believe I didn't think of it soo...

The start of the new school year has brought a new level of motivation for me and my kids. I've been thinking of making this practice bo...

I was at a Suzuki Leadership Retreat and a friend of mine gave me a box of practice helps that she sold at institute years ago.  Inside were...

Four kids is a lot to handle and do everything else I want to do!  I never seem to have time to do everything, but I have been working a lot...

Practicing review pieces is a fundamental part of the Suzuki Method.  With my 7-year-old in Suzuki violin book 4 she has a lot of review to ...

I have a 7-year-old who has to practice at least an hour a day. That is a lot of practicing for someone that young. My idea this week is to...