"Teacher's Packet" for your Music Student

To find a simple way to motivate your family or your music student to better succeed in their efforts to learn and to practice, check out my music blog to see my directions for assembling a special packet.

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Worthy Wife: The Wisdom to "Add it to the Ignore List"

I was inspired when I heard someone tell a story of a woman with great wisdom.  I remember it like this:

When she was newly married, she made a list of 10 things her husband did which had the possibility of annoying her in the future and she committed herself to overlooking those characteristics.  After she had been married several years, she was asked how she had remained so happily married.  Her reply was that whenever something annoyed her about her husband she would simply tell herself that habit, annoyance etc was on her "ignore list." 

(I tried to find the source but haven't found it yet. I think it might have been President  Monson)

Since hearing of that woman's "ignore list"  I have noticed that my husband must have a very good sized ignore list for me since he treats me so well.  I was motivated and have happily noticed some changes as I have more often had the wisdom to say "I can ignore that" to myself when something bothers me.

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Truly Tender: Alma Song with my Toddler

Our family experienced several very tender moments lately as my littlest daughter has become very interested in singing songs together as a family.  She has certain signs she uses to let us know what song she is wanting to sing.  The one she keeps doing over and over again is to hold up her little fists by her face and scrunch her nose.  That means she wants to do the "Book of Mormon Stories" additional verse about Alma.  The spirit of peace and happiness just flows into our home when she holds up those little fists and the whole family responds by singing and doing the actions(which we made up) with her.  Her favorite part is when we all get down on the floor to show that we are now humble and repentant :)

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Musically Motivating: Beat vs Rythm

Check out my new Music blog here to see my definitions

for Beat and Rhythm.

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