Happier Music Teacher
Real self-care for music educators, not just self-soothing! Are you an overwhelmed music teacher who thinks that self-care and work/life balance is impossible with your responsibilities at home? Are you feeling burnout at home and school, and you’re done with feeling teacher tired and stressed all the time? Do you feel that the cliché advice of candles and bubble baths, not that there’s anything wrong with that, are short term solutions for your tension? Former stressed hot mess Beth Duhon helps you be more content at home and in your career in music education through guided journaling, common sense advice and encouraging you to take consistent micro-actions. Each episode features topics like: vocal health, time management, meal prep, commuting hacks and healthy habits to help you be a “Happier Music Teacher.” New episodes every Tuesday morning.
Episodes
Music teachers have a lot of ways to take on extra work. We might assume that self-care is saying no to all opportunities but that doesn't sit well with us as high performers. Listen in for a thorough list of what I'm saying yes, no and maybe to in this season to help you make your own decisions without overcommitment or FOMO.
Join me this Wednesday at 5:30 CST for "Yes! Musicplay Works With Upper Elementary Students!" or wat...
Welcome back! Want to be on your phone less and truly recharge as a tired music teacher this summer? Here are your rules plus a bonus rule for your children! Let's be intentional with our time and energy this summer!
See you June 11, 2025 at 5:30 CST for my Wednesday Webinar for Musicplayonline called, "Yes, Musicplay Works for Upper Elementary Students!"
I'm going to take a few weeks off from the podcast to be with my family. I'll be back in June to catch up with you. My insight for you today? Work isn't life. Life is life. I love you and thank you for being here.
Feeling almost burnout about the month of May as a music teacher? Here are tried and true tips to make May go more smoothly for you and your family. Let's start with buying an outfit for all the events that makes you feel amazing! Don't forget to purchase my book to read this summer. Links below!
Being a music teacher can be overwhelming, especially at the end of the school year! We're going to get organized and stop multi-tasking to stop the overwhelm. Because there aren't actual sight-singing emergencies!
Are you an introverted or neurodivergent music teacher? Or are you a neurotypical music teacher that just gets overstimulated by all the noise and activity in a general music classroom? There's nothing wrong with you! Elementary schools and music classrooms are very stimulating. Here are some tips, habits and strategies for you to protect your peace during the school day.
Many music teachers are frequently the only one in that subject matter on their campus leaving them feeling isolated and lonely, not to mention misunderstood! There is nothing wrong with you but there are some practical steps we can take to help you be happier at school.
First in a series on Music Teacher Struggles. Too much on your plate as a music teacher? There's no quick fix but here are my thoughts and mindset shifts on how to handle overcommitment. Also, see you at TCDA in July!
Have you completely fallen off the self-care wagon the first quarter of the calendar year? Me too! Here are 9 tips for both of us to start taking better care of ourselves when our efforts at healthy eating, exercise, hydration or sleep have failed lately.
We just finished spring break but now it is time to plan your summer PD. Whether you take Orff or Kodaly Levels or maybe World Music Drumming, here are all the practical considerations to make your summer professional development successful! Don't forget to register for TCDA and come to my session.
Whether you are pursuing a master's degree or National Board Certification while teaching, it is a challenging season. Here is the actual advice that I gave to a friend that turned into a podcast episode! You can still have work life balance while you are working on a higher education degree or the gold standard in teacher education. Especially when we aren't kids anymore and have a partner and kids! You can do this! If you ar...
You've earned one of the best part of being a teacher: Spring Break! Now, let's make it the right type of self-care for you by being intentional. It might be travel, a Netflix binge or spring cleaning. Listen in at the start of break to make this one of the best yet! Also, my F-Flat Books instagram takeover and upcoming TCDA presentation!
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Time for your district letter of intent? Wrestling with important career considerations, possibly even leaving the profession? I'm no career counselor but here are some points to ponder as you think about what direction to head next in your career.
If we're going to have balance in our lives, we're going to need some ideas on how to be more productive at home and at school. Here are the tips that I use on a daily basis to get more done at home and at school. Welcome to my new friends from TMEA and Musicplayonline.com!
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Welcome to the 100th episode! Today, we are looking at the habits that make the biggest difference in my happiness at home and at school. They are small and easy! You can do this!
Sometimes a house doesn't need to be gutted. It just needs a refresh with some new paint and maybe some throw pillows. Same with our jobs! The whole premise of Happier Music Teacher is that small actions can increase your job satisfaction. Try one of these this week! See you at TMEA for Social Media and the Music Educator: Better Boundaries on February 12.
Some teaching days are monotonous or have some of our least favorite tasks! Maybe you've had one too many days of indoor recess. But, if you are constantly lacking joy as a music teacher, there may be other causes. Let's tackle the second half of what might be stealing your joy as a music teacher! P.S. It has nothing to do with whether you choose Orff, Kodaly or MLT!
What are the things that are taking our time, energy and enjoyment as music teachers? Here in part 1, we'll name some of those culprits. Once we name them, we can fight them better and reclaim our joy!
Just like my intro says, music teachers have no time. Just because our time is limited doesn't mean that we should give up hope on our planning period! Using your planning period well is a great strategy for being a Happier Music Teacher.
Grab a notebook and pen! These are tried and true tips to make the most of your limited planning time that you can use today.
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