
Flexing Our Perseverance Muscle through Practice
01/23/24 • 6 min
On this week’s episode of the podcast, your host, Christine Goodner, is bringing you our first mini-episodes for season 2, all about the practice it takes to flex our perseverance muscle in the practice room.
Links in this week’s episode:
Last week’s episode with Crystal Boyack
The written version of this week’s episode/transcript can be found HERE
Connect with Christine on Instagram
Questions to reflect on this week:
- What character qualities, or life skills, do I hope my child develops through learning their instrument?
- How can I support my child as a human developing these skills, while also helping them develop skills on their instrument?
Have a great week everyone!
On this week’s episode of the podcast, your host, Christine Goodner, is bringing you our first mini-episodes for season 2, all about the practice it takes to flex our perseverance muscle in the practice room.
Links in this week’s episode:
Last week’s episode with Crystal Boyack
The written version of this week’s episode/transcript can be found HERE
Connect with Christine on Instagram
Questions to reflect on this week:
- What character qualities, or life skills, do I hope my child develops through learning their instrument?
- How can I support my child as a human developing these skills, while also helping them develop skills on their instrument?
Have a great week everyone!
Previous Episode

Musicality & Joy from the Beginning with Crystal Boyack
Welcome to season 2!
On this week's episode, we're speaking with Crystal Boyack: violinist, parent, and creator of Wee Violin (and Wee Cello & Wee Viola which are newly out this week!).
We talk about her own practice journey, what she learned from practicing with her own children, and what inspired her to create Wee Violin.
Links in this episode:
Website: crystalboyackmusicstudio.com
Connect with your host Christine Goodner on Instagram
Support the podcast by purchasing or recommending one of Christine's books: Amazon or Bookshop.org
Show notes and transcript of our conversation can be found at www.SuzukiTriangle.com/TTPEpisode39
Next Episode

Playing the Long Game with Susanna Klein
On this week’s episode, we’re speaking to Violinist and Practice expert Susanna Klein. Susanna shares her own experience with music practice, how her perspective changed about music practice after incorporating ideas from sports psychology, and thoughts on supporting our children in their music practice.
Links in this week’s episode:
Susanna’s Website: practizma.com
Susanna’s YouTube Channel: Youtube.com/practiceblitz
Connect with Susanna on Instagram: instagram.com/practizma
The transcript and blog post can be found HERE
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