Music Ed Mentor Podcast #58: Meditation and Mindfulness in the Music Classroom

Every music teacher I’ve ever met has had a horrible-day experience where they thought something like: I love my career but I hate my job. I love my students, but I hate teaching. I love music, but my administration is driving me crazy. There’s always a “but” in there somewhere. 

Today my guest is Leslie Moffat, author of I Love My Job But It’s Killing Me.

Leslie and I discuss how you can easily turn things around. It’s possible to shift your life and your teaching to create a better experience for yourself, and for your students. Best of all, it’s simpler than you think. Leslie has some great suggestions, and she speaks from profound experience. Your jaw will drop as you hear the struggles she’s been through and the simple things she’s done to completely transform her life, all without leaving her career teaching high school band. 

This episode is a gift, especially to all of our high school band colleagues who are juggling so much, especially with marching band season in full force.