A First Look at the Happy Planner - Teacher Edition

If you’ve been following my blog for a while, you know that I’m a bit of a planner geek. Last year, I used the Private Music Teacher Planner & Agenda by Full Voice. You can find out my first impressions of it here:

It is a wonderful planner. Very well thought out.

It’s just that since a good chunk of my operations is managed online via My Music Staff (affiliate link) and my main bullet journal/planner, it was too much planner for what I need. I probably used only half of the layouts.

This year, I am trying the Teacher Edition of The Happy Planner. What attracted me to it is its simplicity and flexibility. I give my first impressions and take you on a flip through in today’s video:

Fellow teachers, what is your favourite planner for lessons? Analog or digital? Pre-made or custom-made? Share them in the Comments below.

Student Article Review: Liveabout's Beginner's Guide to Music History

Student Article Review: Liveabout's Beginner's Guide to Music History

My student M is back with another review:

The website is called A Beginner’s Guide to Music History, written by Espie Estrella. She is a lyricist, songwriter, and member of the Nashville Songwriters Association International.

Student Website Review: CMUSE

Student Website Review: CMUSE

My student M is back again with a website review of CMUSE’s History of Website page:

CMUSE: Brief History of Music Student Review

The name of the website is called Brief History of Music: An Introduction. The website is It is written by Dr. Justin Wildridge. He is a media composer and multi-instrumentalist based in the South-West of England where he works from his own studio.

Adventures in Migraine Prophylaxis

Adventures in Migraine Prophylaxis

It was really just this year that we started looking at my headaches as migraines. One glance at the Timeline of a Migraine Attack (Source: American Migraine Foundation) confirmed that I have been suffering from something beyond a mere sinus headache:

Our 2021 Video Game Playlist

Our 2021 Video Game Playlist

Last time, I shared my students and my favourite tabletop games in response to a request from a colleague for game recommendations. You can read that list here. This post is dedicated to some of the video games my students or I are currently playing (or recently completed).