The Beyond Measure Promise
As host of the Beyond Measure Podcast, Patreon Community, and more, I am COMMITTED to helping Studio Music Teachers grow our profession through the lenses of curiosity, kindness, and humility.
Questions?
Resources that Explore the Many Human Elements of our Profession:
Building Better Music Readers
The Staff Should Not Be a Stumbling Block to Making Music
Join Christina Whitlock for
12 Weeks of Tools to Prepare Confident Readers from Their Earliest Lessons
Join Christina Whitlock for
12 Weeks of Tools to Prepare Confident Readers from Their Earliest Lessons
This 12-week resource provides teachers with quick-but-meaningful activities that build a solid foundation for reading. These exercises can be implemented in the very first lesson, or at any point along the musical journey.
The Paradox of Play: Taking Fun Seriously
Let’s be honest: PLAYING an instrument often feels like a lot of WORK.
How do we balance the important weight our instruction carries, without it feeling heavy?
Is it possible to approach music teaching as both essential and frivolous (at the same time)?
Join me for a light-hearted exploration into the art of serious play.
How do we balance the important weight our instruction carries, without it feeling heavy?
Is it possible to approach music teaching as both essential and frivolous (at the same time)?
Join me for a light-hearted exploration into the art of serious play.
The 2025 Piano Recital Guide
Looking for tried-and-true recital pieces your students (and audiences) will LOVE?
The 2025 Recital Guide saves you time and overwhelm by hand-picking 36 supplemental pieces that are proven to please.
Arranged by level (Pre-Reading through Late Intermediate), many teachers use this guide as an introduction to pieces BEYOND the method book.
The 2025 Recital Guide saves you time and overwhelm by hand-picking 36 supplemental pieces that are proven to please.
Arranged by level (Pre-Reading through Late Intermediate), many teachers use this guide as an introduction to pieces BEYOND the method book.
Varsity Musician's Playbook
Why does Sally prefer soccer practice to piano lessons?
This recording of Christina's most popular conference session will help you understand how YOU can learn from the principles of team sports and build enthusiastic studio teams of your own!
This recording of Christina's most popular conference session will help you understand how YOU can learn from the principles of team sports and build enthusiastic studio teams of your own!
Making the Most of Your Chosen Method
Who is really leading your lesson: You, or your Method Books?
This resource provides First-Steps to balancing the brilliance of both.
...I can't do the work for you, but I can help guide you in the right direction.
This resource provides First-Steps to balancing the brilliance of both.
...I can't do the work for you, but I can help guide you in the right direction.
The Studio Foundations Course
This course contains 17 video lessons, designed to help studio teachers of any instrument built a satisfying approach to teaching.
Through instruction and personal reflection, participants will explore many relevant concepts that are rarely - if ever - covered in pedagogy class.
It offers an overview of fourteen guiding principles for a building a quality studio experience for all parties involved.
Through instruction and personal reflection, participants will explore many relevant concepts that are rarely - if ever - covered in pedagogy class.
It offers an overview of fourteen guiding principles for a building a quality studio experience for all parties involved.