by Gretchen | Aug 1, 2016 | podcast
Would you rather be the smartest person in an average school or the middle student at the smartest school? Malcolm Gladwell’s book David and Goliath has a wealth of wisdom about how to approach college admissions sanely. Megan shares key insights from reading this...
by Gretchen | Jul 5, 2016 | Academic Coaching, blog, Study Skills
Memorizing definitions accurately can be a real challenge for students. Not to mention booooring! Here’s an “anti-boring approach” success story from a client who used what I call my “formula technique” to learn and memorize some complex...
by Gretchen | Jun 7, 2016 | Academic Coaching, blog, podcast, Study Skills
I know that summer is here for most students ..so math is the last thing you might want to think of. However, I couldn’t wait to share this trick! The other day, I was talking with a client of mine who has been struggling in her math class. Trying to decide if...
by Gretchen | Jan 10, 2010 | InterPlay
Recently a friend sent me a survey asking me what ensemble performance feels like. She’s getting her Ph.D. and she needed some help. Ever the dutiful friend, I complied. I’ll share the text of those emails in a second. But first — I want to share...
by Gretchen | Jan 7, 2010 | InterPlay
I had so much fun teaching my first InterPlay Performance Technique class — totally solo!! For the last two and a half years I’ve been Elizabeth Mendana’s teaching sidekick. But then she decided to move away. So, I took a deep breath… and a...
