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For young kids who take music lessons, Music Bucks encourage goal-setting while making practice fun. Music Bucks are a pretend currency that children earn by logging practice in their practice plan. Parents set the value of rewards that kids can buy with Music Bucks, but the earning formula is the same for everyone.

Music Bucks Formula

1. Time Practiced – 1 Music Buck for every 10 minutes of logged practice.
   Example: 151 minutes = 15 Music Bucks (rounded to the nearest whole number).
2. Daily Goals Achieved – 5 Music Bucks for each day all assigned goals are completed.
   Example: 7 days completed = 35 Music Bucks.
3. Entire Practice Plan Completed – 50 bonus Music Bucks for completing every day in the plan.

On average, kids can earn about 100–200 Music Bucks per week if they complete their practice plans consistently.

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Examples

Example 1: Practice Plan – March 1 to March 7

• 7 days of practice goals (30 minutes/day)
• Completed entire plan
• Total: 106 Music Bucks

• 21 – Time Practiced
• 35 – Daily Goals
• 50 – Bonus for full plan

Example 2: Practice Plan – March 1 to March 7

• 4 days of practice goals (40 minutes/day)
• Completed entire plan
• Total: 86 Music Bucks

• 16 – Time Practiced
• 20 – Daily Goals
• 50 – Bonus for full plan

Example 3: Practice Plan – March 1 to March 7

• 5 days of practice goals (60 minutes/day)
• Completed entire plan
• Total: 105 Music Bucks

• 30 – Time Practiced
• 25 – Daily Goals
• 50 – Bonus for full plan

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Extra Ways to Earn

Kids also earn Practice Stickers as they log practice. Stickers can lead to additional Music Bucks through games, similar to raffle tickets—the more stickers earned, the more chances to win!

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• How can MusicTeacherNotes help parents motivate their kids to practice?
• What are Music Bucks?
• How do Super Stickers work?
• What are the best strategies to get a child to practice their music instrument?
• Can young students join MusicTeacherNotes?
• How can MusicTeacherNotes motivate children to practice music?
• How are Music Bucks calculated?
• How does MusicTeacherNotes help encourange students to practice more?
• How do children spend their Music Bucks?
• How do students log practice?
• What motivates students to log their practice?
• What if my child earns too many Music Bucks every week?
• Can Music Bucks be converted to real money?