As your child approaches adolescence, the social, emotional, physical and cognitive changes they’re experiencing become increasingly evident. Your 11 or 12 year-old is being pulled in so many different directions by their desire for independence, their need for family and support, their hyper-awareness of their bodies (which are suddenly growing wildly and can become strange … Read more

In this week’s installment of our Monday blog series, we’ll be looking at the development of typical 9 and 10 year-old. These young students, are, well, not so young anymore and things really begin to change at this age. You may see great variation from child to child. For a 9 or 10 year-old who … Read more

Welcome back to the latest installment of our Monday blog series about what you can expect from young music students at every age and developmental stage!  In previous weeks, I’ve covered just one year at a time, because of the big changes that happen at age 5 and age 6.  This week, I’ll be talking … Read more

Last week, we kicked off our Monday blog series about child development and music learning with a post about the developmental milestones that make the average 5 year-old ready to start lessons, as well as their typical abilities and limitations. This week, we’re looking at what makes the average 6 year-old learner tick, the new … Read more

Welcome to the first installment of our weekly blog series about what you can expect from young music students! Every Monday, I’ll be writing about a different age group, their developmental characteristics and how they relate to a child’s abilities in learning an instrument. As I emphasized in my introduction to the series last week, … Read more

When your child starts lessons (on any instrument), it’s perfectly natural to hope they they’ll discover a hidden gift for music. And in fact, one of the reasons we love working with young children is that we get the privilege and joy of helping them find their talents and their inner confidence. But how do … Read more