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
When learning how to play a new instrument students want to sound good and see results right away, but for most people it isn’t that easy. It takes time and practice, just like it does when learning a sport, or another language or a dance, but it may not take as much time as you … Read more
All of us musicians have been there. An overwhelming piece of sheet music looming before us with a mountain of notes! At times, not even hours of practice can seem to help perfect a few measures. What we don’t realize sometimes that it’s not necessarily how much we practice, but how we practice that gets … Read more
We recently asked high school senior, Grace Mason who is planning to pursue a college music degree, what she thinks students need in order to have successful lessons and practice. Here’s what she told us. Positive Mindset. Maintaining a positive attitude when learning new and challenging music can make all the difference! Even when you’re … Read more
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