5 tricks and treats to get your child to PRACTICE Guitar! Your child is in guitar lessons. Her favorite pop star plays guitar so she became interested and you, being a supportive parent, arrange for her to get lessons so she can explore it as a hobby and possibly a lifelong activity. After a few
Top Questions When Starting Adults Starting Guitar Lessons This article details some of the top questions adults have in getting started with guitar lessons as complete beginners and provides answers that reveal just how easy the process can be! As adults, we often have an interest in picking up a new hobby or revisiting a
Why learn how to play an instrument? There are plenty of benefits that might make you dust off and Learn How To Play Guitar Enhances Cognitive Function Listening to music engages the whole brain, but playing music is the brain’s equivalent of a full body workout. Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging instruments are used to
Play An Instrument – Your Choice Are you the center of attention? Believe in Astrology? Play an instrument! There’s no science to this chart by Marilyn Krase but it’s fun to see where you end up.
It’s All In The Details! While working with private students, I make the effort to notice subtle details about their personalities. I discovered one such detail yesterday with a student I’ve been working with for about a year. While this student has made above average progress over time, her over all ability to complete songs
Using Two Types of Songs to Learn Note Reading When teaching piano, it is important for our students to become familiar with the notes on the staff. I think most musicians would agree that reading music is a basic skill for any instrument. Here are two things that help with note reading. Playing Familiar
Which Instrument Should Your Child Play? Do you want your child to take music lessons but have no idea what instrument they should learn? Take this fun quiz and find out which instrument fits his/her personality! Keep track of how many points (in the parenthesis) you get for each answer and then add them up
When most people think of Dallas they might first think of football or cheerleaders, but Dallas has a rich musical heritage too. Dallas has a vibrant live music scene with several notable musicians who got their start there including Erykah Badu, The Monkees, Pantera, Stevie Ray Vaughn, and Meatloaf. In addition to country, blues, and
Encouraging good technique will always help a music lessons but it’s a word that scares many parents, students, and teachers. As music teachers, we know the importance of proper technique. If a student learns the wrong way to hold a guitar, hold their drum sticks, or position their hands over a piano during private piano
Technology has made just about every aspect of our lives easier – why not private music lessons? I have written about the adverse effects of technology in place of private music lessons in my blog, “Technology and Music Lessons”. However, I wish to now share with you how truly wonderful and helpful it can be