Our Guitar Lesson Blogs are filled with tips about playing, and this tip is a great one. It came from one of our bassoon teachers, but I needed to share it with out guitar students and teachers. It Happened Again, I Can’t Play This Measure When learning a new song on the guitar and using
This article is lays out a very basic approach to playing the drums. It’s meant just to show you how easy it is to start. If you want to take Drum Lessons, consider this whole article as a beginning as you look for a drum teacher. Steps One, Two, and Three of learning how to
There are mainly 3 types of guitar teachers today; In-Home teachers, Private Studio Teachers, and Home Based Guitar Teachers. How can you decide which one is right for you or your child? You might get a good idea of what you’re looking for after reading through the types below: In-Home Music Teachers There are teachers
This article explores using different recordings of the same piano work to supplement study of a piece. Intermediate to advanced piano students studying classical repertoire will find great benefit from adding this component to their weekly practice. When classical piano students get to a point where they are out of method books and at
Music Therapy made me a better music teacher! Music Therapy is all about using music as a tool to promote emotional, physical, psychological and cognitive development. Being able to connect with a person using music is about finding non-verbal communication; a different channel to connect us inside, which cannot be found nor produced by using
4 Ways To Prepare For Private Music Lessons Ever watched someone perform a piece and just be astounded at the way that they played and how perfect it sounded? I’m sure you want your child to perform that way. Well, here are things that you should help your little musician do before every practice that
We hear all the time about how important music is to children and their developing brains, even when they are in the womb. Even more beneficial is the impact of live music vs. recorded music. Even MORE beneficial is a parent singing to their child. These are 3 reasons why you should sing to your
Fun, Fantastic, Energized Piano Lessons!! Keeping piano lessons high energy helps keeps the lessons fun and engaging for our young students! A couple rules of thumb will help you achieve this level of successful piano lesson. Yes Get Fresh! First of all, believe in what you are doing. Sounds simple, but true passion goes
Clocks And Piano Don’t Always Play Well Together In a previous article I outlined why we should use Repetitive Practice constructively rather then watching a clock. This article details the application of constructive piano practice and gets students away from looking at the clock and more involved in constructive repetitions and efficient practice. Applying Constructive
Stop Timing Your Piano Practice! This article details an effective music instrument practice methodology, constructive repetitions, that gets piano students away from looking at the clock and more involved in constructive repetitions and efficient practice. Piano Teacher As a piano teacher, it’s difficult not to tell students, “You should practice x number of minutes per
