Jam With Your Kids: A Music Teacher’s Guide to Family Music Time As a collective of passionate music educators specializing in private lessons for beginners, we often emphasize the transformative power of shared musical experiences. One of the most enriching activities we advocate for is to jam with your kids. This simple yet profound practice
Starting music lessons can be exciting—and a little overwhelming. We’ve worked with hundreds of first-time students and families, and we know that the key to long-term success is starting strong. Whether you’re enrolling your child or jumping in as an adult, here’s how to start beginner piano lessons easily and with confidence. Step 1: Choose
How To Get Great Tone on Trombone Every musician who is serious about making music seeks the “perfect tone,” but you may not know where to start if you’ve never had formal training. Here are some tips that apply to players of all levels. They can be helpful on any wind or brass instrument, but
Teaching piano lessons is something we are passionate about doing. But what if we don’t have a piano and it is lessons time? Here are a few alternatives that might work. A Trusty Keyboard First option, the good old keyboard! I know you might be thinking that some of the keyboards you see today are
As a group of music teachers who specialize in working with new students, we believe this wholeheartedly: beginner guitar lessons should be fun. In fact, it’s one of the most important ingredients in a student’s long-term success. Of course we care about good posture, solid technique, and reading music—but when a student is just starting
This article is for teachers of young beginners on piano who need lesson plan ideas. General thoughts included here work especially well for the first 3 months of study, which is when a routine and familiarity is established with the instrument. For young beginners, piano study is a great way to begin music lessons, and
What’s So Special About The Piano? If you’re questioning which instrument to your son or daughter should play, this blog post is for you. Okay, so on stage, it’s a little cumbersome and as a performer, you can’t move around with it like you could a guitar or saxophone. But the piano has its own
As a team of private music teachers who work primarily with beginners, we often get the question: “What are the violin viola cello bass differences?” Understanding these four core orchestral string instruments helps students make confident choices suited to their interests, age, and physical comfort. Key Differences: Size, Range, Position 1. Size & Playing Position
There comes a time in every student’s piano journey when they stop simply pressing keys and start creating sound. That’s where I like to focus my energy—teaching piano voicing in lessons, which may not show up in the method book table of contents, but is quietly transformative. Voicing is the ability to highlight melody within
Does this sound familiar?The piano teacher is coming in an hour and you’re pretty sure that kid has not played a note all week. You promise yourself you will make him sit down for piano practice next week. Even as you’re saying this you sigh, thinking of your packed schedule.Learning to play the piano is a
