We get the question all the time when students sign up for lessons. Will I learn how to tune my guitar? The answer of course is yes but I think the real question people are trying to ask is why is my guitar out of tune. A guitar goes out of tune often. How often
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Stickers and goals – small motiviations for music students can equal big results!
It doesn’t take much to motivate the under 10 crowd and stickers, sticker charts, and the occasional bonus surprise have kept mine practicing and trying hard all year long. My kids know that if they play their homework song well enough, they will get their choice from a buffet of stickers, that very in sizes
A D.C. & Baltimore Piano Teacher’s Favorite Methods: Age 7 to 12 Years Old
On average, most students Lessons In Your Home works with on piano fall into the 7 to 12 year old age range. We definitely have a lot of students who are younger and older, but as a general age group, this is the most popular. It seems also that authors of the standard, popular piano
Practice Your Age! How Long Should a Child Practice for Their Music Lesson?
It’s one of the most common questions parents ask: How long should a child practice for their music lesson? I recently had a conversation about this very topic while sitting in a coffee shop in Miami with Rich Margolis, a piano teacher with Lessons In Your Home. I asked Rich, “How’s practice going with your
Adult Music Lessons – Learning To Play Music At Any Age! It’s never to late:)
Music can be many different things to many different people. Some people play music as a job and as a way of life. Some people play music only in their spare time, for personal enjoyment. Wherever you may lie on this spectrum, music is something that provides a vast amount of personal enjoyment. I sometimes
Why In Home Piano Lessons in D.C. Beat Studio Lessons
If you have ever sat in traffic for an hour on the Beltway during rush hour just to cover five exits, you may already know why in home music lesson in general can be more convenient than studio lessons in the D.C. area. This is a high traffic location, and for many busy families, the
The Power of Positivity in Music Lessons – Lessons Learned from ADD, Dyslexia, and Autism
One of the most valuable lessons I learned about teaching music came from a place that didn’t involve music at all. Over the summer, I worked in a learning center teaching phonics and comprehension to children with learning difficulties such as ADD, dyslexia, and autism. As a teacher, I was given extensive training about how
Beggining Guitar Lessons – What to expect – Electric and Acoustic – Young students
So your son or daughter just got a guitar and as they are sitting on the couch plucking at strings (maybe they have broken one already) your thinking “She’s going to need some lessons”. First things first, let them play the instrument. Unless they are about to smash it, normal play, even if they don’t
Motivating studnets – Not a parents job but the Music Teachers!
One of the most challenging tasks of a music teacher is finding ways to motivate our students. We all want them to listen to us, enjoy their lessons, practice, and improve. The key is to get them to want to do all of that without it seeming like a chore, but more for the satisfaction
Favorite Piano Methods for Young Beginners. – Piano Teacher in D.C. & Baltimore
Every piano teacher has preferences on which piano methods to use for each age group, and as a piano teacher living in D.C., I definitely have my top picks for young beginners. After years of experience, I have compiled my own hybrid method that draws from the top piano curriculum resources to create a personalized