Once lessons get rolling and you’ve started to make progress you might notice that progress slows down. I see it happen all the time with my students and in my own practicing. The good news is… this is a common problem and the solution is scaffolding. Who hasn’t learned their first tune, a cool guitar
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Music and the brain
Music and the brain… When I did a stint as a brain trainer for an established learning center, I was struck by the fact that we did about 90% of our brain exercises set to a metronome. Yes, the thing that sat on top of my piano all through my early years. A metronome. After
Learning How to Practice – Get the most out of Private Music Lessons At Home
At Home Music Teacher As an at home music teacher and musician, I have learned through my experience that the art of practice is the most important aspect of studying an instrument. Knowing the most efficient way to go about learning a new piece or technique is an acquired skill and not something that our
Teach Students to become Muisc Fans! In Home Music Teachers
Did You Say Football Fan? What is your favorite football team? Chances are you just answered the question easily. Now who is your favorite composer? Band? Performer? What’s your favorite piece or song by that performer? I will assume the answer didn’t come as fast, and if you asked your 10 year old trombone student
How long till i can play the piano, guitar, or sing? Music Lesson time-line revealed!
I always know a student, or parent of a student needs some help and understanding when they ask me the question “How many lessons will I/they need to take? If you’ve never played a music instrument or taken music lessons, it’s easy to understand how someone can ask. If you’ve played an instrument you know
Jay Maurice likes in-home music lessons.
When you are looking for a Music Lesson(s) of any kind, piano lessons, voice lessons, guitar lessons, or any music lesson you can think of you ought to consider in home music lessons. This video goes over Jay Maurice’s main likes on the subject of having a private teacher teach in your home. If you
Start Lessons Now – Practice Backwards? Oh yes!
If you are trying to learn piano or learn guitar or learn any instrument, your going to need to learn how to practice. The most common overlooked technique might be practicing backwards. Why? watch the video.
Teach Students How To End A Song. Elinor Rigby
How To End A Song Often times at student recitals, we see a really good performance followed by a student bolting off the stage, some times wile they are still holding the last note. If you have ever played a recital you can probably remember that it can fell good to be done and running
A young piano student does his best!
A young piano student has many obstacles to overcome before his first piano recital. Where then do we set the bar and doing well? We say the answer is within each young piano student to do their best. Doing well at a recital means you did your best. Since “your best” is different for everyone
Great Piano Recital Performance from 4/14/12. Altanta, GA
At a recent Piano Recital Performance,. Molly plays the Lords Prayer. Molly is one of Amore Francis’s best students. When i asked Amore why Molly (and her sister Emily) always played so well his answer was simple. Their family supports their piano lessons so mush, they can’t fail.Molly inspiring recital performance. Amore always does a
