At Lessons In Your Home, our team of dedicated music teachers spends a lot of time helping students learn new songs. But do you know what we love just as much? Encouraging our students to repeat the songs they already know how to play. Some students are eager to move on as soon as they
1. Singing Builds Brain Connections Early Multiple studies have shown that music—especially singing—activates areas in a child’s brain related to language, memory, and executive function. Why it matters: According to the Harvard Center on the Developing Child, repetitive sound play helps young children build strong neural pathways critical for learning. 2. It Strengthens Emotional Bonds
Music doesn’t just belong in the studio or on stage—it can be a natural part of your child’s everyday world. As music teachers who work with young beginners, we’ve seen how simple, joyful exposure to music at home lays a strong foundation for future learning. If you’re wondering how to inspire kids with music without
When parents actively support music lessons at home, the student’s progress often accelerates—but it’s not because they teach. Real growth comes when parents help with focus, routine, and encouragement in ways that reinforce rather than frustrate lessons. Three Key Ways Parents Can Support Effectively 1. Establish Consistent Practice Routine Children benefit most from short, daily
A great basic step in learning to read piano music understands intervals. Intervals for those who don’t know are the name given for the distance between two notes. This article is a basic approach on how I like to teach steps and skips in piano music to my elementary aged students. Each student is different
How can you have any pudding if you don’t eat your meat! Can you name that tune? This article examines the dessert of music lessons and if it’s OK, to eat it before we eat out vegetables. Figuratively of course.
After a few years, my first instructor told me he couldn’t really teach me anymore, that I had learned and practiced everything he had to offer me.
You can sympathize with the challenges, share enjoyment with successes, and relate to each other in a unique way. Parents who have a hard time relating to their kids (especially teenagers!) can create a special new relationship through music.
We get this question a lot: “How do I keep my child motivated to practice?” The short answer? You don’t have to do it alone. When you work with a qualified private teacher, their job isn’t just to teach technique—it’s to motivate kids with music in a way that sparks curiosity, confidence, and joy. Our
As a group of private music teachers who have taught in schools, studios, and our own homes, we’ve learned one thing with certainty: teaching music students better starts with in-home lessons. After years of working in various settings, the most consistent growth, happiest students, and strongest relationships all seem to come when we teach inside
