Strategies To Teaching Children Music Without Overwhelm Teaching music to children is highly rewarding yet extremely challenging if you have never done it. There’s so much information to cover. Where to start? As you progress in learning any new skill, fact or process, new vistas reveal themselves. It’s like climbing the mountain of progress.…
Men Wearing Makeup Playing Loud Guitars When I was 12, I discovered something so fantastic, larger-than-life, and electrifying! It was the rock band KISS. It was colorful, loud, and crazy. But maybe even more, my parents hated it! All of a sudden, everything else faded away and I wanted to be one of these super-hero-like…
I’ve been talking to a lot of music teachers all over the world. A common complaint is that there’s “too many distractions” in students lives nowadays. They blame the Internet, or the video games, or soccer or Instagram or other social media. In my 8 years of running my kid-focused music studio, I have rarely experienced…
When learning any new skill or endeavor, creating a rhythm of daily practice is the most important. Why? By having the same pattern everyday, you create a habit and that’s hard to break – even when you don’t feel like it. Think about brushing your teeth. Because you started this routine every morning since you…
Location! Location! Location! – put the keyboard or piano in a central part of your home where everyone spends most of their time. You will be amazed at how your child will want to show you what they’ve learned! Family concerts and impromptu practice is still practice and time enjoying the instrument. So many times…
