One Step At A Time Keeping students interested and excited about learning music can sometimes be challenging. After the initial excitement wears off, it’s important to keep students engaged and progressing, but not frustrated with progressively difficulty of songs and exercises. At Lessons In Your Home, our teachers are some of the best music educators
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Hurricane Harvey Not Strong Enough To Stop Piano Lessons
When Katie Patterson suggested to her friend Erin Salisbury call us about getting the same teacher she uses for her children, Ashley Baker, she had no idea they’d be taking piano lessons in the same house after Hurricane Harvey hit but that’s exactly what happened. Katie said “The first thing my oldest daughter, Elliot, thought
Don’t Break the Scale This Fall
Finding the Right Balance School is back in session along with so many other activities. You and your child may be feeling overwhelmed and struggling to get into a good routine. Rest assured, it’s just the nature of the season! You may be tempted to cut back on activities and stop music lessons, but
Trying To Play Without Mistakes Is A Mistake
You Can’t Play This To Not Make A Mistake The words above, “You Can’t Play This To Not Make A Mistake” were spoken by a director at a recent music festival to a group of high school band and orchestra students. I’m honestly not sure the students really understood, but as a conscious observer,
Refer A Friend and Get $25, Your Friend Gets Their 1st Lesson Free
Refer A Friend and Get $25 At Lessons In Your Home, the best advertising is word of mouth from our current students and families. We want to say thank you for sharing your love for what we do with our referral program. For every new student you refer to Lessons In Your Home who signs
An All-In-One Piano Method!
The All-in-One Approach Method and Workshop with Dr. Helen Marlais Last week, I had the very fortunate opportunity to attend a workshop by Dr. Helen Marlais—the author / composer of the All-in-One Approach to Succeeding at the Piano® series. Dr. Marlais provided a tour of the first 4 mini-levels in the series by guiding
Changing Music Teachers – A How To Guide
What Happens If My Music Teacher Can No Longer Teach Me? This article is for students who are experiencing a teacher change. It gives you points to consider, as well as a fresh outlook on a situation that you may be approaching reluctantly due to the bond established between your private music teacher your
Fighting Through Drum Lessons
Martial Arts and Drum Lessons If you’re the teacher or parent of a drum student taking drum lessons, this article will identify a lesson plan similar to that of a marital arts training session. This is a sort of a personal story of a martial artist and musician. Group lessons, like martial arts, follow
Play By Ear During Piano Lessons
Playing By Ear And Piano Lessons, 4 Games This is for the teacher or the parent of a piano student who wants their young musician to have more fun playing by ear. Learning how to read music is definitely extremely important when taking piano lessons. However, the ability to play by ear opens up
Stay Inside, Don’t Sweat, Learn A Song on Some Frets!
Brain Power! Turn the summer into solar power for your mind! We all know that during the summer, the days are long but our attention span is not. A lot of the time, we do not keep up on our studies, as we should. Practicing guitar, studying theory, and working on sight-reading keeps your brain