4 Ways To Prepare For Private Music Lessons Ever watched someone perform a piece and just be astounded at the way that they played and how perfect it sounded? I’m sure you want your child to perform that way. Well, here are things that you should help your little musician do before every practice that
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3 Reasons You Should Sing To Your Child
We hear all the time about how important music is to children and their developing brains, even when they are in the womb. Even more beneficial is the impact of live music vs. recorded music. Even MORE beneficial is a parent singing to their child. These are 3 reasons why you should sing to your
Piano Lessons – Fun Fantastic Energized!
Fun, Fantastic, Energized Piano Lessons!! Keeping piano lessons high energy helps keeps the lessons fun and engaging for our young students! A couple rules of thumb will help you achieve this level of successful piano lesson. Yes Get Fresh! First of all, believe in what you are doing. Sounds simple, but true passion goes
Applying Repetitions as ConstructivePiano Practice
Clocks And Piano Don’t Always Play Well Together In a previous article I outlined why we should use Repetitive Practice constructively rather then watching a clock. This article details the application of constructive piano practice and gets students away from looking at the clock and more involved in constructive repetitions and efficient practice. Applying
Constructive Repetitions Dont Waste Time
Stop Timing Your Piano Practice! This article details an effective music instrument practice methodology, constructive repetitions, that gets piano students away from looking at the clock and more involved in constructive repetitions and efficient practice. Piano Teacher As a piano teacher, it’s difficult not to tell students, “You should practice x number of
Music Analysis Early In Music Lessons
As Private Music Teachers, we’re armed with many similar tools to help our students learn to play an instrument. Teaching Analysis in your lessons early on is important, as it helps students, young to old, learn to make choices about what it is they are playing and how they are playing it. How And
What Is In Your Ipod: How To Choose An Instrument
Choosing the right musical instrument for you! Most all of us have thought it if we didn’t say it: “Before this life is over I am going to learn to play an instrument.” While some of us may know exactly what instrument we would like to learn most of us would like to learn them
Two Singing Lesson Warm Ups
Two Voice Exercises for Starting a Singing Lesson When it comes to voice lessons, most teachers would agree that one of the main goals it make sure the student is not straining the vocal chords when singing. Below are two easy exercises that naturally take the pressure off the vocal chords and place the voice
The New Dr. Phillips Performing Arts Center in Orlando, Fl.
Arts For Every Life – The New Dr. Phillips Performing Arts Center in Orlando, Fl. The Dr. Phillips Center is deemed a magnet for the creative spirit, and brings diverse talents of the world together underneath one roof in Central Florida. The performing arts center is named for philanthropist and citrus magnate Dr. Phillip Phillips
Recording Music Lessons
How to Use Recordings for Music Lesson Practice This article details how students can use simple recordings to help with their practice and performance preparation each week and the advantages of doing so! In the study of any musical instrument at any level, using recordings can be a very beneficial practice tool. The reason