The Best Way to Fight Summer Boredom
Let’s face it, kids usually love Summer vacation more than their parents. They look forward to video games, texting and YouTube while parents worry about giving them activities to stimulate the brain and help them enter the new school year ready to go. So the challenge is to find something fun (for the child) as…
How to Choose the Right Instrument for Your Child
Choosing an instrument for your child to study can seem like a daunting task, but rest assured, there are many ways to discover which instrument is a good fit for your child! In general, it’s best to try and keep your options open, but it’s also important to choose something that will keep your child’s…
Announcing The Musical Ladder System
I have been a music educator for nearly 30 years, and I know a big part of motivating students is the setting and achieving of specific musical goals. I also know that parents like to know more about how their child is doing. I have been researching ways to keep students motivated and parents more…
Music and Children’s IQ Scores
When a parent is looking for extracurricular activities for their children, music can be a fun and rewarding option. But can music lessons also help a child’s overall learning and cognitive function? Recent scientific research has discovered that a musical education can actually help develop better performance in school, achievement testing, and even increase IQ…
Trying Different Instruments
We get phone calls frequently about what age students should start learning an instrument and what instrument they should learn. Those are great questions! Every student is different, but generally we encourage parents to have their child start lessons at 6 years old. We do have some that have started younger, but each student is…
The Struggle Is Real & It’s Good For You
More often than not, when a student starts something brand new, they will utter, “This is hard,” and not want to continue. This is especially true if it’s something they didn’t already want to know. Younger students often don’t yet have the experience to know that through struggling comes growth. Even adults will sometimes give…
Music and the Brain
Every parent wants the best for their children, especially when it comes to education. A great education can give a competitive edge that lasts the rest of your child’s life. From finding the right job, to being able to handle life’s various hurdles, education prepares one mentally for all challenges. Could it be that there…