Give this article a read! Our woodwind teacher Ted Taforo is featured in Crave’s music section. Crave says he will “make you rethink your teacher stereotypes” and we totally agree. Ted’s new “bouncy track tackles a harsh subject with a playful Chromeo-like tone that’s capped off with a stirring sax solo that carries it […]
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The Chronicle talked about us in an article about the arts in local schools. You can read the article, or just take Alice Oh’s and Jennifer Fitzgerald’s word for it! “The teachers are happy, nurturing, inspired artists themselves, and their passion feeds their instruction which in turn feeds the students. You see […]
The biggest struggle of music lessons is usually the enforcement of practicing. Many parents expect a student to be drawn to the instrument enough to practice on his or her own. This is frequently not the case and can set up faulty expectations. Learning music is WORK, and kids rarely do something […]
This blog always has an amazing line up of thoughtful posts on many topics, but this post and video are a beautiful reminder of the way music lights up our brains.
Every parent needs all the help they can get when working to instill good work and practice habits in their children. Here is an article to give you some ideas.
http://www.creativitypost.com/arts/the_most_valuable_lesson_i_learned_from_playing_the_violin
You’re probably getting mailings right now about fall activities for your kids. The soccer coach wants to know if you’re doing traveling team, the Little League coach is scheduling practices, the dance teacher is putting her classes together. And you’re wondering about piano lessons for little Johnny or Suzie. http://musicalresources.blogspot.com/2011/07/truth-about-piano-lessons.html
http://livingpianos.com/how-to-play-piano/can-you-start-learning-piano-on-a-keyboard/