Learning to play any instrument is both a challenging and rewarding pursuit. As you venture down this path, you’ll find that practicing music is a highly necessary component of this journey. Independent study is critical for self-exploration, mastering technical aspects,
Developing Your Inner Time Feel by Adrian Moring Inner Time Feel can be defined as the consistency with which one plays a steady pulse. Developing your own time feel is an important part of improvement as a musician. As you
Great music teachers are hard to find. When you look someone up on the internet or get a referral, how do you know they’re the right one? We’re pretty picky about the teachers we work with and put a lot
Due to the particularly rampant and vicious flu this year, we wanted to share some reminders about how to have healthy music lessons and our illness cancellation policy. Disinfecting instruments. We become especially diligent with cleaning our homes, especially
Music lessons offer an opportunity for students to learn a new language, creative expression, hard work and problem solving skills. Often a parent’s or student’s expectations for their first music lesson may differ from a teacher’s expectations for quite a
Along with the New Year comes new ideas, plans, and resolutions aimed with making this year better than the last. From fitness to relaxation, new interests to old hobbies, we try to find time and energy to tackle projects with
I am studying the effects of piano lessons on the brain at the University of Washington, and have found a host of scientific studies showing that piano instruction enhances mood, quality of life, movement, and Executive Functioning in the brain. Executive Function is
If your parents forced you to practice your scales by saying it would “build character,” they were onto something. The Washington Post reports that one of the largest scientific studies into music’s effect on the brain has found something striking: Musical training doesn’t just
5 Things You Need for Every Practice Session: Practicing can get monotonous over time, especially if you are practicing the same things over and over. Efficient practicing will help you progress through your pieces quickly and keep things fresh and
Employee loyalty begins with employer loyalty. Harvey Mackay said that, and it’s true even if you’re working with contractors. It’s rare to see that kind of commitment from the office, any office. In a world of Uber this and that,