Your Young Child’s Future
You have a young child, age 3 or 4 years old and you wonder, “What can my child do now, and how will it benefit them later?”, “What matters at this age?”, “Will these lessons, games, practices, or activities make …
Category: developmentally appropriate
Reading Music Crash Course
Reading music can look very complicated and most of the time I would have to say it is. But, if you are a parent accompanying your child to one of our music classes, chances are, the music in the curriculum …
Let’s Play!
“Hey! You wanna come over and play?” That’s what my piano says to me when I walk by. Sometimes I’m too busy, but . . . sometimes I say, “Sure, I’ve got a little time, let’s play.” Pretty soon, time …
Teaching Music as a Language
Music is a language. It’s a language we all understand, and that’s why it makes the most sense to teach music as a language. Instead of waiting to learn music by sight and under strict private instruction, music can be …
Amaryllis, a love story
About a month ago I looked at the plant in an old cracked pot. It had ugly yellow leaves that I cut away. I’d never done that before, but figured I had nothing to lose, it looked terrible. Weeks passed, …
